Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation

Boundary County had the highest annual precipitation of 44 counties in 2023, at 33.51 inches. Jerome County had the lowest, at 9.2 inches. The median was 20.72 inches and the figure for Idaho was 22.13 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest33.51Boundary County
Lowest9.2Jerome County
Median20.7244 counties
Idaho22.13History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 12.85 inchesAdams County: 26.87 inchesBannock County: 23.67 inchesBear Lake County: 27.02 inchesBenewah County: 21.8 inchesBingham County: 15.7 inchesBlaine County: 18.82 inchesBoise County: 29.68 inchesBonner County: 28.91 inchesBonneville County: 24.42 inchesBoundary County: 33.51 inchesButte County: 15.65 inchesCamas County: 21.57 inchesCanyon County: 10.13 inchesCaribou County: 28.19 inchesCassia County: 19 inchesClark County: 16.7 inchesClearwater County: 32.18 inchesCuster County: 24.75 inchesElmore County: 18.67 inchesFranklin County: 28.33 inchesFremont County: 22.24 inchesGem County: 18.69 inchesGooding County: 9.84 inchesIdaho County: 30.93 inchesJefferson County: 9.9 inchesJerome County: 9.2 inchesKootenai County: 22.75 inchesLatah County: 22.14 inchesLemhi County: 21.64 inchesLewis County: 18.97 inchesLincoln County: 10.41 inchesMadison County: 17.29 inchesMinidoka County: 10.68 inchesNez Perce County: 17 inchesOneida County: 22.1 inchesOwyhee County: 13.2 inchesPayette County: 12.74 inchesPower County: 18.1 inchesShoshone County: 32.97 inchesTeton County: 28.69 inchesTwin Falls County: 12.39 inchesValley County: 29.9 inchesWashington County: 19.86 inches
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inches, 2023. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Boundary County: 33.51 inchesBoundary County33.51Shoshone County: 32.97 inchesShoshone County32.97Clearwater County: 32.18 inchesClearwater County32.18Idaho County: 30.93 inchesIdaho County30.93Valley County: 29.9 inchesValley County29.9Boise County: 29.68 inchesBoise County29.68Bonner County: 28.91 inchesBonner County28.91Teton County: 28.69 inchesTeton County28.69Franklin County: 28.33 inchesFranklin County28.33Caribou County: 28.19 inchesCaribou County28.19Bear Lake County: 27.02 inchesBear Lake County27.02Adams County: 26.87 inchesAdams County26.87Custer County: 24.75 inchesCuster County24.75Bonneville County: 24.42 inchesBonneville County24.42Bannock County: 23.67 inchesBannock County23.67Kootenai County: 22.75 inchesKootenai County22.75Fremont County: 22.24 inchesFremont County22.24Latah County: 22.14 inchesLatah County22.14Oneida County: 22.1 inchesOneida County22.1Benewah County: 21.8 inchesBenewah County21.8Lemhi County: 21.64 inchesLemhi County21.64Camas County: 21.57 inchesCamas County21.57Washington County: 19.86 inchesWashington County19.86Cassia County: 19 inchesCassia County19Lewis County: 18.97 inchesLewis County18.97Blaine County: 18.82 inchesBlaine County18.82Gem County: 18.69 inchesGem County18.69Elmore County: 18.67 inchesElmore County18.67Power County: 18.1 inchesPower County18.1Madison County: 17.29 inchesMadison County17.29Nez Perce County: 17 inchesNez Perce County17Clark County: 16.7 inchesClark County16.7Bingham County: 15.7 inchesBingham County15.7Butte County: 15.65 inchesButte County15.65Owyhee County: 13.2 inchesOwyhee County13.2Ada County: 12.85 inchesAda County12.85Payette County: 12.74 inchesPayette County12.74Twin Falls County: 12.39 inchesTwin Falls County12.39Minidoka County: 10.68 inchesMinidoka County10.68Lincoln County: 10.41 inchesLincoln County10.41Canyon County: 10.13 inchesCanyon County10.13Jefferson County: 9.9 inchesJefferson County9.9Gooding County: 9.84 inchesGooding County9.84Jerome County: 9.2 inchesJerome County9.2Boundary County: 33.51 inchesBoundary County33.51Shoshone County: 32.97 inchesShoshone County32.97Clearwater County: 32.18 inchesClearwater County32.18Idaho County: 30.93 inchesIdaho County30.93Valley County: 29.9 inchesValley County29.9Boise County: 29.68 inchesBoise County29.68Bonner County: 28.91 inchesBonner County28.91Teton County: 28.69 inchesTeton County28.69Franklin County: 28.33 inchesFranklin County28.33Caribou County: 28.19 inchesCaribou County28.19Bear Lake County: 27.02 inchesBear Lake County27.02Adams County: 26.87 inchesAdams County26.87Custer County: 24.75 inchesCuster County24.75Bonneville County: 24.42 inchesBonneville County24.42Bannock County: 23.67 inchesBannock County23.67Kootenai County: 22.75 inchesKootenai County22.75Fremont County: 22.24 inchesFremont County22.24Latah County: 22.14 inchesLatah County22.14Oneida County: 22.1 inchesOneida County22.1Benewah County: 21.8 inchesBenewah County21.8Lemhi County: 21.64 inchesLemhi County21.64Camas County: 21.57 inchesCamas County21.57Washington County: 19.86 inchesWashington County19.86Cassia County: 19 inchesCassia County19Lewis County: 18.97 inchesLewis County18.97Blaine County: 18.82 inchesBlaine County18.82Gem County: 18.69 inchesGem County18.69Elmore County: 18.67 inchesElmore County18.67Power County: 18.1 inchesPower County18.1Madison County: 17.29 inchesMadison County17.29Nez Perce County: 17 inchesNez Perce County17Clark County: 16.7 inchesClark County16.7Bingham County: 15.7 inchesBingham County15.7Butte County: 15.65 inchesButte County15.65Owyhee County: 13.2 inchesOwyhee County13.2Ada County: 12.85 inchesAda County12.85Payette County: 12.74 inchesPayette County12.74Twin Falls County: 12.39 inchesTwin Falls County12.39Minidoka County: 10.68 inchesMinidoka County10.68Lincoln County: 10.41 inchesLincoln County10.41Canyon County: 10.13 inchesCanyon County10.13Jefferson County: 9.9 inchesJefferson County9.9Gooding County: 9.84 inchesGooding County9.84Jerome County: 9.2 inchesJerome County9.2
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inches
Change on 2022
1Boundary County33.51-12.6%
2Shoshone County32.97-29%
3Clearwater County32.18-26.9%
4Idaho County30.93-13.5%
5Valley County29.9-3%
6Boise County29.68+1%
7Bonner County28.91-18.5%
8Teton County28.69+41.5%
9Franklin County28.33+47.5%
10Caribou County28.19+39.5%
11Bear Lake County27.02+39.1%
12Adams County26.87-0.6%
13Custer County24.75+18%
14Bonneville County24.42+27.1%
15Bannock County23.67+46.6%
16Kootenai County22.75-32.9%
17Fremont County22.24+13.8%
18Latah County22.14-38.2%
19Oneida County22.1+42.1%
20Benewah County21.8-35.1%
21Lemhi County21.64+18.5%
22Camas County21.57+19.5%
23Washington County19.86+11.1%
24Cassia County19+36.6%
25Lewis County18.97-34.4%
26Blaine County18.82+17.2%
27Gem County18.69+3%
28Elmore County18.67+5.5%
29Power County18.1+10.2%
30Madison County17.29+44.9%
31Nez Perce County17-36.9%
32Clark County16.7+18%
33Bingham County15.7+28.7%
34Butte County15.65+36%
35Owyhee County13.2+18.6%
36Ada County12.85+4.4%
37Payette County12.74+11.1%
38Twin Falls County12.39+28.7%
39Minidoka County10.68+28.8%
40Lincoln County10.41+39%
41Canyon County10.13+5%
42Jefferson County9.9+32.9%
43Gooding County9.84+24.9%
44Jerome County9.2+35.7%

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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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2023) [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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2023. 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/idaho-counties?period=2023. 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 Idaho by annual precipitation, 2023. 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/idaho-counties?period=2023.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/idaho-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Idaho by annual precipitation, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Boundary County, with 33.51 inches in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Jerome County, with 9.2 inches in 2023.

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