To provide a lid raising instrument for gutter usable for lids for gutters with different sizes such as large, medium, and small ones, having a held members capable of being securely inserted into a cutout for drainage between lids for narrow gutters, and capable of easily raising lids for gutters.

This lid raising instrument for gutters comprises a body 3 having rods 1a, 1b crossed with each other in an X-shape and so formed that their cross point can be changed, two facing held members 8 rotatably fitted to the end of the body 3 and of which rotatable mounting positions can be changed, and a locking member 5 having both ends rotatably connected to the body 3.