Home › Rainfall › St. Breward

Rainfall in St. Breward

How much rain fell in St. Breward, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of St. Breward's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 128.4mm to 212.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.1mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
118.2mm
Last 7 days
164.0mm
October so far
vs 148.7mm avg — 10% wetter
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around St. Breward (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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

🏠 Thinking of buying in St. Breward? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any St. Breward postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1946, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 34% of 611 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr St Neot was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 38.3% of 619 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr St Teath was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 54.8% of 562 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to St. Breward

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward 0.0km 5.8mm 117.8mm 167.2mm 0.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Neot nr St Neot 7.3km 5.2mm 129.6mm 184.2mm 0.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Teath nr St Teath 8.3km 2.5mm 94.1mm 130.7mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 9 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 39.2mm.

Rain days this October

24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward, against a full-month average of 23.9 rain days (based on 11 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in St. Breward

2026 so far: 1,202 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 1,063 mm by the same date in an average year (2003–2025) — 13% wetter.

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 (1,681 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,073 mm). Average: 1,428 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in St. Breward

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 71.6 mm 16 Jul 2009up to 85.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 52.2 mm 24 Jul 2003up to 56.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 51.6 mm 15 Apr 2025up to 86.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 49.6 mm 1 Aug 2016up to 61.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 49.1 mm 10 Jun 2020up to 67.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 72.2 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 70.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  3. 51.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 47.6 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 46.1 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026

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.

Average rainfall in St. Breward

St. Breward gets about 1,534 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 188 mm; driest May, 85 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), 1.1 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around St. Breward

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near St. Breward

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of St. Breward's monitored area.

Storm overflows near St. Breward

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of St. Breward's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

The most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About St. Breward

St Breward
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Civil parish and village in Cornwall, England

St Breward is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the western side of Bodmin Moor, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Bodmin. At the 2011 census the parish population including Cooksland and Fentonadle was 919.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in St. Breward yesterday?

4.1mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of St. Breward.

Is this month wetter than normal in St. Breward?

October so far: 164.0mm vs 148.7mm October average — 10% wetter. Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to St. Breward?

Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of St. Breward's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has St. Breward had this month?

24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Breward, against a full-month average of 23.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in St. Breward?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2003, with 1,681 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,428 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,073 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in St. Breward?

16 Jul 2009: 71.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 mm at one of them. Records since 23 Nov 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 St. Breward's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.