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How much rain fell in South 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 South Molton (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 North Devon nr North Devon | 6.5km | 12.0mm | 116.0mm | 165.4mm | 4.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Molton nr North Molton | 11.0km | 28.8mm | 211.6mm | 318.3mm | 9.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Knowstone nr Knowstone | 11.8km | 11.4mm | 103.3mm | 140.3mm | 5.2mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 49.8mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Devon, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,109 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,248 mm by the same date in an average year (2009–2025) — 11% drier.
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: 2012 (2,274 mm). Driest: 2022 (1,277 mm). Average: 1,684 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.
South Molton gets about 1,274 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 155 mm; driest May, 72 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), 1.7 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: Mole Mills, 0.0 km away: 0.40 m Steady.
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 South Molton's monitored area.
13 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of South Molton's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 11 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.
Town in Devon, England
South Molton is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The town is on the River Mole. In 2021 it had a population of 6225.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
17.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of South Molton.
October so far: 188.7mm vs 155.6mm October average — 21% 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 North Devon is the nearest rain gauge, 6.5km from the centre of South Molton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr North Devon, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2009, with 2,274 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,684 mm a year. The driest was 2022, with 1,277 mm.
22 Dec 2012: 71.1 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 84.8 mm at one of them. Records since 31 Oct 2008.
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 Molton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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