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How much rain fell in North Hill, Cornwall? 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 North Hill (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 North Hill | 0.0km | 20.9mm | 156.6mm | 210.5mm | 5.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Neot nr St Neot | 8.5km | 17.6mm | 125.8mm | 180.2mm | 5.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer nr St Cleer | 9.1km | 18.8mm | 144.8mm | 196.8mm | 5.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 44.7mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Hill, against a full-month average of 23.5 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,199 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,093 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% wetter.
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: 2012 (1,759 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,122 mm). Average: 1,485 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 Hill gets about 1,662 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 202 mm; driest May, 90 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: Trekeivesteps, 6.9 km away: no recent reading.
Every gauge on the River Fowey →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 Hill's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of North Hill's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is 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.
Village in Cornwall, England
North Hill is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the east side of the River Lynher approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Launceston.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
17.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of North Hill.
October so far: 176.5mm vs 160.1mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr North Hill is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of North Hill'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 North Hill, against a full-month average of 23.5 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,759 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,485 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,122 mm.
16 Jul 2009: 69.3 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 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 Hill's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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