Counties in Florida by annual precipitation

Broward County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2020, at 78.56 inches. Sumter County had the lowest, at 46.82 inches. The median was 54.59 inches and the figure for Florida was 57.98 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest78.56Broward County
Lowest46.82Sumter County
Median54.5967 counties
Florida57.98History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 53.55 inchesBaker County: 54.24 inchesBay County: 65.02 inchesBradford County: 55 inchesBrevard County: 53.36 inchesBroward County: 78.56 inchesCalhoun County: 65.12 inchesCharlotte County: 56.91 inchesCitrus County: 48.86 inchesClay County: 55.49 inchesCollier County: 56.84 inchesColumbia County: 52.59 inchesDeSoto County: 55.24 inchesDixie County: 53.35 inchesDuval County: 55.16 inchesEscambia County: 69.08 inchesFlagler County: 52.98 inchesFranklin County: 60.04 inchesGadsden County: 58.4 inchesGilchrist County: 51.94 inchesGlades County: 53.54 inchesGulf County: 62.12 inchesHamilton County: 51.19 inchesHardee County: 51.65 inchesHendry County: 49.2 inchesHernando County: 49.12 inchesHighlands County: 54.4 inchesHillsborough County: 53.33 inchesHolmes County: 71.77 inchesIndian River County: 64.53 inchesJackson County: 67.53 inchesJefferson County: 54.45 inchesLafayette County: 53.48 inchesLake County: 48.32 inchesLee County: 55.9 inchesLeon County: 56.59 inchesLevy County: 48.85 inchesLiberty County: 61.6 inchesMadison County: 52.32 inchesManatee County: 54.51 inchesMarion County: 50.06 inchesMartin County: 73.31 inchesMiami-Dade County: 70.57 inchesMonroe County: 62.86 inchesNassau County: 54.59 inchesOkaloosa County: 69.17 inchesOkeechobee County: 61.74 inchesOrange County: 50.71 inchesOsceola County: 52.05 inchesPalm Beach County: 71.58 inchesPasco County: 51.98 inchesPinellas County: 51.44 inchesPolk County: 54.12 inchesPutnam County: 54.68 inchesSt. Johns County: 56.14 inchesSt. Lucie County: 72.69 inchesSanta Rosa County: 69.54 inchesSarasota County: 54.95 inchesSeminole County: 50.64 inchesSumter County: 46.82 inchesSuwannee County: 52.3 inchesTaylor County: 53.63 inchesUnion County: 53.99 inchesVolusia County: 52.41 inchesWakulla County: 58.05 inchesWalton County: 69.83 inchesWashington County: 68.25 inches
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inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Broward County: 78.56 inchesBroward County78.56Martin County: 73.31 inchesMartin County73.31St. Lucie County: 72.69 inchesSt. Lucie County72.69Holmes County: 71.77 inchesHolmes County71.77Palm Beach County: 71.58 inchesPalm Beach County71.58Miami-Dade County: 70.57 inchesMiami-Dade County70.57Walton County: 69.83 inchesWalton County69.83Santa Rosa County: 69.54 inchesSanta Rosa County69.54Okaloosa County: 69.17 inchesOkaloosa County69.17Escambia County: 69.08 inchesEscambia County69.08Washington County: 68.25 inchesWashington County68.25Jackson County: 67.53 inchesJackson County67.53Calhoun County: 65.12 inchesCalhoun County65.12Bay County: 65.02 inchesBay County65.02Indian River County: 64.53 inchesIndian River County64.53Monroe County: 62.86 inchesMonroe County62.86Gulf County: 62.12 inchesGulf County62.12Okeechobee County: 61.74 inchesOkeechobee County61.74Liberty County: 61.6 inchesLiberty County61.6Franklin County: 60.04 inchesFranklin County60.04Gadsden County: 58.4 inchesGadsden County58.4Wakulla County: 58.05 inchesWakulla County58.05Charlotte County: 56.91 inchesCharlotte County56.91Collier County: 56.84 inchesCollier County56.84Leon County: 56.59 inchesLeon County56.59St. Johns County: 56.14 inchesSt. Johns County56.14Lee County: 55.9 inchesLee County55.9Clay County: 55.49 inchesClay County55.49DeSoto County: 55.24 inchesDeSoto County55.24Duval County: 55.16 inchesDuval County55.16Bradford County: 55 inchesBradford County55Sarasota County: 54.95 inchesSarasota County54.95Putnam County: 54.68 inchesPutnam County54.68Nassau County: 54.59 inchesNassau County54.59Manatee County: 54.51 inchesManatee County54.51Jefferson County: 54.45 inchesJefferson County54.45Highlands County: 54.4 inchesHighlands County54.4Baker County: 54.24 inchesBaker County54.24Polk County: 54.12 inchesPolk County54.12Union County: 53.99 inchesUnion County53.99Broward County: 78.56 inchesBroward County78.56Martin County: 73.31 inchesMartin County73.31St. Lucie County: 72.69 inchesSt. Lucie County72.69Holmes County: 71.77 inchesHolmes County71.77Palm Beach County: 71.58 inchesPalm Beach County71.58Miami-Dade County: 70.57 inchesMiami-Dade County70.57Walton County: 69.83 inchesWalton County69.83Santa Rosa County: 69.54 inchesSanta Rosa County69.54Okaloosa County: 69.17 inchesOkaloosa County69.17Escambia County: 69.08 inchesEscambia County69.08Washington County: 68.25 inchesWashington County68.25Jackson County: 67.53 inchesJackson County67.53Calhoun County: 65.12 inchesCalhoun County65.12Bay County: 65.02 inchesBay County65.02Indian River County: 64.53 inchesIndian River County64.53Monroe County: 62.86 inchesMonroe County62.86Gulf County: 62.12 inchesGulf County62.12Okeechobee County: 61.74 inchesOkeechobee County61.74Liberty County: 61.6 inchesLiberty County61.6Franklin County: 60.04 inchesFranklin County60.04Gadsden County: 58.4 inchesGadsden County58.4Wakulla County: 58.05 inchesWakulla County58.05Charlotte County: 56.91 inchesCharlotte County56.91Collier County: 56.84 inchesCollier County56.84Leon County: 56.59 inchesLeon County56.59St. Johns County: 56.14 inchesSt. Johns County56.14Lee County: 55.9 inchesLee County55.9Clay County: 55.49 inchesClay County55.49DeSoto County: 55.24 inchesDeSoto County55.24Duval County: 55.16 inchesDuval County55.16Bradford County: 55 inchesBradford County55Sarasota County: 54.95 inchesSarasota County54.95Putnam County: 54.68 inchesPutnam County54.68Nassau County: 54.59 inchesNassau County54.59Manatee County: 54.51 inchesManatee County54.51Jefferson County: 54.45 inchesJefferson County54.45Highlands County: 54.4 inchesHighlands County54.4Baker County: 54.24 inchesBaker County54.24Polk County: 54.12 inchesPolk County54.12Union County: 53.99 inchesUnion County53.99
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
inches
Change on 2019
1Broward County78.56+28%
2Martin County73.31+23.2%
3St. Lucie County72.69+30.5%
4Holmes County71.77+50.1%
5Palm Beach County71.58+18.3%
6Miami-Dade County70.57+30.9%
7Walton County69.83+33.4%
8Santa Rosa County69.54+44.3%
9Okaloosa County69.17+31.4%
10Escambia County69.08+36.7%
11Washington County68.25+41.6%
12Jackson County67.53+54.9%
13Calhoun County65.12+42.7%
14Bay County65.02+36.5%
15Indian River County64.53+24%
16Monroe County62.86+27.3%
17Gulf County62.12+29.1%
18Okeechobee County61.74+21.1%
19Liberty County61.6+36.3%
20Franklin County60.04+30.9%
21Gadsden County58.4+49.3%
22Wakulla County58.05+41.8%
23Charlotte County56.91+3.5%
24Collier County56.84-10.9%
25Leon County56.59+46.6%
26St. Johns County56.14+17%
27Lee County55.9-5.3%
28Clay County55.49+18.2%
29DeSoto County55.24+7.3%
30Duval County55.16+25.2%
31Bradford County55+18.5%
32Sarasota County54.95+12.2%
33Putnam County54.68+5.7%
34Nassau County54.59+21.8%
35Manatee County54.51+3%
36Jefferson County54.45+35.5%
37Highlands County54.4+9.8%
38Baker County54.24+36.3%
39Polk County54.12-6.6%
40Union County53.99+19.4%
41Taylor County53.63+11.6%
42Alachua County53.55+1.4%
43Glades County53.54+2.8%
44Lafayette County53.48+2.2%
45Brevard County53.36-5.1%
46Dixie County53.35-12.7%
47Hillsborough County53.33-13%
48Flagler County52.98+2.9%
49Columbia County52.59+19.2%
50Volusia County52.41-6.5%
51Madison County52.32+21.6%
52Suwannee County52.3+13.6%
53Osceola County52.05-2.8%
54Pasco County51.98-12.6%
55Gilchrist County51.94-10.5%
56Hardee County51.65+0.1%
57Pinellas County51.44-16.6%
58Hamilton County51.19+27%
59Orange County50.71-4.5%
60Seminole County50.64-6%
61Marion County50.06-0.9%
62Hendry County49.2-10.1%
63Hernando County49.12-14.2%
64Citrus County48.86-11.5%
65Levy County48.85-16.6%
66Lake County48.32-5.4%
67Sumter County46.82-12.8%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (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, 2020}},
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Broward County, with 78.56 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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