Counties in Georgia by annual precipitation

Rabun County had the highest annual precipitation of 159 counties in 2018, at 94.57 inches. Bacon County had the lowest, at 44.1 inches. The median was 59.98 inches and the figure for Georgia was 60.8 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest94.57Rabun County
Lowest44.1Bacon County
Median59.98159 counties
Georgia60.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 47 inchesAtkinson County: 51.02 inchesBacon County: 44.1 inchesBaker County: 62.77 inchesBaldwin County: 54.52 inchesBanks County: 74.32 inchesBarrow County: 71.13 inchesBartow County: 62.26 inchesBen Hill County: 58.28 inchesBerrien County: 56.66 inchesBibb County: 52.49 inchesBleckley County: 58.98 inchesBrantley County: 57.3 inchesBrooks County: 61.82 inchesBryan County: 50.16 inchesBulloch County: 54.06 inchesBurke County: 54.43 inchesButts County: 61.15 inchesCalhoun County: 60.74 inchesCamden County: 56.02 inchesCandler County: 54.08 inchesCarroll County: 72.79 inchesCatoosa County: 64.58 inchesCharlton County: 54.23 inchesChatham County: 46.37 inchesChattahoochee County: 58.8 inchesChattooga County: 67.45 inchesCherokee County: 68.16 inchesClarke County: 70.48 inchesClay County: 59.96 inchesClayton County: 68.62 inchesClinch County: 54.5 inchesCobb County: 66.99 inchesCoffee County: 52.24 inchesColquitt County: 58.95 inchesColumbia County: 53.33 inchesCook County: 57.32 inchesCoweta County: 67.63 inchesCrawford County: 54.44 inchesCrisp County: 62.59 inchesDade County: 66.66 inchesDawson County: 76.79 inchesDecatur County: 69.7 inchesDeKalb County: 69.37 inchesDodge County: 57.8 inchesDooly County: 59.98 inchesDougherty County: 60.25 inchesDouglas County: 70.66 inchesEarly County: 64.82 inchesEchols County: 61.69 inchesEffingham County: 51.22 inchesElbert County: 61.05 inchesEmanuel County: 54.71 inchesEvans County: 51.68 inchesFannin County: 83.06 inchesFayette County: 67.02 inchesFloyd County: 67.33 inchesForsyth County: 72.27 inchesFranklin County: 63.45 inchesFulton County: 70.12 inchesGilmer County: 85.2 inchesGlascock County: 53.36 inchesGlynn County: 53.14 inchesGordon County: 68.82 inchesGrady County: 69.17 inchesGreene County: 59.59 inchesGwinnett County: 69.75 inchesHabersham County: 88.94 inchesHall County: 74.57 inchesHancock County: 54.28 inchesHaralson County: 70.93 inchesHarris County: 62.64 inchesHart County: 60.78 inchesHeard County: 67.6 inchesHenry County: 65.59 inchesHouston County: 58.17 inchesIrwin County: 58.25 inchesJackson County: 71.27 inchesJasper County: 58.66 inchesJeff Davis County: 51.37 inchesJefferson County: 53.4 inchesJenkins County: 53.93 inchesJohnson County: 54.61 inchesJones County: 54.55 inchesLamar County: 61.45 inchesLanier County: 56.58 inchesLaurens County: 58.16 inchesLee County: 61.26 inchesLiberty County: 51.25 inchesLincoln County: 52.8 inchesLong County: 51.95 inchesLowndes County: 61.78 inchesLumpkin County: 84.2 inchesMcDuffie County: 52.23 inchesMcIntosh County: 52.38 inchesMacon County: 55.41 inchesMadison County: 67.52 inchesMarion County: 58.43 inchesMeriwether County: 65.31 inchesMiller County: 67.69 inchesMitchell County: 62.2 inchesMonroe County: 56.11 inchesMontgomery County: 58.44 inchesMorgan County: 63.03 inchesMurray County: 83.17 inchesMuscogee County: 59.38 inchesNewton County: 62.81 inchesOconee County: 70.25 inchesOglethorpe County: 62.25 inchesPaulding County: 63.57 inchesPeach County: 55.13 inchesPickens County: 74.81 inchesPierce County: 50.13 inchesPike County: 64.31 inchesPolk County: 65.71 inchesPulaski County: 61.11 inchesPutnam County: 57.11 inchesQuitman County: 58.91 inchesRabun County: 94.57 inchesRandolph County: 59.64 inchesRichmond County: 55.38 inchesRockdale County: 66.27 inchesSchley County: 57.23 inchesScreven County: 54.6 inchesSeminole County: 71.09 inchesSpalding County: 64.62 inchesStephens County: 73.75 inchesStewart County: 58.55 inchesSumter County: 59.2 inchesTalbot County: 60.21 inchesTaliaferro County: 52.79 inchesTattnall County: 50.71 inchesTaylor County: 56.17 inchesTelfair County: 57.44 inchesTerrell County: 60.44 inchesThomas County: 65.87 inchesTift County: 58.75 inchesToombs County: 53.3 inchesTowns County: 89.41 inchesTreutlen County: 59.46 inchesTroup County: 65.31 inchesTurner County: 61.27 inchesTwiggs County: 56.25 inchesUnion County: 86.29 inchesUpson County: 60.78 inchesWalker County: 59.51 inchesWalton County: 68.63 inchesWare County: 49.22 inchesWarren County: 52.31 inchesWashington County: 53.43 inchesWayne County: 53.03 inchesWebster County: 59.33 inchesWheeler County: 59.38 inchesWhite County: 91.95 inchesWhitfield County: 70.64 inchesWilcox County: 60.31 inchesWilkes County: 53.3 inchesWilkinson County: 54.36 inchesWorth County: 60.33 inches
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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

Rabun County: 94.57 inchesRabun County94.57White County: 91.95 inchesWhite County91.95Towns County: 89.41 inchesTowns County89.41Habersham County: 88.94 inchesHabersham County88.94Union County: 86.29 inchesUnion County86.29Gilmer County: 85.2 inchesGilmer County85.2Lumpkin County: 84.2 inchesLumpkin County84.2Murray County: 83.17 inchesMurray County83.17Fannin County: 83.06 inchesFannin County83.06Dawson County: 76.79 inchesDawson County76.79Pickens County: 74.81 inchesPickens County74.81Hall County: 74.57 inchesHall County74.57Banks County: 74.32 inchesBanks County74.32Stephens County: 73.75 inchesStephens County73.75Carroll County: 72.79 inchesCarroll County72.79Forsyth County: 72.27 inchesForsyth County72.27Jackson County: 71.27 inchesJackson County71.27Barrow County: 71.13 inchesBarrow County71.13Seminole County: 71.09 inchesSeminole County71.09Haralson County: 70.93 inchesHaralson County70.93Douglas County: 70.66 inchesDouglas County70.66Whitfield County: 70.64 inchesWhitfield County70.64Clarke County: 70.48 inchesClarke County70.48Oconee County: 70.25 inchesOconee County70.25Fulton County: 70.12 inchesFulton County70.12Gwinnett County: 69.75 inchesGwinnett County69.75Decatur County: 69.7 inchesDecatur County69.7DeKalb County: 69.37 inchesDeKalb County69.37Grady County: 69.17 inchesGrady County69.17Gordon County: 68.82 inchesGordon County68.82Walton County: 68.63 inchesWalton County68.63Clayton County: 68.62 inchesClayton County68.62Cherokee County: 68.16 inchesCherokee County68.16Miller County: 67.69 inchesMiller County67.69Coweta County: 67.63 inchesCoweta County67.63Heard County: 67.6 inchesHeard County67.6Madison County: 67.52 inchesMadison County67.52Chattooga County: 67.45 inchesChattooga County67.45Floyd County: 67.33 inchesFloyd County67.33Fayette County: 67.02 inchesFayette County67.02Rabun County: 94.57 inchesRabun County94.57White County: 91.95 inchesWhite County91.95Towns County: 89.41 inchesTowns County89.41Habersham County: 88.94 inchesHabersham County88.94Union County: 86.29 inchesUnion County86.29Gilmer County: 85.2 inchesGilmer County85.2Lumpkin County: 84.2 inchesLumpkin County84.2Murray County: 83.17 inchesMurray County83.17Fannin County: 83.06 inchesFannin County83.06Dawson County: 76.79 inchesDawson County76.79Pickens County: 74.81 inchesPickens County74.81Hall County: 74.57 inchesHall County74.57Banks County: 74.32 inchesBanks County74.32Stephens County: 73.75 inchesStephens County73.75Carroll County: 72.79 inchesCarroll County72.79Forsyth County: 72.27 inchesForsyth County72.27Jackson County: 71.27 inchesJackson County71.27Barrow County: 71.13 inchesBarrow County71.13Seminole County: 71.09 inchesSeminole County71.09Haralson County: 70.93 inchesHaralson County70.93Douglas County: 70.66 inchesDouglas County70.66Whitfield County: 70.64 inchesWhitfield County70.64Clarke County: 70.48 inchesClarke County70.48Oconee County: 70.25 inchesOconee County70.25Fulton County: 70.12 inchesFulton County70.12Gwinnett County: 69.75 inchesGwinnett County69.75Decatur County: 69.7 inchesDecatur County69.7DeKalb County: 69.37 inchesDeKalb County69.37Grady County: 69.17 inchesGrady County69.17Gordon County: 68.82 inchesGordon County68.82Walton County: 68.63 inchesWalton County68.63Clayton County: 68.62 inchesClayton County68.62Cherokee County: 68.16 inchesCherokee County68.16Miller County: 67.69 inchesMiller County67.69Coweta County: 67.63 inchesCoweta County67.63Heard County: 67.6 inchesHeard County67.6Madison County: 67.52 inchesMadison County67.52Chattooga County: 67.45 inchesChattooga County67.45Floyd County: 67.33 inchesFloyd County67.33Fayette County: 67.02 inchesFayette County67.02
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
1Rabun County94.57+59.9%
2White County91.95+51.6%
3Towns County89.41+49.9%
4Habersham County88.94+55.5%
5Union County86.29+37.6%
6Gilmer County85.2+22.9%
7Lumpkin County84.2+30.7%
8Murray County83.17+26.8%
9Fannin County83.06+29.1%
10Dawson County76.79+24.2%
11Pickens County74.81+19.4%
12Hall County74.57+35.1%
13Banks County74.32+43.5%
14Stephens County73.75+44.9%
15Carroll County72.79+10.6%
16Forsyth County72.27+37%
17Jackson County71.27+34.7%
18Barrow County71.13+30.9%
19Seminole County71.09+39.2%
20Haralson County70.93+17.6%
21Douglas County70.66+18%
22Whitfield County70.64+20.3%
23Clarke County70.48+28.5%
24Oconee County70.25+25.3%
25Fulton County70.12+27.2%
26Gwinnett County69.75+31.9%
27Decatur County69.7+51.8%
28DeKalb County69.37+28.6%
29Grady County69.17+56.2%
30Gordon County68.82+20.9%
31Walton County68.63+27%
32Clayton County68.62+27.3%
33Cherokee County68.16+20.8%
34Miller County67.69+44.3%
35Coweta County67.63+13.7%
36Heard County67.6+5.2%
37Madison County67.52+33.5%
38Chattooga County67.45+17%
39Floyd County67.33+20.8%
40Fayette County67.02+23%
41Cobb County66.99+20.7%
42Dade County66.66+8.9%
43Rockdale County66.27+27%
44Thomas County65.87+46.8%
45Polk County65.71+23.5%
46Henry County65.59+26.9%
47Meriwether County65.31+26.2%
47Troup County65.31+11%
49Early County64.82+26.8%
50Spalding County64.62+27.8%
51Catoosa County64.58+14.3%
52Pike County64.31+33.3%
53Paulding County63.57+13.4%
54Franklin County63.45+38.4%
55Morgan County63.03+22.2%
56Newton County62.81+27.7%
57Baker County62.77+44.5%
58Harris County62.64+15.7%
59Crisp County62.59+18.5%
60Bartow County62.26+15.1%
61Oglethorpe County62.25+22.5%
62Mitchell County62.2+47%
63Brooks County61.82+33.2%
64Lowndes County61.78+30.3%
65Echols County61.69+30%
66Lamar County61.45+33.3%
67Turner County61.27+21.3%
68Lee County61.26+18.2%
69Butts County61.15+28.5%
70Pulaski County61.11+27.6%
71Elbert County61.05+30.8%
72Hart County60.78+24.9%
72Upson County60.78+36.6%
74Calhoun County60.74+25.7%
75Terrell County60.44+16.3%
76Worth County60.33+25.6%
77Wilcox County60.31+23.8%
78Dougherty County60.25+31.4%
79Talbot County60.21+23.3%
80Dooly County59.98+18.9%
81Clay County59.96+13.2%
82Randolph County59.64+14.1%
83Greene County59.59+19.2%
84Walker County59.51+10.6%
85Treutlen County59.46+33.3%
86Muscogee County59.38+14%
86Wheeler County59.38+32.5%
88Webster County59.33+11.6%
89Sumter County59.2+10.7%
90Bleckley County58.98+29.4%
91Colquitt County58.95+32.5%
92Quitman County58.91+10.5%
93Chattahoochee County58.8+14%
94Tift County58.75+24.1%
95Jasper County58.66+25.9%
96Stewart County58.55+11.7%
97Montgomery County58.44+29.8%
98Marion County58.43+12%
99Ben Hill County58.28+26.7%
100Irwin County58.25+24.5%
101Houston County58.17+27.1%
102Laurens County58.16+28%
103Dodge County57.8+28.9%
104Telfair County57.44+29.7%
105Cook County57.32+24.1%
106Brantley County57.3+20.1%
107Schley County57.23+10.1%
108Putnam County57.11+19.2%
109Berrien County56.66+20.5%
110Lanier County56.58+19.9%
111Twiggs County56.25+23.4%
112Taylor County56.17+18.1%
113Monroe County56.11+23.8%
114Camden County56.02+15.1%
115Macon County55.41+15.1%
116Richmond County55.38+25.9%
117Peach County55.13+20.4%
118Emanuel County54.71+24.7%
119Johnson County54.61+17.3%
120Screven County54.6+20.9%
121Jones County54.55+16.3%
122Baldwin County54.52+14.2%
123Clinch County54.5+18.8%
124Crawford County54.44+20.5%
125Burke County54.43+29.1%
126Wilkinson County54.36+17%
127Hancock County54.28+16.2%
128Charlton County54.23+10.6%
129Candler County54.08+23.2%
130Bulloch County54.06+16.3%
131Jenkins County53.93+25.3%
132Washington County53.43+13.2%
133Jefferson County53.4+18%
134Glascock County53.36+17.9%
135Columbia County53.33+20%
136Toombs County53.3+16.5%
136Wilkes County53.3+22.4%
138Glynn County53.14+10.7%
139Wayne County53.03+9%
140Lincoln County52.8+22.9%
141Taliaferro County52.79+19%
142Bibb County52.49+12.5%
143McIntosh County52.38+11.2%
144Warren County52.31+19.3%
145Coffee County52.24+16.5%
146McDuffie County52.23+19.4%
147Long County51.95+5%
148Evans County51.68+8.6%
149Jeff Davis County51.37+17%
150Liberty County51.25+3.6%
151Effingham County51.22+2.6%
152Atkinson County51.02+9.4%
153Tattnall County50.71+5.4%
154Bryan County50.16-0.4%
155Pierce County50.13+8.9%
156Ware County49.22+8.8%
157Appling County47+2.4%
158Chatham County46.37-10.7%
159Bacon County44.1+1.8%

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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.

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Rabun County, with 94.57 inches in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Bacon County, with 44.1 inches in 2018.

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