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How much rain fell in South Hams, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.9mm of rain forecast for the area around South Hams, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (1.6mm).
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 South Hams (south-east) | 6.3km | 0.0mm | 95.5mm | 143.0mm | 16.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr South Hams (north-east) | 7.0km | 0.4mm | 109.1mm | 147.0mm | 18.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Didworthy nr Didworthy | 7.9km | 1.3mm | 203.5mm | 321.3mm | 41.9mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 62.9mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr South Hams (south-east), against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,257 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,241 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: 2023 (2,114 mm). Driest: 2011 (1,270 mm). Average: 1,685 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.
South Hams gets about 1,516 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 191 mm; driest May, 82 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), 2.7 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Austins Bridge, 7.0 km away: 0.95 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Dart →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of South Hams's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of South Hams's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 4 report not discharging.
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.
Local government district in Devon, England
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Totnes, although the largest town is Ivybridge. The district also contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.7mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of South Hams.
October so far: 175.4mm vs 187.9mm October average — 7% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr South Hams (south-east) is the nearest rain gauge, 6.3km from the centre of South Hams's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr South Hams (south-east), against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,114 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,685 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 1,270 mm.
18 Dec 2022: 83.7 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 153.2 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 South Hams's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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