# Are some raindrops okay?

**URL:** <https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383>\
**Category:** Map data and detections\
**Created:** [May 14, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383 "2026-05-14T09:07:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wa\_wheatbelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@wa\_wheatbelt](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/wa_wheatbelt)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383/1 "2026-05-14T09:07:54Z")

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I did a great capture today, but it started raining lightly for a few minutes. Everything is in focus and well lit, but there are some spots of rain on my windscreen. Is that little bit of rain going to matter during Mapillary’s image processing?

 ![IMG_2749](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/mapillary/original/3X/e/a/eaafb97132257dd05e63fa8126d7943c2d42eee1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![boris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/boris/32/71767_2.png) [@boris](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/boris)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383/2 "2026-05-14T14:59:10Z")

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It’s not great, but not a reason to delete your uploads. In general we encourage capturing in dry, well-lit conditions.

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**Author:** ![RynHong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@RynHong](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/RynHong)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383/3 "2026-05-25T13:50:08Z")

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A few small raindrops usually seem fine as long as road signs, lane markings, and surroundings are still clearly visible. I’ve uploaded sets with light drizzle before and the processing/results were still pretty decent overall.

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**Author:** ![filipc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.mapillary.com/filipc/32/1103_2.png) [@filipc](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/filipc)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383/4 "2026-05-26T22:58:31Z")

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When it starts to rain, I capture untill the next intersection and hope it is still acceptable untill then.

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**Author:** ![wa\_wheatbelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@wa\_wheatbelt](https://forum.mapillary.com/u/wa_wheatbelt)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.mapillary.com/t/are-some-raindrops-okay/10383/5 "2026-05-27T09:10:12Z")

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Yes, Mapillary’s processing seems to handle it quite well. I’m pretty happy with how this capture turned out. I made sure to delete the worst images before upload, such as those where my windscreen wipers were visible.