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How much rain fell in North Devon, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.5mm of rain forecast for the area around North Devon, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (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).
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 North Devon | 4.6km | 0.5mm | 114.7mm | 205.1mm | 25.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bratton Fleming nr Bratton Fleming | 6.3km | 0.1mm | 67.3mm | 89.4mm | 16.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Molton nr North Molton | 7.0km | 1.3mm | 184.3mm | 308.6mm | 28.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 49.6mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Devon, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,130 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 1,188 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2020 (2,192 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,043 mm). Average: 1,622 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
North Devon gets about 1,778 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 211 mm; driest April, 96 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), 2.0 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
Nearest gauge on it: Simonsbath, 8.1 km away: 0.71 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Barle →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of North Devon's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of North Devon's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.
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.
Non-metropolitan district in England
North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and South Molton along with numerous villages, seaside resorts and surrounding rural areas.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.8mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of North Devon.
October so far: 205.1mm vs 163.1mm October average — 26% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr North Devon is the nearest rain gauge, 4.6km from the centre of North Devon's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Devon, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days.
2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,192 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,622 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,043 mm.
29 Jan 2013: 76.8 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 195.4 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 North Devon's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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