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Rainfall in Lochinver

How much rain fell in Lochinver, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Little Assynt, 0.0km from the centre of Lochinver's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
13.4mm
Last 7 days
204.4mm
October so far
18.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 16.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Lochinver, heaviest in the hour to Sun 06:00 (2.1mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 2.8mm at Knockanrock was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 81% of 42 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.0mm at Loch Ailsh Level was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 79.6% of 44 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Lochinver

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Little Assynt 0.0km 0.4mm 13.4mm 204.4mm 18.8mm
Knockanrock 16.6km 2.8mm 31.0mm 246.8mm 8.0mm
Loch Ailsh Level 22.3km 1.0mm 16.6mm 175.6mm 7.0mm

Last 30 days at Little Assynt

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 30.2mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Little Assynt.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Lochinver do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 1990 (2,220 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,275 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Lochinver

Lochinver gets about 1,560 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 175 mm; driest May, 86 mm). That is wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 3.2 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gauges and storm overflows around Lochinver

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Lochinver

Nearest river gauges

Little Assynt Inver · 0.0 km 0.75 m Rising ▲ Elphin Abhainn a Chnocain · 15.3 km 0.26 m Rising ▲ Loch Ailsh Level Oykel · 22.3 km 0.39 m Steady

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Lochinver's monitored area.

About Lochinver

Village in Scotland

Lochinver is a village at the head of the sea loch Loch Inver, on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles north-east is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River Inver which flows into Loch Inver at the village. There are 200 or so lochans in the area, popular with anglers. Lochinver is dominated by the "sugar loaf" shape of Caisteal Liath, the summit peak of nearby Suilven.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

More for Lochinver

Little Assynt — full gauge history → Knockanrock — full gauge history → Loch Ailsh Level — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Highland →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Lochinver yesterday?

0.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Little Assynt, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Lochinver (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Lochinver?

October so far: 204.4mm, from Little Assynt, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Lochinver (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Lochinver?

Little Assynt is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Lochinver's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

Rainfall data: SEPA rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Lochinver's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.