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How much rain fell in Port Isaac, 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 Port Isaac (under 0.2mm).
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 Port Isaac | 0.0km | 11.8mm | 92.2mm | 127.6mm | 1.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Teath nr St Teath | 6.2km | 13.6mm | 92.7mm | 130.2mm | 2.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Boscastle nr Boscastle | 13.8km | 16.4mm | 112.0mm | 158.2mm | 3.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 32.7mm.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Port Isaac, against a full-month average of 21.8 rain days (based on 11 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,089 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 959 mm by the same date in an average year (2007–2025) — 14% wetter.
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 (1,535 mm). Driest: 2010 (959 mm). Average: 1,294 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.
Port Isaac gets about 1,153 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 141 mm; driest May, 65 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), 3.4 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Port Isaac's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Port Isaac's monitored area. None of the 3 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
Port Isaac is a small fishing village on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, each ten miles (16 km) away. A nearby hamlet, Port Gaverne, is sometimes considered to be part of Port Isaac. The meaning of the village's Cornish name, Porthysek, is "port abounding in corn", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
13.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Port Isaac.
October so far: 148.0mm vs 134.2mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Port Isaac is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Port Isaac's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Port Isaac, against a full-month average of 21.8 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2007, with 1,535 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,294 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 959 mm.
16 Jul 2009: 63.4 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 mm at one of them. Records since 4 Apr 2006.
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 Port Isaac's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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