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Rainfall in Tobermory

How much rain fell in Tobermory, Argyll and Bute? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauge, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Tobermory, 0.0km from the centre of Tobermory's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
3.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
34.2mm
Last 7 days
238.0mm
October so far
27.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 8.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Tobermory, heaviest in the hour to Sun 03:00 (0.7mm).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 3.0mm at Tobermory was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 78.1% of 41 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Tobermory

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Tobermory 0.0km 3.0mm 34.2mm 238.0mm 27.2mm

Last 30 days at Tobermory

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 34.6mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Tobermory.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Tobermory do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Tobermory

Tobermory gets about 1,979 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 222 mm; driest May, 103 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), 3.3 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 Tobermory

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Tobermory

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 Tobermory's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Tobermory

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Tobermory's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.

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: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality.

About Tobermory

Tobermory, Mull
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Largest town on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

Tobermory is a harbour town in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It is the main town and capital of the Isle of Mull, approximately 120 miles northwest of Edinburgh, 76 miles northwest of Glasgow, and 91 miles west-southwest of Inverness. It had a population of 1,045 in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Tobermory yesterday?

3.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Tobermory, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Tobermory (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Tobermory?

October so far: 238.0mm, from Tobermory, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Tobermory (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Tobermory?

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

Rainfall data: SEPA 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 Tobermory's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.