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How much rain fell in West Devon, 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 West Devon (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 West Devon (east) | 3.2km | 17.4mm | 171.9mm | 247.7mm | 15.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south-east) | 5.2km | 15.8mm | 142.9mm | 190.0mm | 9.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south) | 7.5km | 18.6mm | 165.6mm | 221.3mm | 15.4mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 48.8mm.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (east), against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,452 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,308 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% 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 (2,325 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,051 mm). Average: 1,768 mm a year.
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.
West Devon gets about 2,443 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 324 mm; driest May, 126 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), 1.2 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.
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A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of West Devon's monitored area.
Non-metropolitan district and borough in England
West Devon is a local government district with borough status in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tavistock, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Hatherleigh, North Tawton and Okehampton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
15.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km of West Devon.
October so far: 187.3mm vs 190.3mm October average — 2% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (east) is the nearest rain gauge, 3.2km from the centre of West Devon's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (east), against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,325 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,768 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,051 mm.
28 Oct 2021: 82.1 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 107.0 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 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 West Devon's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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