diff --git a/tests/models/hydrology/test_above_ground.py b/tests/models/hydrology/test_above_ground.py
index 894a63927..54a4b10cc 100644
--- a/tests/models/hydrology/test_above_ground.py
+++ b/tests/models/hydrology/test_above_ground.py
@@ -215,3 +215,18 @@ def test_estimate_interception():
     exp_result = np.array([0.0, 1.180619, 5.339031])
 
     np.testing.assert_allclose(result, exp_result)
+
+
+def test_distribute_monthly_rainfall():
+    """Test that randomly generated numbers are reproducible."""
+    from virtual_rainforest.models.hydrology.above_ground import (
+        distribute_monthly_rainfall,
+    )
+
+    monthly_rain = np.array([0.0, 20.0, 200.0])
+    result = distribute_monthly_rainfall(monthly_rain, 10)
+    result1 = distribute_monthly_rainfall(monthly_rain, 10)
+
+    assert result.shape == (3, 10)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(result.sum(axis=1), monthly_rain)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(result, result1)
diff --git a/tests/models/hydrology/test_hydrology_model.py b/tests/models/hydrology/test_hydrology_model.py
index 0c89f1bb9..6edeeda41 100644
--- a/tests/models/hydrology/test_hydrology_model.py
+++ b/tests/models/hydrology/test_hydrology_model.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def test_setup(
                     dims=["layers", "cell_id"],
                 ),
                 DataArray(
-                    [[0.507389, 0.507389, 0.507389], [0.451635, 0.451635, 0.451635]],
+                    [[0.504361, 0.502679, 0.501345], [0.451635, 0.451635, 0.451635]],
                     dims=["layers", "cell_id"],
                 ),
             ],
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def test_setup(
         ).assign_coords(model.data["layer_heights"].coords)
 
         exp_surf_prec = DataArray(
-            [177.113493, 177.113493, 177.113493],
+            [177.561204, 177.822518, 177.591868],
             dims=["cell_id"],
             coords={"cell_id": [0, 1, 2]},
         )
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def test_setup(
             coords={"cell_id": [0, 1, 2]},
         )
         exp_vertical_flow = DataArray(
-            [55.756815, 55.756815, 55.756815],
+            [54.432845, 53.850539, 53.01296],
             dims=["cell_id"],
             coords={"cell_id": [0, 1, 2]},
         )
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def test_setup(
             coords={"cell_id": [0, 1, 2]},
         )
         exp_stream_flow = DataArray(
-            [117.182581, 117.182581, 117.182581],
+            [117.629926, 117.896289, 117.669184],
             dims=["cell_id"],
             coords={"cell_id": [0, 1, 2]},
         )
diff --git a/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/above_ground.py b/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/above_ground.py
index b484b4eaa..1eaf3747c 100644
--- a/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/above_ground.py
+++ b/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/above_ground.py
@@ -272,3 +272,36 @@ def estimate_interception(
         * (1 - np.exp(-canopy_density_factor * precipitation / max_capacity)),
         nan=0.0,
     )
+
+
+def distribute_monthly_rainfall(
+    total_monthly_rainfall: NDArray[np.float32],
+    num_days: int,
+) -> NDArray[np.float32]:
+    """Distributes total monthly rainfall over the specified number of days.
+
+    At the moment, this function allocates each millimeter of monthly rainfall to a
+    randomly selected day. In the future, this allocation could be based on observed
+    rainfall patterns.
+
+    Args:
+        total_monthly_rainfall: Total monthly rainfall, [mm]
+        num_days (int, optional): Number of days to distribute the rainfall over.
+
+    Returns:
+        An array containing the daily rainfall amounts [mm].
+    """
+    np.random.seed(42)  # TODO move this to core for all models to be the same
+
+    daily_rainfall_data = []
+    for total_monthly_rainfall in total_monthly_rainfall:
+        daily_rainfall = np.zeros(num_days)
+
+        for _ in range(int(total_monthly_rainfall)):
+            day = np.random.randint(0, num_days)  # Randomly select a day
+            daily_rainfall[day] += 1.0  # Add 1.0 mm of rainfall to the selected day
+
+        daily_rainfall *= total_monthly_rainfall / np.sum(daily_rainfall)
+        daily_rainfall_data.append(daily_rainfall)
+
+    return np.nan_to_num(np.array(daily_rainfall_data), nan=0.0)
diff --git a/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/hydrology_model.py b/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/hydrology_model.py
index 0cfc472c1..8fa3d3924 100644
--- a/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/hydrology_model.py
+++ b/virtual_rainforest/models/hydrology/hydrology_model.py
@@ -364,9 +364,10 @@ def update(self, time_index: int) -> None:
         days: int = 30
 
         # Select variables at relevant heights for current time step
-        current_precipitation = (
-            self.data["precipitation"].isel(time_index=time_index) / days
-        ).to_numpy()
+        current_precipitation = above_ground.distribute_monthly_rainfall(
+            (self.data["precipitation"].isel(time_index=time_index)).to_numpy(),
+            days,
+        )
         leaf_area_index_sum = self.data["leaf_area_index"].sum(dim="layers").to_numpy()
         evapotranspiration = (
             self.data["evapotranspiration"].sum(dim="layers") / days
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ def update(self, time_index: int) -> None:
             # Interception of water in canopy, [mm]
             interception = above_ground.estimate_interception(
                 leaf_area_index=leaf_area_index_sum,
-                precipitation=current_precipitation,
+                precipitation=current_precipitation[:, day],
                 intercept_param_1=self.constants.intercept_param_1,
                 intercept_param_2=self.constants.intercept_param_2,
                 intercept_param_3=self.constants.intercept_param_3,
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ def update(self, time_index: int) -> None:
             )
 
             # Precipitation that reaches the surface per day, [mm]
-            precipitation_surface = current_precipitation - interception
+            precipitation_surface = current_precipitation[:, day] - interception
             daily_lists["precipitation_surface"].append(precipitation_surface)
 
             # Calculate how much water can be added to soil before capacity is reached,