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How much rain fell in Redruth, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Redruth, heaviest in the hour to Tue 01:00 (2.7mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Redruth
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 55% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.8 km from Redruth. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Redruth | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 78.2mm | 115.2mm | 7.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Camborne nr Camborne | 4.3km | 0.0mm | 73.8mm | 603.6mm | 7.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Gwennap nr Gwennap | 6.4km | 1.8mm | 94.0mm | 133.2mm | 9.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 40.6mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Redruth, against a full-month average of 19.2 rain days (based on 13 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,051 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 856 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 23% 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: 2025 (1,388 mm). Driest: 2005 (904 mm). Average: 1,175 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Redruth gets about 1,141 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 139 mm; driest May, 64 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), 0.9 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 Redruth's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Redruth's monitored area. None of the 6 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.
Town and civil parish in Cornwall, England
Redruth is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It lies approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro, 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives, 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Penzance and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Falmouth. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 15,626 and the population of the built-up area was 15,455.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.9mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Redruth.
October so far: 195.6mm vs 126.6mm October average — 55% 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 Redruth is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Redruth's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Redruth, against a full-month average of 19.2 rain days.
2025 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,388 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,175 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 904 mm.
13 Nov 2002: 52.2 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 59.8 mm at one of them. Records since 14 Nov 2001.
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 Redruth's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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