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How much rain fell in Mary Tavy, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Mary Tavy (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Mary Tavy | 0.0km | 14.4mm | 109.6mm | 148.8mm | 7.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr West Devon nr West Devon | 3.7km | 12.8mm | 105.6mm | 148.6mm | 6.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Princetown nr Princetown | 8.6km | 21.6mm | 150.2mm | 213.2mm | 11.4mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 45.2mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Mary Tavy, against a full-month average of 22.5 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,311 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,209 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2020 (2,029 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,065 mm). Average: 1,639 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 8 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. A storm's figure adds up the rain measured on its dates, from our list of Met Office named storms and major floods — other weather on those days counts too.
Mary Tavy gets about 1,717 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 207 mm; driest May, 94 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), 1.9 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Mary Tavy, 0.1 km away: 0.59 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Tavy →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Mary Tavy's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Mary Tavy's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 1 report not discharging.
Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © South West Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual spill figures: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.
Village in Devon, England
Mary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600, located four miles north of Tavistock in the West Devon district, in Devon, England; it is named after the River Tavy. There is an electoral ward with the same name. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,559. Mary Tavy used to be home to the world's largest copper mine Wheal Friendship, as well as a number of lead and tin mines. It lies within Dartmoor National Park. The village lies a mile or two north of Peter Tavy; both were shown as separate settlements in the Domesday Book entry of 1086.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
16.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Mary Tavy.
October so far: 177.5mm vs 181.6mm October average — 2% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Mary Tavy is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Mary Tavy's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Mary Tavy, against a full-month average of 22.5 rain days.
2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,029 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,639 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,065 mm.
28 Oct 2021: 75.9 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 107.0 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency 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 Mary Tavy's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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