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How much rain fell in North Molton, 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 North Molton (under 0.2mm).
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 North Molton | 0.0km | 9.1mm | 220.7mm | 318.8mm | 0.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Devon (north) nr North Devon | 5.5km | 5.8mm | 175.2mm | 251.3mm | 0.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Devon (south-east) nr North Devon | 9.4km | 4.8mm | 120.5mm | 165.6mm | 0.1mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 52.5mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Molton, against a full-month average of 25.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,143 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 1,191 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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 (2,126 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,043 mm). Average: 1,603 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.
North Molton gets about 2,009 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 248 mm; driest May, 107 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), 2.1 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
Nearest gauge on it: North Molton, 6.6 km away: 0.55 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Mole →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 Molton's monitored area.
Village in Devon, England
North Molton is a village, parish and former manor in North Devon, England. The population of the parish in 2001 was 1,047, decreasing to 721 in the 2011 census. An electoral ward with the same name also exists. The ward population at the census was 2,206. Bounded on the north east by the border with Somerset, it is the second largest parish in Devon, covering about 15,000 acres. Until the 18th century the village was an important centre of the woollen industry, and mining was also a significant employer in the parish until the 19th century.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
7.4mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of North Molton.
October so far: 215.2mm vs 163.0mm October average — 32% wetter. Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr North Molton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of North Molton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Molton, against a full-month average of 25.1 rain days.
2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,126 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,603 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,043 mm.
29 Jan 2013: 67.7 mm on average across 8 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 Molton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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