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How much rain fell in Sparkwell, 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 Sparkwell (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 Sparkwell | 0.1km | 15.3mm | 84.4mm | 127.2mm | 3.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr South Hams nr South Hams | 5.0km | 20.6mm | 147.7mm | 206.7mm | 9.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lee Moor nr Lee Moor | 7.2km | 21.1mm | 127.0mm | 192.3mm | 7.2mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 60.7mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Sparkwell, against a full-month average of 19.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,368 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,298 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — 5% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (2,101 mm). Driest: 2011 (1,325 mm). Average: 1,726 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Sparkwell gets about 1,360 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 164 mm; driest May, 74 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), 2.6 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Sparkwell's monitored area.
22 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Sparkwell's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 21 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.
Village in Devon, England
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
22.6mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Sparkwell.
October so far: 198.0mm vs 179.6mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Sparkwell is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Sparkwell's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Sparkwell, against a full-month average of 19.5 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 2,101 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,726 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 1,325 mm.
3 Oct 2004: 78.2 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 114.2 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 Sparkwell's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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