Counties in Florida by annual precipitation

Dixie County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2018, at 81.05 inches. Hendry County had the lowest, at 43.25 inches. The median was 60.87 inches and the figure for Florida was 60.52 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest81.05Dixie County
Lowest43.25Hendry County
Median60.8767 counties
Florida60.52History

Map of counties, 2018

Alachua County: 66.46 inchesBaker County: 52.8 inchesBay County: 70.18 inchesBradford County: 60.87 inchesBrevard County: 46.72 inchesBroward County: 53 inchesCalhoun County: 70.79 inchesCharlotte County: 56.29 inchesCitrus County: 66.26 inchesClay County: 60.76 inchesCollier County: 54.87 inchesColumbia County: 58.65 inchesDeSoto County: 57.06 inchesDixie County: 81.05 inchesDuval County: 51.85 inchesEscambia County: 76.28 inchesFlagler County: 63.98 inchesFranklin County: 64.79 inchesGadsden County: 73.16 inchesGilchrist County: 74.56 inchesGlades County: 45.35 inchesGulf County: 65.6 inchesHamilton County: 64.79 inchesHardee County: 55.85 inchesHendry County: 43.25 inchesHernando County: 63.12 inchesHighlands County: 53.6 inchesHillsborough County: 61.8 inchesHolmes County: 76.26 inchesIndian River County: 43.48 inchesJackson County: 72.75 inchesJefferson County: 74.03 inchesLafayette County: 75.41 inchesLake County: 56.87 inchesLee County: 51.96 inchesLeon County: 74.17 inchesLevy County: 71.86 inchesLiberty County: 69.73 inchesMadison County: 72.26 inchesManatee County: 58.12 inchesMarion County: 63.97 inchesMartin County: 46.83 inchesMiami-Dade County: 49.61 inchesMonroe County: 45.51 inchesNassau County: 54.15 inchesOkaloosa County: 72.63 inchesOkeechobee County: 47.21 inchesOrange County: 53.92 inchesOsceola County: 52.79 inchesPalm Beach County: 50.25 inchesPasco County: 62.27 inchesPinellas County: 59.69 inchesPolk County: 58.65 inchesPutnam County: 69.05 inchesSt. Johns County: 61.19 inchesSt. Lucie County: 45.33 inchesSanta Rosa County: 70.32 inchesSarasota County: 59.85 inchesSeminole County: 52.63 inchesSumter County: 59.41 inchesSuwannee County: 67.33 inchesTaylor County: 77.75 inchesUnion County: 58.11 inchesVolusia County: 58.14 inchesWakulla County: 73.48 inchesWalton County: 74.77 inchesWashington County: 73.8 inches
  • Under 52
  • 52 to 57
  • 57 to 61
  • 61 to 66
  • 66 to 73
  • 73 and over
inches, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Dixie County: 81.05 inchesDixie County81.05Taylor County: 77.75 inchesTaylor County77.75Escambia County: 76.28 inchesEscambia County76.28Holmes County: 76.26 inchesHolmes County76.26Lafayette County: 75.41 inchesLafayette County75.41Walton County: 74.77 inchesWalton County74.77Gilchrist County: 74.56 inchesGilchrist County74.56Leon County: 74.17 inchesLeon County74.17Jefferson County: 74.03 inchesJefferson County74.03Washington County: 73.8 inchesWashington County73.8Wakulla County: 73.48 inchesWakulla County73.48Gadsden County: 73.16 inchesGadsden County73.16Jackson County: 72.75 inchesJackson County72.75Okaloosa County: 72.63 inchesOkaloosa County72.63Madison County: 72.26 inchesMadison County72.26Levy County: 71.86 inchesLevy County71.86Calhoun County: 70.79 inchesCalhoun County70.79Santa Rosa County: 70.32 inchesSanta Rosa County70.32Bay County: 70.18 inchesBay County70.18Liberty County: 69.73 inchesLiberty County69.73Putnam County: 69.05 inchesPutnam County69.05Suwannee County: 67.33 inchesSuwannee County67.33Alachua County: 66.46 inchesAlachua County66.46Citrus County: 66.26 inchesCitrus County66.26Gulf County: 65.6 inchesGulf County65.6Franklin County: 64.79 inchesFranklin County64.79Hamilton County: 64.79 inchesHamilton County64.79Flagler County: 63.98 inchesFlagler County63.98Marion County: 63.97 inchesMarion County63.97Hernando County: 63.12 inchesHernando County63.12Pasco County: 62.27 inchesPasco County62.27Hillsborough County: 61.8 inchesHillsborough County61.8St. Johns County: 61.19 inchesSt. Johns County61.19Bradford County: 60.87 inchesBradford County60.87Clay County: 60.76 inchesClay County60.76Sarasota County: 59.85 inchesSarasota County59.85Pinellas County: 59.69 inchesPinellas County59.69Sumter County: 59.41 inchesSumter County59.41Columbia County: 58.65 inchesColumbia County58.65Polk County: 58.65 inchesPolk County58.65Dixie County: 81.05 inchesDixie County81.05Taylor County: 77.75 inchesTaylor County77.75Escambia County: 76.28 inchesEscambia County76.28Holmes County: 76.26 inchesHolmes County76.26Lafayette County: 75.41 inchesLafayette County75.41Walton County: 74.77 inchesWalton County74.77Gilchrist County: 74.56 inchesGilchrist County74.56Leon County: 74.17 inchesLeon County74.17Jefferson County: 74.03 inchesJefferson County74.03Washington County: 73.8 inchesWashington County73.8Wakulla County: 73.48 inchesWakulla County73.48Gadsden County: 73.16 inchesGadsden County73.16Jackson County: 72.75 inchesJackson County72.75Okaloosa County: 72.63 inchesOkaloosa County72.63Madison County: 72.26 inchesMadison County72.26Levy County: 71.86 inchesLevy County71.86Calhoun County: 70.79 inchesCalhoun County70.79Santa Rosa County: 70.32 inchesSanta Rosa County70.32Bay County: 70.18 inchesBay County70.18Liberty County: 69.73 inchesLiberty County69.73Putnam County: 69.05 inchesPutnam County69.05Suwannee County: 67.33 inchesSuwannee County67.33Alachua County: 66.46 inchesAlachua County66.46Citrus County: 66.26 inchesCitrus County66.26Gulf County: 65.6 inchesGulf County65.6Franklin County: 64.79 inchesFranklin County64.79Hamilton County: 64.79 inchesHamilton County64.79Flagler County: 63.98 inchesFlagler County63.98Marion County: 63.97 inchesMarion County63.97Hernando County: 63.12 inchesHernando County63.12Pasco County: 62.27 inchesPasco County62.27Hillsborough County: 61.8 inchesHillsborough County61.8St. Johns County: 61.19 inchesSt. Johns County61.19Bradford County: 60.87 inchesBradford County60.87Clay County: 60.76 inchesClay County60.76Sarasota County: 59.85 inchesSarasota County59.85Pinellas County: 59.69 inchesPinellas County59.69Sumter County: 59.41 inchesSumter County59.41Columbia County: 58.65 inchesColumbia County58.65Polk County: 58.65 inchesPolk County58.65
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
inches
Change on 2017
1Dixie County81.05+31.8%
2Taylor County77.75+44.6%
3Escambia County76.28-6.9%
4Holmes County76.26+24.4%
5Lafayette County75.41+32%
6Walton County74.77+9%
7Gilchrist County74.56+24%
8Leon County74.17+45.4%
9Jefferson County74.03+48.3%
10Washington County73.8+29.3%
11Wakulla County73.48+38.2%
12Gadsden County73.16+42.5%
13Jackson County72.75+33.1%
14Okaloosa County72.63-1%
15Madison County72.26+42.9%
16Levy County71.86+27.6%
17Calhoun County70.79+25%
18Santa Rosa County70.32-3.9%
19Bay County70.18+26.6%
20Liberty County69.73+23.7%
21Putnam County69.05-1.2%
22Suwannee County67.33+24.2%
23Alachua County66.46+4.7%
24Citrus County66.26+30.6%
25Gulf County65.6+16.5%
26Franklin County64.79+18.3%
26Hamilton County64.79+29.9%
28Flagler County63.98+2.5%
29Marion County63.97+5.1%
30Hernando County63.12+24.4%
31Pasco County62.27+23.2%
32Hillsborough County61.8+18.9%
33St. Johns County61.19-10.6%
34Bradford County60.87-3.8%
35Clay County60.76-7.3%
36Sarasota County59.85-4%
37Pinellas County59.69+16.5%
38Sumter County59.41+11%
39Columbia County58.65+6.5%
39Polk County58.65+14.6%
41Volusia County58.14+7.8%
42Manatee County58.12-4.4%
43Union County58.11-3.1%
44DeSoto County57.06-4.1%
45Lake County56.87-0.7%
46Charlotte County56.29-1.8%
47Hardee County55.85-6.8%
48Collier County54.87-22.9%
49Nassau County54.15-3.3%
50Orange County53.92+3.2%
51Highlands County53.6-3.8%
52Broward County53-22%
53Baker County52.8-4.3%
54Osceola County52.79-2.2%
55Seminole County52.63+4.2%
56Lee County51.96-18.2%
57Duval County51.85-12.5%
58Palm Beach County50.25-18.7%
59Miami-Dade County49.61-15.4%
60Okeechobee County47.21-16.3%
61Martin County46.83-26.7%
62Brevard County46.72-20.7%
63Monroe County45.51-13.6%
64Glades County45.35-13.9%
65St. Lucie County45.33-27.6%
66Indian River County43.48-25.2%
67Hendry County43.25-19.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

MLA 9

NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{noaa_counties_in_florida_by_2018,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
TI  - NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Florida by annual precipitation, 2018
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/06
PB  - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/florida-counties?period=2018.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Florida by annual precipitation using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"precipitation_annual","level":"province","within":"Florida","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=precipitation_annual&level=province&within=Florida&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Dixie County, with 81.05 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Hendry County, with 43.25 inches in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Annual precipitation: other rankings

Counties in Florida: more rankings