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How much rain fell in Plymouth, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 10.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Plymouth, heaviest in the hour to 17:00 (2.3mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Plymouth
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 90% chance of more than 4 mm and 15% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 10 Nov. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Plymouth. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | November | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Crownhill nr Crownhill | 5.3km | 0.2mm | 6.8mm | 14.6mm | 7.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Torpoint nr Torpoint | 6.3km | 0.5mm | 2.3mm | 10.4mm | 8.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Sparkwell nr Sparkwell | 10.7km | 0.0mm | 3.7mm | 8.1mm | 4.4mm |
Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 41.8mm.
6 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Crownhill, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days (based on 17 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,035 mm (1 Jan to 8 Nov), against 1,002 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,625 mm). Driest: 2006 (985 mm). Average: 1,252 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Plymouth gets about 1,045 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 125 mm; driest May, 62 mm). That is close to 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 centre of Plymouth. 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Plymouth.
106 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Plymouth. None of the 104 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have no current status.
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.
City and unitary authority in Devon, England
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, England. It is located on the county's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) south-west of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) south-west of London. It is the most populous settlement in Devon.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.3mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Plymouth.
November so far: 10.2mm vs 140.1mm November average — 93% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Crownhill is the nearest rain gauge, 5.3km from the centre of Plymouth. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
6 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Crownhill, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 1,625 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,252 mm a year. The driest was 2006, with 985 mm.
11 Aug 2018: 55.8 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 69.2 mm at one of them. Records since 21 Dec 2003.
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 Plymouth — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Plymouth is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).
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