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Rainfall in Ugthorpe

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Ugthorpe's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 38.6mm to 79.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
1.6mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
25.0mm
Last 7 days
63.9mm
October so far
vs 83.6mm avg — 24% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Ugthorpe (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 1.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 55.5% of 542 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Ugthorpe

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe 0.0km 1.1mm 25.9mm 67.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Staithes nr Staithes 4.5km 0.6mm 19.5mm 58.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Mickleby nr Mickleby 6.1km 0.2mm 21.4mm 64.3mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 11.7mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Ugthorpe

2026 so far: 511 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 642 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — 20% drier.

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 (998 mm). Driest: 2011 (556 mm). Average: 828 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Ugthorpe

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 78.5 mm 1 Aug 2002up to 93.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 58.1 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 66.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 55.1 mm 6 Sep 2013up to 87.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.9 mm 11 Jun 2020up to 74.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 47.3 mm 6 Jun 2017up to 63.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 57.8 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 51.1 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  3. 44.7 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 36.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 34.6 mm Storm Darragh · 6–7 Dec 2024

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.

Average rainfall in Ugthorpe

Ugthorpe gets about 875 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 101 mm; driest May, 54 mm). That is drier 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), 2.3 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 Ugthorpe

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Ugthorpe

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 Ugthorpe's monitored area.

About Ugthorpe

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

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Ugthorpe is a village and civil parish situated near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Ugthorpe parish had a population of 225, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 201.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Ugthorpe yesterday?

1.6mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Ugthorpe.

Is this month wetter than normal in Ugthorpe?

October so far: 63.9mm vs 83.6mm October average — 24% drier. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Ugthorpe?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Ugthorpe?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 998 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 828 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 556 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Ugthorpe?

1 Aug 2002: 78.5 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 93.0 mm at one of them. Records since 12 Nov 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 Ugthorpe's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.