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How much rain fell in Mungrisdale, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 12.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Mungrisdale, heaviest in the hour to 06:00 (3.8mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 Caldbeck nr Caldbeck | 5.2km | 13.2mm | 85.5mm | 209.4mm | 0.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Penruddock nr Penruddock | 8.0km | 12.9mm | 107.3mm | 206.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Dockray nr Dockray | 8.8km | 29.1mm | 142.1mm | 281.0mm | 0.7mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 36.8mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Caldbeck, against a full-month average of 22.5 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,310 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,144 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 15% 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: 2015 (2,002 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,024 mm). Average: 1,549 mm a year.
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.
Mungrisdale gets about 1,613 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 209 mm; driest April, 82 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), 2.5 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Mungrisdale's monitored area.
Village and parish in England
Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in the historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits. Mungrisdale is a popular starting point for ascents of the nearby hills, such as Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell. It lies on the River Glenderamackin, a tributary of the Greta.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
18.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Mungrisdale.
October so far: 256.6mm vs 191.7mm October average — 34% wetter. Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Caldbeck is the nearest rain gauge, 5.2km from the centre of Mungrisdale's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Caldbeck, against a full-month average of 22.5 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,002 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,549 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,024 mm.
5 Dec 2015: 88.5 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 149.2 mm at one of them, during Storm Desmond. 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 Mungrisdale's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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