Counties in Florida by annual precipitation

Bay County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2016, at 63.98 inches. Duval County had the lowest, at 40.36 inches. The median was 55.03 inches and the figure for Florida was 53.41 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest63.98Bay County
Lowest40.36Duval County
Median55.0367 counties
Florida53.41History

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 46.39 inchesBaker County: 45.27 inchesBay County: 63.98 inchesBradford County: 43.58 inchesBrevard County: 56.28 inchesBroward County: 52.77 inchesCalhoun County: 59.05 inchesCharlotte County: 59.51 inchesCitrus County: 52.07 inchesClay County: 41.76 inchesCollier County: 56.92 inchesColumbia County: 48 inchesDeSoto County: 58.48 inchesDixie County: 60.94 inchesDuval County: 40.36 inchesEscambia County: 57.47 inchesFlagler County: 44.06 inchesFranklin County: 52.4 inchesGadsden County: 56.13 inchesGilchrist County: 55.14 inchesGlades County: 57.17 inchesGulf County: 56.16 inchesHamilton County: 47.61 inchesHardee County: 55.32 inchesHendry County: 55.03 inchesHernando County: 50.63 inchesHighlands County: 57.73 inchesHillsborough County: 56.94 inchesHolmes County: 58.86 inchesIndian River County: 61.53 inchesJackson County: 56.72 inchesJefferson County: 59.78 inchesLafayette County: 56.1 inchesLake County: 46.6 inchesLee County: 58.72 inchesLeon County: 58.5 inchesLevy County: 50.34 inchesLiberty County: 56.46 inchesMadison County: 53.48 inchesManatee County: 58.52 inchesMarion County: 46.92 inchesMartin County: 52.22 inchesMiami-Dade County: 54.14 inchesMonroe County: 47.8 inchesNassau County: 41.96 inchesOkaloosa County: 56.51 inchesOkeechobee County: 57.87 inchesOrange County: 51.26 inchesOsceola County: 54.87 inchesPalm Beach County: 50.68 inchesPasco County: 52.68 inchesPinellas County: 53.76 inchesPolk County: 55.48 inchesPutnam County: 43.41 inchesSt. Johns County: 43.36 inchesSt. Lucie County: 59.98 inchesSanta Rosa County: 53.97 inchesSarasota County: 57.47 inchesSeminole County: 48.99 inchesSumter County: 47.85 inchesSuwannee County: 50.81 inchesTaylor County: 56.83 inchesUnion County: 45.8 inchesVolusia County: 45.41 inchesWakulla County: 57.23 inchesWalton County: 59.71 inchesWashington County: 61.88 inches
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inches, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Bay County: 63.98 inchesBay County63.98Washington County: 61.88 inchesWashington County61.88Indian River County: 61.53 inchesIndian River County61.53Dixie County: 60.94 inchesDixie County60.94St. Lucie County: 59.98 inchesSt. Lucie County59.98Jefferson County: 59.78 inchesJefferson County59.78Walton County: 59.71 inchesWalton County59.71Charlotte County: 59.51 inchesCharlotte County59.51Calhoun County: 59.05 inchesCalhoun County59.05Holmes County: 58.86 inchesHolmes County58.86Lee County: 58.72 inchesLee County58.72Manatee County: 58.52 inchesManatee County58.52Leon County: 58.5 inchesLeon County58.5DeSoto County: 58.48 inchesDeSoto County58.48Okeechobee County: 57.87 inchesOkeechobee County57.87Highlands County: 57.73 inchesHighlands County57.73Escambia County: 57.47 inchesEscambia County57.47Sarasota County: 57.47 inchesSarasota County57.47Wakulla County: 57.23 inchesWakulla County57.23Glades County: 57.17 inchesGlades County57.17Hillsborough County: 56.94 inchesHillsborough County56.94Collier County: 56.92 inchesCollier County56.92Taylor County: 56.83 inchesTaylor County56.83Jackson County: 56.72 inchesJackson County56.72Okaloosa County: 56.51 inchesOkaloosa County56.51Liberty County: 56.46 inchesLiberty County56.46Brevard County: 56.28 inchesBrevard County56.28Gulf County: 56.16 inchesGulf County56.16Gadsden County: 56.13 inchesGadsden County56.13Lafayette County: 56.1 inchesLafayette County56.1Polk County: 55.48 inchesPolk County55.48Hardee County: 55.32 inchesHardee County55.32Gilchrist County: 55.14 inchesGilchrist County55.14Hendry County: 55.03 inchesHendry County55.03Osceola County: 54.87 inchesOsceola County54.87Miami-Dade County: 54.14 inchesMiami-Dade County54.14Santa Rosa County: 53.97 inchesSanta Rosa County53.97Pinellas County: 53.76 inchesPinellas County53.76Madison County: 53.48 inchesMadison County53.48Broward County: 52.77 inchesBroward County52.77Bay County: 63.98 inchesBay County63.98Washington County: 61.88 inchesWashington County61.88Indian River County: 61.53 inchesIndian River County61.53Dixie County: 60.94 inchesDixie County60.94St. Lucie County: 59.98 inchesSt. Lucie County59.98Jefferson County: 59.78 inchesJefferson County59.78Walton County: 59.71 inchesWalton County59.71Charlotte County: 59.51 inchesCharlotte County59.51Calhoun County: 59.05 inchesCalhoun County59.05Holmes County: 58.86 inchesHolmes County58.86Lee County: 58.72 inchesLee County58.72Manatee County: 58.52 inchesManatee County58.52Leon County: 58.5 inchesLeon County58.5DeSoto County: 58.48 inchesDeSoto County58.48Okeechobee County: 57.87 inchesOkeechobee County57.87Highlands County: 57.73 inchesHighlands County57.73Escambia County: 57.47 inchesEscambia County57.47Sarasota County: 57.47 inchesSarasota County57.47Wakulla County: 57.23 inchesWakulla County57.23Glades County: 57.17 inchesGlades County57.17Hillsborough County: 56.94 inchesHillsborough County56.94Collier County: 56.92 inchesCollier County56.92Taylor County: 56.83 inchesTaylor County56.83Jackson County: 56.72 inchesJackson County56.72Okaloosa County: 56.51 inchesOkaloosa County56.51Liberty County: 56.46 inchesLiberty County56.46Brevard County: 56.28 inchesBrevard County56.28Gulf County: 56.16 inchesGulf County56.16Gadsden County: 56.13 inchesGadsden County56.13Lafayette County: 56.1 inchesLafayette County56.1Polk County: 55.48 inchesPolk County55.48Hardee County: 55.32 inchesHardee County55.32Gilchrist County: 55.14 inchesGilchrist County55.14Hendry County: 55.03 inchesHendry County55.03Osceola County: 54.87 inchesOsceola County54.87Miami-Dade County: 54.14 inchesMiami-Dade County54.14Santa Rosa County: 53.97 inchesSanta Rosa County53.97Pinellas County: 53.76 inchesPinellas County53.76Madison County: 53.48 inchesMadison County53.48Broward County: 52.77 inchesBroward County52.77
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
inches
Change on 2015
1Bay County63.98+11%
2Washington County61.88-3%
3Indian River County61.53+23.5%
4Dixie County60.94+1.3%
5St. Lucie County59.98+26.4%
6Jefferson County59.78+25.1%
7Walton County59.71-0.9%
8Charlotte County59.51+8.8%
9Calhoun County59.05+5.4%
10Holmes County58.86-14%
11Lee County58.72+3.5%
12Manatee County58.52+4.6%
13Leon County58.5+17.1%
14DeSoto County58.48+1.3%
15Okeechobee County57.87+14.2%
16Highlands County57.73+1.1%
17Escambia County57.47-13.5%
17Sarasota County57.47+5.2%
19Wakulla County57.23+11.4%
20Glades County57.17+11.1%
21Hillsborough County56.94-0.8%
22Collier County56.92+5.9%
23Taylor County56.83+16.9%
24Jackson County56.72-2.6%
25Okaloosa County56.51-0.1%
26Liberty County56.46+5%
27Brevard County56.28+15.9%
28Gulf County56.16+0.8%
29Gadsden County56.13+16%
30Lafayette County56.1+9.2%
31Polk County55.48-3.9%
32Hardee County55.32-5.2%
33Gilchrist County55.14-1.8%
34Hendry County55.03+1.6%
35Osceola County54.87+1.4%
36Miami-Dade County54.14-4.7%
37Santa Rosa County53.97-9.9%
38Pinellas County53.76-4.7%
39Madison County53.48+5.4%
40Broward County52.77+0.4%
41Pasco County52.68-4.9%
42Franklin County52.4-1.3%
43Martin County52.22+20.6%
44Citrus County52.07+7.3%
45Orange County51.26+4%
46Suwannee County50.81+3.4%
47Palm Beach County50.68+4%
48Hernando County50.63-2.3%
49Levy County50.34-7.7%
50Seminole County48.99+5%
51Columbia County48-1.8%
52Sumter County47.85+0.4%
53Monroe County47.8-6.9%
54Hamilton County47.61-7.7%
55Marion County46.92-6.8%
56Lake County46.6-1.8%
57Alachua County46.39-11.2%
58Union County45.8-4.3%
59Volusia County45.41-2.4%
60Baker County45.27+3.1%
61Flagler County44.06-2.2%
62Bradford County43.58-10.7%
63Putnam County43.41-8.8%
64St. Johns County43.36-8.8%
65Nassau County41.96-13.7%
66Clay County41.76-9.8%
67Duval County40.36-11.1%

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Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2016. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2016.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2016}},
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Bay County, with 63.98 inches in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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