Counties in Georgia by annual precipitation

Rabun County had the highest annual precipitation of 159 counties in 2020, at 93.01 inches. Bacon County had the lowest, at 44.92 inches. The median was 61.91 inches and the figure for Georgia was 60.46 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest93.01Rabun County
Lowest44.92Bacon County
Median61.91159 counties
Georgia60.46History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 50.37 inchesAtkinson County: 45.74 inchesBacon County: 44.92 inchesBaker County: 54.09 inchesBaldwin County: 58.48 inchesBanks County: 69.61 inchesBarrow County: 70.27 inchesBartow County: 60.57 inchesBen Hill County: 54.19 inchesBerrien County: 49.61 inchesBibb County: 58.83 inchesBleckley County: 63.74 inchesBrantley County: 49.28 inchesBrooks County: 53.25 inchesBryan County: 51.42 inchesBulloch County: 53.59 inchesBurke County: 54.75 inchesButts County: 59.02 inchesCalhoun County: 58.33 inchesCamden County: 53.43 inchesCandler County: 55.42 inchesCarroll County: 71.15 inchesCatoosa County: 68.9 inchesCharlton County: 52.14 inchesChatham County: 50.33 inchesChattahoochee County: 66.51 inchesChattooga County: 67.99 inchesCherokee County: 66.1 inchesClarke County: 67.01 inchesClay County: 66.38 inchesClayton County: 70.96 inchesClinch County: 47.32 inchesCobb County: 66.78 inchesCoffee County: 46.67 inchesColquitt County: 52.92 inchesColumbia County: 56.23 inchesCook County: 51.59 inchesCoweta County: 69.37 inchesCrawford County: 61.63 inchesCrisp County: 60.45 inchesDade County: 69.77 inchesDawson County: 78.59 inchesDecatur County: 55.24 inchesDeKalb County: 71.72 inchesDodge County: 61.13 inchesDooly County: 62.76 inchesDougherty County: 56.89 inchesDouglas County: 69.96 inchesEarly County: 61.91 inchesEchols County: 50.58 inchesEffingham County: 52.38 inchesElbert County: 64.38 inchesEmanuel County: 56.58 inchesEvans County: 54.48 inchesFannin County: 81.87 inchesFayette County: 69.4 inchesFloyd County: 63.8 inchesForsyth County: 73.29 inchesFranklin County: 62.42 inchesFulton County: 70.91 inchesGilmer County: 79.3 inchesGlascock County: 58.02 inchesGlynn County: 50.85 inchesGordon County: 65.2 inchesGrady County: 52.71 inchesGreene County: 61.61 inchesGwinnett County: 71.72 inchesHabersham County: 83.33 inchesHall County: 76.2 inchesHancock County: 59.5 inchesHaralson County: 68.92 inchesHarris County: 69.9 inchesHart County: 66.28 inchesHeard County: 69.09 inchesHenry County: 66.93 inchesHouston County: 64.56 inchesIrwin County: 50.96 inchesJackson County: 69.89 inchesJasper County: 53.85 inchesJeff Davis County: 51.74 inchesJefferson County: 56.87 inchesJenkins County: 51.89 inchesJohnson County: 59.53 inchesJones County: 56.49 inchesLamar County: 63.88 inchesLanier County: 49.69 inchesLaurens County: 61.89 inchesLee County: 60.86 inchesLiberty County: 49.91 inchesLincoln County: 59.79 inchesLong County: 50.5 inchesLowndes County: 51.95 inchesLumpkin County: 87 inchesMcDuffie County: 57.04 inchesMcIntosh County: 47.77 inchesMacon County: 63.85 inchesMadison County: 66.8 inchesMarion County: 65.05 inchesMeriwether County: 70.26 inchesMiller County: 57.51 inchesMitchell County: 52.58 inchesMonroe County: 58.15 inchesMontgomery County: 62.06 inchesMorgan County: 58.74 inchesMurray County: 77.74 inchesMuscogee County: 67.97 inchesNewton County: 60.53 inchesOconee County: 66.96 inchesOglethorpe County: 63.83 inchesPaulding County: 63.09 inchesPeach County: 63.11 inchesPickens County: 70.15 inchesPierce County: 45.17 inchesPike County: 68.77 inchesPolk County: 63.4 inchesPulaski County: 62.76 inchesPutnam County: 53.46 inchesQuitman County: 68.5 inchesRabun County: 93.01 inchesRandolph County: 64.04 inchesRichmond County: 57.34 inchesRockdale County: 67.79 inchesSchley County: 64.46 inchesScreven County: 51.27 inchesSeminole County: 63.49 inchesSpalding County: 67.1 inchesStephens County: 69.89 inchesStewart County: 66.18 inchesSumter County: 63.34 inchesTalbot County: 66.72 inchesTaliaferro County: 61.86 inchesTattnall County: 55.53 inchesTaylor County: 63.3 inchesTelfair County: 58.11 inchesTerrell County: 61.92 inchesThomas County: 53.58 inchesTift County: 51.23 inchesToombs County: 59.2 inchesTowns County: 84.48 inchesTreutlen County: 61.93 inchesTroup County: 69.48 inchesTurner County: 56.22 inchesTwiggs County: 63.23 inchesUnion County: 84.95 inchesUpson County: 66.4 inchesWalker County: 65.17 inchesWalton County: 66.21 inchesWare County: 46.13 inchesWarren County: 58.6 inchesWashington County: 59.7 inchesWayne County: 49.45 inchesWebster County: 64.08 inchesWheeler County: 61.29 inchesWhite County: 87.76 inchesWhitfield County: 70.98 inchesWilcox County: 59.82 inchesWilkes County: 62.22 inchesWilkinson County: 61.54 inchesWorth County: 55.71 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

Rabun County: 93.01 inchesRabun County93.01White County: 87.76 inchesWhite County87.76Lumpkin County: 87 inchesLumpkin County87Union County: 84.95 inchesUnion County84.95Towns County: 84.48 inchesTowns County84.48Habersham County: 83.33 inchesHabersham County83.33Fannin County: 81.87 inchesFannin County81.87Gilmer County: 79.3 inchesGilmer County79.3Dawson County: 78.59 inchesDawson County78.59Murray County: 77.74 inchesMurray County77.74Hall County: 76.2 inchesHall County76.2Forsyth County: 73.29 inchesForsyth County73.29DeKalb County: 71.72 inchesDeKalb County71.72Gwinnett County: 71.72 inchesGwinnett County71.72Carroll County: 71.15 inchesCarroll County71.15Whitfield County: 70.98 inchesWhitfield County70.98Clayton County: 70.96 inchesClayton County70.96Fulton County: 70.91 inchesFulton County70.91Barrow County: 70.27 inchesBarrow County70.27Meriwether County: 70.26 inchesMeriwether County70.26Pickens County: 70.15 inchesPickens County70.15Douglas County: 69.96 inchesDouglas County69.96Harris County: 69.9 inchesHarris County69.9Jackson County: 69.89 inchesJackson County69.89Stephens County: 69.89 inchesStephens County69.89Dade County: 69.77 inchesDade County69.77Banks County: 69.61 inchesBanks County69.61Troup County: 69.48 inchesTroup County69.48Fayette County: 69.4 inchesFayette County69.4Coweta County: 69.37 inchesCoweta County69.37Heard County: 69.09 inchesHeard County69.09Haralson County: 68.92 inchesHaralson County68.92Catoosa County: 68.9 inchesCatoosa County68.9Pike County: 68.77 inchesPike County68.77Quitman County: 68.5 inchesQuitman County68.5Chattooga County: 67.99 inchesChattooga County67.99Muscogee County: 67.97 inchesMuscogee County67.97Rockdale County: 67.79 inchesRockdale County67.79Spalding County: 67.1 inchesSpalding County67.1Clarke County: 67.01 inchesClarke County67.01Rabun County: 93.01 inchesRabun County93.01White County: 87.76 inchesWhite County87.76Lumpkin County: 87 inchesLumpkin County87Union County: 84.95 inchesUnion County84.95Towns County: 84.48 inchesTowns County84.48Habersham County: 83.33 inchesHabersham County83.33Fannin County: 81.87 inchesFannin County81.87Gilmer County: 79.3 inchesGilmer County79.3Dawson County: 78.59 inchesDawson County78.59Murray County: 77.74 inchesMurray County77.74Hall County: 76.2 inchesHall County76.2Forsyth County: 73.29 inchesForsyth County73.29DeKalb County: 71.72 inchesDeKalb County71.72Gwinnett County: 71.72 inchesGwinnett County71.72Carroll County: 71.15 inchesCarroll County71.15Whitfield County: 70.98 inchesWhitfield County70.98Clayton County: 70.96 inchesClayton County70.96Fulton County: 70.91 inchesFulton County70.91Barrow County: 70.27 inchesBarrow County70.27Meriwether County: 70.26 inchesMeriwether County70.26Pickens County: 70.15 inchesPickens County70.15Douglas County: 69.96 inchesDouglas County69.96Harris County: 69.9 inchesHarris County69.9Jackson County: 69.89 inchesJackson County69.89Stephens County: 69.89 inchesStephens County69.89Dade County: 69.77 inchesDade County69.77Banks County: 69.61 inchesBanks County69.61Troup County: 69.48 inchesTroup County69.48Fayette County: 69.4 inchesFayette County69.4Coweta County: 69.37 inchesCoweta County69.37Heard County: 69.09 inchesHeard County69.09Haralson County: 68.92 inchesHaralson County68.92Catoosa County: 68.9 inchesCatoosa County68.9Pike County: 68.77 inchesPike County68.77Quitman County: 68.5 inchesQuitman County68.5Chattooga County: 67.99 inchesChattooga County67.99Muscogee County: 67.97 inchesMuscogee County67.97Rockdale County: 67.79 inchesRockdale County67.79Spalding County: 67.1 inchesSpalding County67.1Clarke County: 67.01 inchesClarke County67.01
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
1Rabun County93.01+20.7%
2White County87.76+20.2%
3Lumpkin County87+20.6%
4Union County84.95+18%
5Towns County84.48+14.3%
6Habersham County83.33+24.8%
7Fannin County81.87+17.6%
8Gilmer County79.3+16.4%
9Dawson County78.59+22.5%
10Murray County77.74+16.1%
11Hall County76.2+36%
12Forsyth County73.29+27%
13DeKalb County71.72+47.1%
13Gwinnett County71.72+37.6%
15Carroll County71.15+31.2%
16Whitfield County70.98+17.5%
17Clayton County70.96+47.3%
18Fulton County70.91+41.2%
19Barrow County70.27+37.6%
20Meriwether County70.26+27.2%
21Pickens County70.15+18.6%
22Douglas County69.96+38.1%
23Harris County69.9+33.3%
24Jackson County69.89+34.2%
24Stephens County69.89+29.1%
26Dade County69.77+13.7%
27Banks County69.61+29.5%
28Troup County69.48+30.7%
29Fayette County69.4+40.7%
30Coweta County69.37+33.7%
31Heard County69.09+28.5%
32Haralson County68.92+26.9%
33Catoosa County68.9+18.8%
34Pike County68.77+30.5%
35Quitman County68.5+49.2%
36Chattooga County67.99+9.2%
37Muscogee County67.97+36%
38Rockdale County67.79+46.7%
39Spalding County67.1+39.6%
40Clarke County67.01+33.1%
41Oconee County66.96+35.7%
42Henry County66.93+45.9%
43Madison County66.8+29.3%
44Cobb County66.78+36.8%
45Talbot County66.72+26.9%
46Chattahoochee County66.51+33.9%
47Upson County66.4+26.2%
48Clay County66.38+42.8%
49Hart County66.28+40.6%
50Walton County66.21+38.3%
51Stewart County66.18+31.9%
52Cherokee County66.1+22.4%
53Gordon County65.2+12.9%
54Walker County65.17+15.7%
55Marion County65.05+26.9%
56Houston County64.56+37%
57Schley County64.46+28.2%
58Elbert County64.38+46.8%
59Webster County64.08+20.6%
60Randolph County64.04+22.8%
61Lamar County63.88+33.7%
62Macon County63.85+38.7%
63Oglethorpe County63.83+39.3%
64Floyd County63.8+10.9%
65Bleckley County63.74+33.7%
66Seminole County63.49+61.8%
67Polk County63.4+21.1%
68Sumter County63.34+23.3%
69Taylor County63.3+31%
70Twiggs County63.23+35.1%
71Peach County63.11+36.7%
72Paulding County63.09+29.1%
73Dooly County62.76+31.2%
73Pulaski County62.76+30.7%
75Franklin County62.42+28%
76Wilkes County62.22+51.2%
77Montgomery County62.06+63.4%
78Treutlen County61.93+52.1%
79Terrell County61.92+14.6%
80Early County61.91+42.2%
81Laurens County61.89+38.7%
82Taliaferro County61.86+48.2%
83Crawford County61.63+31.9%
84Greene County61.61+41%
85Wilkinson County61.54+34.5%
86Wheeler County61.29+55.1%
87Dodge County61.13+33.2%
88Lee County60.86+18.5%
89Bartow County60.57+18.8%
90Newton County60.53+41.1%
91Crisp County60.45+24.3%
92Wilcox County59.82+27.5%
93Lincoln County59.79+40.9%
94Washington County59.7+26.9%
95Johnson County59.53+25.6%
96Hancock County59.5+35.7%
97Toombs County59.2+49.5%
98Butts County59.02+39.7%
99Bibb County58.83+30.3%
100Morgan County58.74+35.3%
101Warren County58.6+31.2%
102Baldwin County58.48+34.6%
103Calhoun County58.33+15.2%
104Monroe County58.15+32.2%
105Telfair County58.11+39.6%
106Glascock County58.02+19.9%
107Miller County57.51+39.9%
108Richmond County57.34+22.8%
109McDuffie County57.04+28.2%
110Dougherty County56.89+13.8%
111Jefferson County56.87+12.1%
112Emanuel County56.58+25.5%
113Jones County56.49+32.4%
114Columbia County56.23+23.8%
115Turner County56.22+22.1%
116Worth County55.71+20.5%
117Tattnall County55.53+27.2%
118Candler County55.42+26.2%
119Decatur County55.24+44.8%
120Burke County54.75+17.9%
121Evans County54.48+19.2%
122Ben Hill County54.19+25.4%
123Baker County54.09+19.4%
124Jasper County53.85+34.1%
125Bulloch County53.59+15.6%
126Thomas County53.58+31.8%
127Putnam County53.46+34%
128Camden County53.43+12%
129Brooks County53.25+29.5%
130Colquitt County52.92+25.3%
131Grady County52.71+34.3%
132Mitchell County52.58+21.2%
133Effingham County52.38+7%
134Charlton County52.14+24%
135Lowndes County51.95+29.8%
136Jenkins County51.89+16.2%
137Jeff Davis County51.74+35.6%
138Cook County51.59+24.9%
139Bryan County51.42+7.5%
140Screven County51.27+15.5%
141Tift County51.23+21.2%
142Irwin County50.96+20%
143Glynn County50.85+7.5%
144Echols County50.58+32.6%
145Long County50.5+9.5%
146Appling County50.37+25.9%
147Chatham County50.33+3.1%
148Liberty County49.91+6.3%
149Lanier County49.69+25%
150Berrien County49.61+19.5%
151Wayne County49.45+7.5%
152Brantley County49.28+4.8%
153McIntosh County47.77+0.2%
154Clinch County47.32+27.4%
155Coffee County46.67+17.1%
156Ware County46.13+19.2%
157Atkinson County45.74+15.8%
158Pierce County45.17+6.4%
159Bacon County44.92+19.2%

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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, 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/georgia-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Rabun County, with 93.01 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Bacon County, with 44.92 inches in 2020.

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