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Rainfall in St Cleer

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

The average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of St Cleer's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 141.4mm to 203.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.4mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
113.3mm
Last 7 days
169.1mm
October so far
vs 164.6mm avg — 3% wetter
17.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around St Cleer, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (0.8mm).

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.

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Nearest rain gauges to St Cleer

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer 0.0km 0.4mm 131.4mm 190.4mm 17.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr St. Keyne and Trewidland nr St. Keyne and Trewidland 7.7km 0.4mm 102.4mm 157.9mm 18.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Neot nr St Neot 8.2km 0.6mm 109.8mm 175.0mm 17.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 7 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 44.4mm.

Rain days this October

22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer, against a full-month average of 22.6 rain days (based on 13 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in St Cleer

2026 so far: 1,099 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 1,087 mm by the same date in an average year (2003–2025) — about average.

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: 2023 (2,247 mm). Driest: 2003 (933 mm). Average: 1,482 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in St Cleer

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 53.9 mm 30 Mar 2023up to 168.1 mm at one gauge
  2. 53.6 mm 11 Aug 2004up to 74.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 52.3 mm 28 Oct 2021up to 65.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 51.8 mm 24 Nov 2012up to 58.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 51.0 mm 16 Jul 2009up to 77.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 76.4 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 75.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 52.5 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 52.1 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 51.9 mm Storm Bram · 8–10 Dec 2025

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.

Average rainfall in St Cleer

St Cleer gets about 1,491 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 184 mm; driest June, 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), 2.2 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 Cleer

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near St Cleer

River Fowey the largest river near St Cleer

Nearest gauge on it: Trekeivesteps, 3.5 km away: no recent reading.

Every gauge on the River Fowey →

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 Cleer's monitored area.

Storm overflows near St Cleer

10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of St Cleer's monitored area. None of the 10 with a live status is 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 Cleer

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

Village and civil parish in Cornwall, England

St Cleer is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the southeast flank of Bodmin Moor approximately two miles (3 km) north of Liskeard. The population of the parish in 2001 numbered 3257. This includes Common Moor and had increased to 3,297 at the 2011 census. An electoral ward also exists. The population at the 2011 census is 4,366.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in St Cleer yesterday?

0.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of St Cleer.

Is this month wetter than normal in St Cleer?

October so far: 169.1mm vs 164.6mm October average — 3% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to St Cleer?

Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of St Cleer'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 Cleer had this month?

22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St Cleer, against a full-month average of 22.6 rain days.

What was the wettest year in St Cleer?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2003, with 2,247 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,482 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 933 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in St Cleer?

30 Mar 2023: 53.9 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 168.1 mm at one of them. Records since 24 Apr 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 St Cleer's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.