Counties in Florida by annual precipitation

Escambia County had the highest annual precipitation of 67 counties in 2021, at 77.87 inches. Osceola County had the lowest, at 41.46 inches. The median was 56.99 inches and the figure for Florida was 55.38 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest77.87Escambia County
Lowest41.46Osceola County
Median56.9967 counties
Florida55.38History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 65.05 inchesBaker County: 53.42 inchesBay County: 68.59 inchesBradford County: 60.03 inchesBrevard County: 45.58 inchesBroward County: 51.24 inchesCalhoun County: 65.46 inchesCharlotte County: 47.83 inchesCitrus County: 67.56 inchesClay County: 58.01 inchesCollier County: 51.04 inchesColumbia County: 58.6 inchesDeSoto County: 47.34 inchesDixie County: 66.79 inchesDuval County: 58.29 inchesEscambia County: 77.87 inchesFlagler County: 50.72 inchesFranklin County: 68.82 inchesGadsden County: 61.85 inchesGilchrist County: 63.38 inchesGlades County: 46 inchesGulf County: 69.05 inchesHamilton County: 57.65 inchesHardee County: 46.76 inchesHendry County: 46.88 inchesHernando County: 58.82 inchesHighlands County: 44.5 inchesHillsborough County: 49.4 inchesHolmes County: 68.7 inchesIndian River County: 44.24 inchesJackson County: 65.43 inchesJefferson County: 60.17 inchesLafayette County: 64.33 inchesLake County: 50.23 inchesLee County: 47.48 inchesLeon County: 57.07 inchesLevy County: 58.49 inchesLiberty County: 64.89 inchesMadison County: 60.33 inchesManatee County: 47.59 inchesMarion County: 61.72 inchesMartin County: 47.29 inchesMiami-Dade County: 49.18 inchesMonroe County: 43.84 inchesNassau County: 56.15 inchesOkaloosa County: 75.12 inchesOkeechobee County: 45.27 inchesOrange County: 47.66 inchesOsceola County: 41.46 inchesPalm Beach County: 48.77 inchesPasco County: 53.15 inchesPinellas County: 48 inchesPolk County: 43.06 inchesPutnam County: 56.99 inchesSt. Johns County: 55.01 inchesSt. Lucie County: 47.82 inchesSanta Rosa County: 77.85 inchesSarasota County: 45.41 inchesSeminole County: 52.27 inchesSumter County: 58.87 inchesSuwannee County: 60.72 inchesTaylor County: 63.35 inchesUnion County: 59.08 inchesVolusia County: 52.05 inchesWakulla County: 56.27 inchesWalton County: 73.73 inchesWashington County: 67.04 inches
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inches, 2021. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Escambia County: 77.87 inchesEscambia County77.87Santa Rosa County: 77.85 inchesSanta Rosa County77.85Okaloosa County: 75.12 inchesOkaloosa County75.12Walton County: 73.73 inchesWalton County73.73Gulf County: 69.05 inchesGulf County69.05Franklin County: 68.82 inchesFranklin County68.82Holmes County: 68.7 inchesHolmes County68.7Bay County: 68.59 inchesBay County68.59Citrus County: 67.56 inchesCitrus County67.56Washington County: 67.04 inchesWashington County67.04Dixie County: 66.79 inchesDixie County66.79Calhoun County: 65.46 inchesCalhoun County65.46Jackson County: 65.43 inchesJackson County65.43Alachua County: 65.05 inchesAlachua County65.05Liberty County: 64.89 inchesLiberty County64.89Lafayette County: 64.33 inchesLafayette County64.33Gilchrist County: 63.38 inchesGilchrist County63.38Taylor County: 63.35 inchesTaylor County63.35Gadsden County: 61.85 inchesGadsden County61.85Marion County: 61.72 inchesMarion County61.72Suwannee County: 60.72 inchesSuwannee County60.72Madison County: 60.33 inchesMadison County60.33Jefferson County: 60.17 inchesJefferson County60.17Bradford County: 60.03 inchesBradford County60.03Union County: 59.08 inchesUnion County59.08Sumter County: 58.87 inchesSumter County58.87Hernando County: 58.82 inchesHernando County58.82Columbia County: 58.6 inchesColumbia County58.6Levy County: 58.49 inchesLevy County58.49Duval County: 58.29 inchesDuval County58.29Clay County: 58.01 inchesClay County58.01Hamilton County: 57.65 inchesHamilton County57.65Leon County: 57.07 inchesLeon County57.07Putnam County: 56.99 inchesPutnam County56.99Wakulla County: 56.27 inchesWakulla County56.27Nassau County: 56.15 inchesNassau County56.15St. Johns County: 55.01 inchesSt. Johns County55.01Baker County: 53.42 inchesBaker County53.42Pasco County: 53.15 inchesPasco County53.15Seminole County: 52.27 inchesSeminole County52.27Escambia County: 77.87 inchesEscambia County77.87Santa Rosa County: 77.85 inchesSanta Rosa County77.85Okaloosa County: 75.12 inchesOkaloosa County75.12Walton County: 73.73 inchesWalton County73.73Gulf County: 69.05 inchesGulf County69.05Franklin County: 68.82 inchesFranklin County68.82Holmes County: 68.7 inchesHolmes County68.7Bay County: 68.59 inchesBay County68.59Citrus County: 67.56 inchesCitrus County67.56Washington County: 67.04 inchesWashington County67.04Dixie County: 66.79 inchesDixie County66.79Calhoun County: 65.46 inchesCalhoun County65.46Jackson County: 65.43 inchesJackson County65.43Alachua County: 65.05 inchesAlachua County65.05Liberty County: 64.89 inchesLiberty County64.89Lafayette County: 64.33 inchesLafayette County64.33Gilchrist County: 63.38 inchesGilchrist County63.38Taylor County: 63.35 inchesTaylor County63.35Gadsden County: 61.85 inchesGadsden County61.85Marion County: 61.72 inchesMarion County61.72Suwannee County: 60.72 inchesSuwannee County60.72Madison County: 60.33 inchesMadison County60.33Jefferson County: 60.17 inchesJefferson County60.17Bradford County: 60.03 inchesBradford County60.03Union County: 59.08 inchesUnion County59.08Sumter County: 58.87 inchesSumter County58.87Hernando County: 58.82 inchesHernando County58.82Columbia County: 58.6 inchesColumbia County58.6Levy County: 58.49 inchesLevy County58.49Duval County: 58.29 inchesDuval County58.29Clay County: 58.01 inchesClay County58.01Hamilton County: 57.65 inchesHamilton County57.65Leon County: 57.07 inchesLeon County57.07Putnam County: 56.99 inchesPutnam County56.99Wakulla County: 56.27 inchesWakulla County56.27Nassau County: 56.15 inchesNassau County56.15St. Johns County: 55.01 inchesSt. Johns County55.01Baker County: 53.42 inchesBaker County53.42Pasco County: 53.15 inchesPasco County53.15Seminole County: 52.27 inchesSeminole County52.27
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
inches
Change on 2020
1Escambia County77.87+12.7%
2Santa Rosa County77.85+11.9%
3Okaloosa County75.12+8.6%
4Walton County73.73+5.6%
5Gulf County69.05+11.2%
6Franklin County68.82+14.6%
7Holmes County68.7-4.3%
8Bay County68.59+5.5%
9Citrus County67.56+38.3%
10Washington County67.04-1.8%
11Dixie County66.79+25.2%
12Calhoun County65.46+0.5%
13Jackson County65.43-3.1%
14Alachua County65.05+21.5%
15Liberty County64.89+5.3%
16Lafayette County64.33+20.3%
17Gilchrist County63.38+22%
18Taylor County63.35+18.1%
19Gadsden County61.85+5.9%
20Marion County61.72+23.3%
21Suwannee County60.72+16.1%
22Madison County60.33+15.3%
23Jefferson County60.17+10.5%
24Bradford County60.03+9.1%
25Union County59.08+9.4%
26Sumter County58.87+25.7%
27Hernando County58.82+19.7%
28Columbia County58.6+11.4%
29Levy County58.49+19.7%
30Duval County58.29+5.7%
31Clay County58.01+4.5%
32Hamilton County57.65+12.6%
33Leon County57.07+0.8%
34Putnam County56.99+4.2%
35Wakulla County56.27-3.1%
36Nassau County56.15+2.9%
37St. Johns County55.01-2%
38Baker County53.42-1.5%
39Pasco County53.15+2.3%
40Seminole County52.27+3.2%
41Volusia County52.05-0.7%
42Broward County51.24-34.8%
43Collier County51.04-10.2%
44Flagler County50.72-4.3%
45Lake County50.23+4%
46Hillsborough County49.4-7.4%
47Miami-Dade County49.18-30.3%
48Palm Beach County48.77-31.9%
49Pinellas County48-6.7%
50Charlotte County47.83-16%
51St. Lucie County47.82-34.2%
52Orange County47.66-6%
53Manatee County47.59-12.7%
54Lee County47.48-15.1%
55DeSoto County47.34-14.3%
56Martin County47.29-35.5%
57Hendry County46.88-4.7%
58Hardee County46.76-9.5%
59Glades County46-14.1%
60Brevard County45.58-14.6%
61Sarasota County45.41-17.4%
62Okeechobee County45.27-26.7%
63Highlands County44.5-18.2%
64Indian River County44.24-31.4%
65Monroe County43.84-30.3%
66Polk County43.06-20.4%
67Osceola County41.46-20.3%

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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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (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, 2021}},
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Escambia County, with 77.87 inches in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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