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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. The nearest is Five Fords Raingauge, 3.8km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.

0.1mm

Yesterday (24 Sep 2026)

3.9mm

Last 7 days

–

September so far

1.1mm

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 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).

Nearest rain gauges to Wrexham

Gauge	Distance	Yesterday	7 days	September	Today
Five Fords Raingauge	3.8km	0.0mm	3.6mm	–	0.4mm
Llanfynydd Raingauge	8.8km	0.2mm	5.4mm	–	1.4mm
Nant Y Ffrith Raingauge	9.3km	0.2mm	2.6mm	–	1.4mm

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

Daily totals 26 Aug–24 Sep. Wettest day: 4.9mm. Striped days have no daily total from these gauges (missing data, not a dry day).

Rain days this September

10 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Five Fords Raingauge.

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.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
71	58	56	56	58	63	60	64	64	82	83	85

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.

More for Wrexham

Five Fords Raingauge — full gauge history → Llanfynydd Raingauge — full gauge history → Nant Y Ffrith Raingauge — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Wrexham →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Wrexham yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (24 Sep 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Wrexham.

Is this month wetter than normal in Wrexham?

The gauges near Wrexham do not have a complete record for September yet, so no month total is shown.

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.

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).

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