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Rainfall in Wrexham

How much rain fell in Wrexham, North Wales? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Natural Resources Wales rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Wrexham, all reporting in the last two days. This November they range from 1.8mm to 2.6mm. The nearest is Five Fords Raingauge, 3.8km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (9 Nov 2026)
1.3mm
Last 7 days
2.2mm
November so far
vs 120.2mm avg — 98% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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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Nearest rain gauges to Wrexham

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysNovemberToday
Five Fords Raingauge 3.8km 0.0mm 1.2mm 1.8mm 0.0mm
Llanfynydd Raingauge 8.8km 0.0mm 1.2mm 2.2mm 0.0mm
Nant Y Ffrith Raingauge 9.3km 0.0mm 1.6mm 2.6mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 23.3mm.

Rain days this November

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Five Fords Raingauge, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year: Wales

The rain gauges near Wrexham 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: 2000 (1,886 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,129 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Wrexham

Wrexham gets about 798 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 85 mm; driest March, 56 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), 2.1 km from the centre of Wrexham. 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 Wrexham

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Wrexham

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 Wrexham.

Storm overflows near Wrexham

23 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wrexham. None of the 21 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have no current status.

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: © Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, from its Storm Overflow Map.

About Wrexham

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

City in north-east Wales

Wrexham is a city in the north-east of Wales. It lies between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, it became part of the new county of Clwyd in 1974. It has been the principal settlement and administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 44,785, the seventh largest in Wales and the largest in North Wales. The wider county borough, which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, had a population of 135,117. It was awarded city status in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Wrexham yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Wrexham.

Is this month wetter than normal in Wrexham?

November so far: 2.2mm vs 120.2mm November average — 98% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Wrexham?

Five Fords Raingauge is the nearest rain gauge, 3.8km from the centre of Wrexham. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Wrexham had this month?

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Five Fords Raingauge, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days.

Rainfall data: Natural Resources Wales 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 Wrexham — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Wrexham is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).