Has it rained enough in Derby?
Rain soaked properly in 2 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Derby has had 106.7mm of rain in the last 30 days. That is well above the 67.1mm a normal August brings here, and closer to the wettest on record (121.9mm).
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
2 SeptToday
Rain in Derby through a normal year
Across a normal year Derby gets about 740mm of rain, most of it in October (71.8mm) and least in February (51.6mm).
That makes Derby one of the wetter places this site covers in the United Kingdom in August — 19th of 40, against Glasgow at the wet end (108.3mm) and Portsmouth at the dry end (58.8mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorth checking by hand even so — a pot in the sun can dry out in a wet week, because there is so little soil to hold anything.
- Beds and bordersNothing needed. Watering soil that is already wet does more harm than good.
- New plantingsAnything planted within the last month is the exception; its roots have not spread far enough to find water on their own.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Derby as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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