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How much rain fell in Wigan, Greater Manchester? 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 Wigan (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.
Chance of rain in Wigan
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 55% chance of more than 1 mm, 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 85% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 3.3 km from Wigan. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Wigan | 0.0km | 0.7mm | 68.2mm | 128.9mm | 6.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Chorley (east) nr Chorley | 5.4km | 2.0mm | 68.4mm | 129.5mm | 6.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Chorley (north) nr Chorley | 7.5km | 1.5mm | 55.8mm | 107.9mm | 5.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 26.4mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wigan, against a full-month average of 21.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 869 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 877 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2012 (1,590 mm). Driest: 2013 (869 mm). Average: 1,144 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.
Wigan gets about 1,101 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 122 mm; driest April, 62 mm). That is close to 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wigan's monitored area.
30 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wigan's monitored area. None of the 27 with a live status is discharging right now, and 3 have no current status.
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: © United Utilities 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.
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town lies midway between the cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,714. Wigan was part of the historic county of Lancashire.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Wigan.
October so far: 128.9mm vs 124.5mm October average — 4% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Wigan is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Wigan's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wigan, against a full-month average of 21.1 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,590 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,144 mm a year. The driest was 2013, with 869 mm.
31 Dec 2024: 59.1 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 71.9 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 Wigan's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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