Counties in Florida by annual precipitation

Escambia County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2017, at 81.89 inches. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 49.89 inches. The median was 56.64 inches and the figure for Florida was 58.63 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest81.89Escambia County
Lowest49.89Hamilton County
Median56.6467 counties
Florida58.63History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 63.47 inchesBaker County: 55.18 inchesBay County: 55.45 inchesBradford County: 63.27 inchesBrevard County: 58.95 inchesBroward County: 67.98 inchesCalhoun County: 56.64 inchesCharlotte County: 57.34 inchesCitrus County: 50.72 inchesClay County: 65.52 inchesCollier County: 71.2 inchesColumbia County: 55.08 inchesDeSoto County: 59.5 inchesDixie County: 61.5 inchesDuval County: 59.25 inchesEscambia County: 81.89 inchesFlagler County: 62.41 inchesFranklin County: 54.77 inchesGadsden County: 51.33 inchesGilchrist County: 60.15 inchesGlades County: 52.69 inchesGulf County: 56.32 inchesHamilton County: 49.89 inchesHardee County: 59.92 inchesHendry County: 53.87 inchesHernando County: 50.72 inchesHighlands County: 55.74 inchesHillsborough County: 51.97 inchesHolmes County: 61.29 inchesIndian River County: 58.1 inchesJackson County: 54.65 inchesJefferson County: 49.93 inchesLafayette County: 57.11 inchesLake County: 57.25 inchesLee County: 63.5 inchesLeon County: 51.02 inchesLevy County: 56.3 inchesLiberty County: 56.35 inchesMadison County: 50.55 inchesManatee County: 60.8 inchesMarion County: 60.84 inchesMartin County: 63.85 inchesMiami-Dade County: 58.61 inchesMonroe County: 52.65 inchesNassau County: 56.01 inchesOkaloosa County: 73.38 inchesOkeechobee County: 56.41 inchesOrange County: 52.26 inchesOsceola County: 53.97 inchesPalm Beach County: 61.84 inchesPasco County: 50.56 inchesPinellas County: 51.23 inchesPolk County: 51.19 inchesPutnam County: 69.92 inchesSt. Johns County: 68.44 inchesSt. Lucie County: 62.62 inchesSanta Rosa County: 73.16 inchesSarasota County: 62.34 inchesSeminole County: 50.51 inchesSumter County: 53.5 inchesSuwannee County: 54.21 inchesTaylor County: 53.76 inchesUnion County: 59.96 inchesVolusia County: 53.94 inchesWakulla County: 53.18 inchesWalton County: 68.6 inchesWashington County: 57.09 inches
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inches, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Escambia County: 81.89 inchesEscambia County81.89Okaloosa County: 73.38 inchesOkaloosa County73.38Santa Rosa County: 73.16 inchesSanta Rosa County73.16Collier County: 71.2 inchesCollier County71.2Putnam County: 69.92 inchesPutnam County69.92Walton County: 68.6 inchesWalton County68.6St. Johns County: 68.44 inchesSt. Johns County68.44Broward County: 67.98 inchesBroward County67.98Clay County: 65.52 inchesClay County65.52Martin County: 63.85 inchesMartin County63.85Lee County: 63.5 inchesLee County63.5Alachua County: 63.47 inchesAlachua County63.47Bradford County: 63.27 inchesBradford County63.27St. Lucie County: 62.62 inchesSt. Lucie County62.62Flagler County: 62.41 inchesFlagler County62.41Sarasota County: 62.34 inchesSarasota County62.34Palm Beach County: 61.84 inchesPalm Beach County61.84Dixie County: 61.5 inchesDixie County61.5Holmes County: 61.29 inchesHolmes County61.29Marion County: 60.84 inchesMarion County60.84Manatee County: 60.8 inchesManatee County60.8Gilchrist County: 60.15 inchesGilchrist County60.15Union County: 59.96 inchesUnion County59.96Hardee County: 59.92 inchesHardee County59.92DeSoto County: 59.5 inchesDeSoto County59.5Duval County: 59.25 inchesDuval County59.25Brevard County: 58.95 inchesBrevard County58.95Miami-Dade County: 58.61 inchesMiami-Dade County58.61Indian River County: 58.1 inchesIndian River County58.1Charlotte County: 57.34 inchesCharlotte County57.34Lake County: 57.25 inchesLake County57.25Lafayette County: 57.11 inchesLafayette County57.11Washington County: 57.09 inchesWashington County57.09Calhoun County: 56.64 inchesCalhoun County56.64Okeechobee County: 56.41 inchesOkeechobee County56.41Liberty County: 56.35 inchesLiberty County56.35Gulf County: 56.32 inchesGulf County56.32Levy County: 56.3 inchesLevy County56.3Nassau County: 56.01 inchesNassau County56.01Highlands County: 55.74 inchesHighlands County55.74Escambia County: 81.89 inchesEscambia County81.89Okaloosa County: 73.38 inchesOkaloosa County73.38Santa Rosa County: 73.16 inchesSanta Rosa County73.16Collier County: 71.2 inchesCollier County71.2Putnam County: 69.92 inchesPutnam County69.92Walton County: 68.6 inchesWalton County68.6St. Johns County: 68.44 inchesSt. Johns County68.44Broward County: 67.98 inchesBroward County67.98Clay County: 65.52 inchesClay County65.52Martin County: 63.85 inchesMartin County63.85Lee County: 63.5 inchesLee County63.5Alachua County: 63.47 inchesAlachua County63.47Bradford County: 63.27 inchesBradford County63.27St. Lucie County: 62.62 inchesSt. Lucie County62.62Flagler County: 62.41 inchesFlagler County62.41Sarasota County: 62.34 inchesSarasota County62.34Palm Beach County: 61.84 inchesPalm Beach County61.84Dixie County: 61.5 inchesDixie County61.5Holmes County: 61.29 inchesHolmes County61.29Marion County: 60.84 inchesMarion County60.84Manatee County: 60.8 inchesManatee County60.8Gilchrist County: 60.15 inchesGilchrist County60.15Union County: 59.96 inchesUnion County59.96Hardee County: 59.92 inchesHardee County59.92DeSoto County: 59.5 inchesDeSoto County59.5Duval County: 59.25 inchesDuval County59.25Brevard County: 58.95 inchesBrevard County58.95Miami-Dade County: 58.61 inchesMiami-Dade County58.61Indian River County: 58.1 inchesIndian River County58.1Charlotte County: 57.34 inchesCharlotte County57.34Lake County: 57.25 inchesLake County57.25Lafayette County: 57.11 inchesLafayette County57.11Washington County: 57.09 inchesWashington County57.09Calhoun County: 56.64 inchesCalhoun County56.64Okeechobee County: 56.41 inchesOkeechobee County56.41Liberty County: 56.35 inchesLiberty County56.35Gulf County: 56.32 inchesGulf County56.32Levy County: 56.3 inchesLevy County56.3Nassau County: 56.01 inchesNassau County56.01Highlands County: 55.74 inchesHighlands County55.74
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
inches
Change on 2016
1Escambia County81.89+42.5%
2Okaloosa County73.38+29.9%
3Santa Rosa County73.16+35.6%
4Collier County71.2+25.1%
5Putnam County69.92+61.1%
6Walton County68.6+14.9%
7St. Johns County68.44+57.8%
8Broward County67.98+28.8%
9Clay County65.52+56.9%
10Martin County63.85+22.3%
11Lee County63.5+8.1%
12Alachua County63.47+36.8%
13Bradford County63.27+45.2%
14St. Lucie County62.62+4.4%
15Flagler County62.41+41.6%
16Sarasota County62.34+8.5%
17Palm Beach County61.84+22%
18Dixie County61.5+0.9%
19Holmes County61.29+4.1%
20Marion County60.84+29.7%
21Manatee County60.8+3.9%
22Gilchrist County60.15+9.1%
23Union County59.96+30.9%
24Hardee County59.92+8.3%
25DeSoto County59.5+1.7%
26Duval County59.25+46.8%
27Brevard County58.95+4.7%
28Miami-Dade County58.61+8.3%
29Indian River County58.1-5.6%
30Charlotte County57.34-3.6%
31Lake County57.25+22.9%
32Lafayette County57.11+1.8%
33Washington County57.09-7.7%
34Calhoun County56.64-4.1%
35Okeechobee County56.41-2.5%
36Liberty County56.35-0.2%
37Gulf County56.32+0.3%
38Levy County56.3+11.8%
39Nassau County56.01+33.5%
40Highlands County55.74-3.4%
41Bay County55.45-13.3%
42Baker County55.18+21.9%
43Columbia County55.08+14.7%
44Franklin County54.77+4.5%
45Jackson County54.65-3.6%
46Suwannee County54.21+6.7%
47Osceola County53.97-1.6%
48Volusia County53.94+18.8%
49Hendry County53.87-2.1%
50Taylor County53.76-5.4%
51Sumter County53.5+11.8%
52Wakulla County53.18-7.1%
53Glades County52.69-7.8%
54Monroe County52.65+10.1%
55Orange County52.26+2%
56Hillsborough County51.97-8.7%
57Gadsden County51.33-8.6%
58Pinellas County51.23-4.7%
59Polk County51.19-7.7%
60Leon County51.02-12.8%
61Citrus County50.72-2.6%
61Hernando County50.72+0.2%
63Pasco County50.56-4%
64Madison County50.55-5.5%
65Seminole County50.51+3.1%
66Jefferson County49.93-16.5%
67Hamilton County49.89+4.8%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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