Counties in Georgia by annual precipitation

Rabun County had the highest annual precipitation of 159 counties in 2015, at 81.05 inches. Candler County had the lowest, at 38.55 inches. The median was 57.23 inches and the figure for Georgia was 55.74 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest81.05Rabun County
Lowest38.55Candler County
Median57.23159 counties
Georgia55.74History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 42.85 inchesAtkinson County: 44.56 inchesBacon County: 43.82 inchesBaker County: 48.66 inchesBaldwin County: 51.72 inchesBanks County: 67.11 inchesBarrow County: 65.47 inchesBartow County: 56.99 inchesBen Hill County: 50.01 inchesBerrien County: 46.31 inchesBibb County: 53.13 inchesBleckley County: 52.19 inchesBrantley County: 51.66 inchesBrooks County: 50.06 inchesBryan County: 44.16 inchesBulloch County: 41.21 inchesBurke County: 51.25 inchesButts County: 63.56 inchesCalhoun County: 55.19 inchesCamden County: 54.65 inchesCandler County: 38.55 inchesCarroll County: 67.19 inchesCatoosa County: 63.13 inchesCharlton County: 48.69 inchesChatham County: 47.49 inchesChattahoochee County: 63.52 inchesChattooga County: 61.32 inchesCherokee County: 64.33 inchesClarke County: 66.27 inchesClay County: 61.9 inchesClayton County: 67.7 inchesClinch County: 47.09 inchesCobb County: 58.61 inchesCoffee County: 46.64 inchesColquitt County: 46.89 inchesColumbia County: 52.85 inchesCook County: 47.26 inchesCoweta County: 66.17 inchesCrawford County: 57.25 inchesCrisp County: 60.25 inchesDade County: 61.83 inchesDawson County: 73.01 inchesDecatur County: 46.17 inchesDeKalb County: 62.52 inchesDodge County: 51.06 inchesDooly County: 60.42 inchesDougherty County: 50.44 inchesDouglas County: 62.49 inchesEarly County: 57.09 inchesEchols County: 51.28 inchesEffingham County: 46.73 inchesElbert County: 65.41 inchesEmanuel County: 45.08 inchesEvans County: 39.22 inchesFannin County: 75.02 inchesFayette County: 68.13 inchesFloyd County: 58.68 inchesForsyth County: 67.9 inchesFranklin County: 61.15 inchesFulton County: 63.17 inchesGilmer County: 74.21 inchesGlascock County: 53.24 inchesGlynn County: 52.55 inchesGordon County: 60.98 inchesGrady County: 47.76 inchesGreene County: 61.35 inchesGwinnett County: 62.66 inchesHabersham County: 78.42 inchesHall County: 68.09 inchesHancock County: 53.62 inchesHaralson County: 66.2 inchesHarris County: 66.2 inchesHart County: 63.12 inchesHeard County: 63.56 inchesHenry County: 67.06 inchesHouston County: 54.1 inchesIrwin County: 48.37 inchesJackson County: 65.06 inchesJasper County: 60.3 inchesJeff Davis County: 44.78 inchesJefferson County: 53.48 inchesJenkins County: 47.17 inchesJohnson County: 52.57 inchesJones County: 53.95 inchesLamar County: 65.17 inchesLanier County: 47.16 inchesLaurens County: 49.54 inchesLee County: 55.52 inchesLiberty County: 44.38 inchesLincoln County: 59.8 inchesLong County: 43.29 inchesLowndes County: 51.82 inchesLumpkin County: 78.4 inchesMcDuffie County: 53.3 inchesMcIntosh County: 48.62 inchesMacon County: 59.77 inchesMadison County: 64.12 inchesMarion County: 64.06 inchesMeriwether County: 64.26 inchesMiller County: 49.67 inchesMitchell County: 46.79 inchesMonroe County: 59.61 inchesMontgomery County: 41.62 inchesMorgan County: 63.18 inchesMurray County: 69.78 inchesMuscogee County: 65.05 inchesNewton County: 64.71 inchesOconee County: 67.2 inchesOglethorpe County: 65 inchesPaulding County: 56.93 inchesPeach County: 54.37 inchesPickens County: 68.55 inchesPierce County: 45.78 inchesPike County: 66.27 inchesPolk County: 58.56 inchesPulaski County: 54.91 inchesPutnam County: 55.28 inchesQuitman County: 62.62 inchesRabun County: 81.05 inchesRandolph County: 59.75 inchesRichmond County: 49.59 inchesRockdale County: 65.34 inchesSchley County: 63.1 inchesScreven County: 46.84 inchesSeminole County: 49.26 inchesSpalding County: 67.32 inchesStephens County: 66.44 inchesStewart County: 62.04 inchesSumter County: 61.45 inchesTalbot County: 65.38 inchesTaliaferro County: 57.23 inchesTattnall County: 39.38 inchesTaylor County: 61.83 inchesTelfair County: 47.87 inchesTerrell County: 57.99 inchesThomas County: 48.43 inchesTift County: 47.05 inchesToombs County: 40.3 inchesTowns County: 78.11 inchesTreutlen County: 42.69 inchesTroup County: 61.99 inchesTurner County: 53.41 inchesTwiggs County: 51.61 inchesUnion County: 77.91 inchesUpson County: 65.1 inchesWalker County: 61.98 inchesWalton County: 65.18 inchesWare County: 46.65 inchesWarren County: 53.31 inchesWashington County: 53.9 inchesWayne County: 45.31 inchesWebster County: 62.54 inchesWheeler County: 44.87 inchesWhite County: 80.45 inchesWhitfield County: 65.48 inchesWilcox County: 55.8 inchesWilkes County: 59.33 inchesWilkinson County: 51.67 inchesWorth County: 50.04 inches
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inches, 2015. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Rabun County: 81.05 inchesRabun County81.05White County: 80.45 inchesWhite County80.45Habersham County: 78.42 inchesHabersham County78.42Lumpkin County: 78.4 inchesLumpkin County78.4Towns County: 78.11 inchesTowns County78.11Union County: 77.91 inchesUnion County77.91Fannin County: 75.02 inchesFannin County75.02Gilmer County: 74.21 inchesGilmer County74.21Dawson County: 73.01 inchesDawson County73.01Murray County: 69.78 inchesMurray County69.78Pickens County: 68.55 inchesPickens County68.55Fayette County: 68.13 inchesFayette County68.13Hall County: 68.09 inchesHall County68.09Forsyth County: 67.9 inchesForsyth County67.9Clayton County: 67.7 inchesClayton County67.7Spalding County: 67.32 inchesSpalding County67.32Oconee County: 67.2 inchesOconee County67.2Carroll County: 67.19 inchesCarroll County67.19Banks County: 67.11 inchesBanks County67.11Henry County: 67.06 inchesHenry County67.06Stephens County: 66.44 inchesStephens County66.44Clarke County: 66.27 inchesClarke County66.27Pike County: 66.27 inchesPike County66.27Haralson County: 66.2 inchesHaralson County66.2Harris County: 66.2 inchesHarris County66.2Coweta County: 66.17 inchesCoweta County66.17Whitfield County: 65.48 inchesWhitfield County65.48Barrow County: 65.47 inchesBarrow County65.47Elbert County: 65.41 inchesElbert County65.41Talbot County: 65.38 inchesTalbot County65.38Rockdale County: 65.34 inchesRockdale County65.34Walton County: 65.18 inchesWalton County65.18Lamar County: 65.17 inchesLamar County65.17Upson County: 65.1 inchesUpson County65.1Jackson County: 65.06 inchesJackson County65.06Muscogee County: 65.05 inchesMuscogee County65.05Oglethorpe County: 65 inchesOglethorpe County65Newton County: 64.71 inchesNewton County64.71Cherokee County: 64.33 inchesCherokee County64.33Meriwether County: 64.26 inchesMeriwether County64.26Rabun County: 81.05 inchesRabun County81.05White County: 80.45 inchesWhite County80.45Habersham County: 78.42 inchesHabersham County78.42Lumpkin County: 78.4 inchesLumpkin County78.4Towns County: 78.11 inchesTowns County78.11Union County: 77.91 inchesUnion County77.91Fannin County: 75.02 inchesFannin County75.02Gilmer County: 74.21 inchesGilmer County74.21Dawson County: 73.01 inchesDawson County73.01Murray County: 69.78 inchesMurray County69.78Pickens County: 68.55 inchesPickens County68.55Fayette County: 68.13 inchesFayette County68.13Hall County: 68.09 inchesHall County68.09Forsyth County: 67.9 inchesForsyth County67.9Clayton County: 67.7 inchesClayton County67.7Spalding County: 67.32 inchesSpalding County67.32Oconee County: 67.2 inchesOconee County67.2Carroll County: 67.19 inchesCarroll County67.19Banks County: 67.11 inchesBanks County67.11Henry County: 67.06 inchesHenry County67.06Stephens County: 66.44 inchesStephens County66.44Clarke County: 66.27 inchesClarke County66.27Pike County: 66.27 inchesPike County66.27Haralson County: 66.2 inchesHaralson County66.2Harris County: 66.2 inchesHarris County66.2Coweta County: 66.17 inchesCoweta County66.17Whitfield County: 65.48 inchesWhitfield County65.48Barrow County: 65.47 inchesBarrow County65.47Elbert County: 65.41 inchesElbert County65.41Talbot County: 65.38 inchesTalbot County65.38Rockdale County: 65.34 inchesRockdale County65.34Walton County: 65.18 inchesWalton County65.18Lamar County: 65.17 inchesLamar County65.17Upson County: 65.1 inchesUpson County65.1Jackson County: 65.06 inchesJackson County65.06Muscogee County: 65.05 inchesMuscogee County65.05Oglethorpe County: 65 inchesOglethorpe County65Newton County: 64.71 inchesNewton County64.71Cherokee County: 64.33 inchesCherokee County64.33Meriwether County: 64.26 inchesMeriwether County64.26
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
inches
Change on 2014
1Rabun County81.05+33%
2White County80.45+42.7%
3Habersham County78.42+42.3%
4Lumpkin County78.4+38.1%
5Towns County78.11+33.5%
6Union County77.91+34.2%
7Fannin County75.02+30.8%
8Gilmer County74.21+30.6%
9Dawson County73.01+32.8%
10Murray County69.78+29.7%
11Pickens County68.55+31.6%
12Fayette County68.13+49.3%
13Hall County68.09+37.1%
14Forsyth County67.9+33.6%
15Clayton County67.7+43%
16Spalding County67.32+45.7%
17Oconee County67.2+50.1%
18Carroll County67.19+29.8%
19Banks County67.11+44.8%
20Henry County67.06+41.5%
21Stephens County66.44+39.2%
22Clarke County66.27+51.3%
22Pike County66.27+39%
24Haralson County66.2+29.8%
24Harris County66.2+23.7%
26Coweta County66.17+41.8%
27Whitfield County65.48+33%
28Barrow County65.47+41%
29Elbert County65.41+61.9%
30Talbot County65.38+29.2%
31Rockdale County65.34+35.3%
32Walton County65.18+39.6%
33Lamar County65.17+38.5%
34Upson County65.1+32.6%
35Jackson County65.06+43.7%
36Muscogee County65.05+23.4%
37Oglethorpe County65+58.7%
38Newton County64.71+37.4%
39Cherokee County64.33+28.5%
40Meriwether County64.26+29.4%
41Madison County64.12+55.4%
42Marion County64.06+27.3%
43Butts County63.56+38.7%
43Heard County63.56+22.2%
45Chattahoochee County63.52+24.1%
46Morgan County63.18+39.8%
47Fulton County63.17+31.2%
48Catoosa County63.13+32.9%
49Hart County63.12+51.6%
50Schley County63.1+23.6%
51Gwinnett County62.66+29.7%
52Quitman County62.62+18.8%
53Webster County62.54+22.5%
54DeKalb County62.52+29.3%
55Douglas County62.49+28.4%
56Stewart County62.04+20%
57Troup County61.99+19.8%
58Walker County61.98+23.8%
59Clay County61.9+15.4%
60Dade County61.83+16.5%
60Taylor County61.83+26.9%
62Sumter County61.45+14.3%
63Greene County61.35+40%
64Chattooga County61.32+19.4%
65Franklin County61.15+39.7%
66Gordon County60.98+27.8%
67Dooly County60.42+9.7%
68Jasper County60.3+31.3%
69Crisp County60.25+4.9%
70Lincoln County59.8+50.3%
71Macon County59.77+17.6%
72Randolph County59.75+12.3%
73Monroe County59.61+27.4%
74Wilkes County59.33+46.4%
75Floyd County58.68+22.4%
76Cobb County58.61+22.6%
77Polk County58.56+25.1%
78Terrell County57.99+5.4%
79Crawford County57.25+18.8%
80Taliaferro County57.23+35.6%
81Early County57.09-0.9%
82Bartow County56.99+23.7%
83Paulding County56.93+20.9%
84Wilcox County55.8+2.6%
85Lee County55.52-3.3%
86Putnam County55.28+17.9%
87Calhoun County55.19-3.8%
88Pulaski County54.91+3.4%
89Camden County54.65-7%
90Peach County54.37+11.5%
91Houston County54.1+7.7%
92Jones County53.95+13.5%
93Washington County53.9+28.2%
94Hancock County53.62+20%
95Jefferson County53.48+31.1%
96Turner County53.41-6.5%
97Warren County53.31+28.6%
98McDuffie County53.3+32.2%
99Glascock County53.24+29.2%
100Bibb County53.13+10.9%
101Columbia County52.85+32%
102Johnson County52.57+25.1%
103Glynn County52.55-3.9%
104Bleckley County52.19+3.2%
105Lowndes County51.82-12.5%
106Baldwin County51.72+9%
107Wilkinson County51.67+11.4%
108Brantley County51.66-9.6%
109Twiggs County51.61+6.1%
110Echols County51.28-20.9%
111Burke County51.25+22.2%
112Dodge County51.06-0.1%
113Dougherty County50.44-16.9%
114Brooks County50.06-20%
115Worth County50.04-16.5%
116Ben Hill County50.01-3.8%
117Miller County49.67-18.1%
118Richmond County49.59+21.6%
119Laurens County49.54+4%
120Seminole County49.26-17.8%
121Charlton County48.69-24%
122Baker County48.66-20.8%
123McIntosh County48.62-8%
124Thomas County48.43-26%
125Irwin County48.37-7.9%
126Telfair County47.87-5.2%
127Grady County47.76-26%
128Chatham County47.49+3%
129Cook County47.26-19.3%
130Jenkins County47.17+1.7%
131Lanier County47.16-14.8%
132Clinch County47.09-22.7%
133Tift County47.05-17.4%
134Colquitt County46.89-25.7%
135Screven County46.84-3.5%
136Mitchell County46.79-24.4%
137Effingham County46.73-6.2%
138Ware County46.65-18.9%
139Coffee County46.64-4.9%
140Berrien County46.31-13.9%
141Decatur County46.17-24.6%
142Pierce County45.78-13.3%
143Wayne County45.31-15.9%
144Emanuel County45.08-5.6%
145Wheeler County44.87-10.8%
146Jeff Davis County44.78-9.9%
147Atkinson County44.56-12%
148Liberty County44.38-11.5%
149Bryan County44.16-10.4%
150Bacon County43.82-10.4%
151Long County43.29-16.7%
152Appling County42.85-16.3%
153Treutlen County42.69-13.3%
154Montgomery County41.62-18.3%
155Bulloch County41.21-22.1%
156Toombs County40.3-23.1%
157Tattnall County39.38-26.8%
158Evans County39.22-27.2%
159Candler County38.55-28.1%

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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.

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Georgia by annual precipitation, 2015. 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/georgia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Rabun County, with 81.05 inches in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Candler County, with 38.55 inches in 2015.

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