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Rainfall in Woodbury

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Woodbury's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 73.5mm to 169.9mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.8mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
64.3mm
Last 7 days
100.7mm
October so far
vs 105.4mm avg — 4% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Woodbury (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 2.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 34.8% of 581 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Exeter was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 49.7% of 477 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Exmouth was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 29.9% of 501 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Woodbury

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury 0.0km 2.9mm 60.2mm 88.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Exeter nr Exeter 7.1km 2.0mm 56.2mm 74.3mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Exmouth nr Exmouth 7.5km 4.5mm 55.0mm 73.5mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 21.6mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Woodbury

2026 so far: 791 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 674 mm by the same date in an average year (2010–2025) — 17% 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: 2012 (1,246 mm). Driest: 2011 (542 mm). Average: 900 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Woodbury

Wettest days since 2009

  1. 51.0 mm 12 May 2021up to 60.1 mm at one gauge
  2. 50.3 mm 24 Nov 2012up to 63.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 49.6 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 50.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.0 mm 6 Jul 2012up to 49.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 47.9 mm 6 Jun 2009up to 55.5 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 89.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 59.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 47.0 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 46.8 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026
  5. 44.3 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025

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.

Average rainfall in Woodbury

Woodbury gets about 911 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 104 mm; driest July, 51 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), 2.0 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 Woodbury

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Woodbury

River Exe the largest river near Woodbury

Nearest gauge on it: Lympstone (Exe Estuary), 3.9 km away: 2.30 mAOD Falling slightly ▼.

A tidal gauge: its level rises and falls with the tide twice a day, so "rising" here is usually the tide coming in.

Every gauge on the River Exe →

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 Woodbury's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Woodbury

10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Woodbury'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 Woodbury

Woodbury, East Devon
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Devon, England

Woodbury is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, 7 miles (11 km) south east of the city of Exeter. At the 2011 Census the village had a population of 1,605, and the parish had a population of 3,466. It lies on the east bank of the Exe Estuary, has borders – clockwise from the estuary – with the district of Exeter and then the parishes of Clyst St George, Clyst St Mary, Farringdon, Colaton Raleigh, Bicton and Lympstone. Woodbury is part of the electoral ward of Woodbury and Lympstone whose population at the 2011 Census was 5,260.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Woodbury yesterday?

3.8mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Woodbury.

Is this month wetter than normal in Woodbury?

October so far: 100.7mm vs 105.4mm October average — 4% drier. Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Woodbury?

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

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Woodbury?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2010, with 1,246 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 900 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 542 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Woodbury?

12 May 2021: 51.0 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 60.1 mm at one of them. Records since 20 Feb 2009.

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 Woodbury's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.