Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation

Kalamazoo County had the highest annual precipitation of 83 counties in 2024, at 42.72 inches. Isabella County had the lowest, at 27.22 inches. The median was 34.06 inches and the figure for Michigan was 34.61 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest42.72Kalamazoo County

Lowest27.22Isabella County

Median34.0683 counties

Michigan34.61History

Map of counties, 2024

Under 31
31 to 33
33 to 34
34 to 36
36 to 38
38 and over

inches, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 inches	Change on 2023
1	Kalamazoo County	42.72	+7.6%
2	Calhoun County	42.27	+13%
3	St. Joseph County	42.09	+13.3%
4	Branch County	41.95	+17.8%
5	Van Buren County	40.97	-0.9%
6	Alger County	40.55	+16%
7	Berrien County	40.53	-1.9%
8	Cass County	40.26	-2.1%
9	Jackson County	39.05	+11.8%
10	Macomb County	39	-0.9%
11	Schoolcraft County	38.78	+19.4%
12	Allegan County	38.68	-0.2%
13	Oceana County	38.39	+14.6%
14	Barry County	38.37	+0.4%
15	Oakland County	37.97	-1.9%
16	Lapeer County	37.57	-8.6%
17	St. Clair County	37.05	-7.6%
17	Washtenaw County	37.05	+7.2%
19	Eaton County	37	-4.5%
20	Ingham County	36.98	+0.1%
20	Livingston County	36.98	+2.6%
22	Chippewa County	36.97	+14.1%
23	Luce County	36.88	+17.1%
24	Hillsdale County	36.7	+10.2%
25	Genesee County	36.27	-7.3%
26	Muskegon County	36.24	+4.6%
27	Wayne County	36.13	-2%
28	Ottawa County	35.55	+1.5%
29	Newaygo County	35.47	+13.3%
30	Shiawassee County	35.45	-10.4%
31	Otsego County	35.28	+11%
32	Charlevoix County	35.27	+9.5%
33	Monroe County	35.25	+2.4%
34	Baraga County	35.15	+5.6%
35	Kent County	34.99	-3.5%
36	Marquette County	34.89	-0.3%
37	Mackinac County	34.84	+14.4%
38	Antrim County	34.83	+6.3%
39	Mason County	34.81	+23.8%
40	Lake County	34.63	+22.4%
41	Tuscola County	34.13	-8.4%
42	Kalkaska County	34.06	+6.2%
43	Osceola County	34.03	+20.8%
43	Wexford County	34.03	+17%
45	Alpena County	33.83	+12.7%
45	Sanilac County	33.83	-7.7%
47	Presque Isle County	33.77	+11.6%
48	Delta County	33.73	+15.6%
48	Missaukee County	33.73	+15%
50	Lenawee County	33.66	-0.7%
51	Crawford County	33.53	+8.5%
52	Ionia County	33.33	-11.8%
53	Alcona County	33.29	+14.6%
54	Montmorency County	33.11	+12.5%
55	Cheboygan County	33.01	+10.3%
56	Emmet County	32.84	+10.2%
57	Iosco County	32.61	+8.1%
58	Saginaw County	32.5	-13.8%
59	Huron County	32.31	-4.9%
60	Manistee County	32.22	+18%
61	Oscoda County	32.11	+10.1%
62	Clinton County	32.09	-14.6%
63	Mecosta County	32.06	+5.6%
64	Ogemaw County	32.03	+4.3%
65	Roscommon County	31.87	+3.7%
66	Houghton County	31.54	+9.3%
67	Gogebic County	31.52	-2%
68	Menominee County	31.31	+15.7%
69	Montcalm County	31.1	-14.4%
70	Iron County	31.03	+8.5%
71	Dickinson County	30.87	+13.1%
72	Clare County	30.82	-2.1%
73	Arenac County	30.42	+0.2%
74	Keweenaw County	30.21	+0.6%
75	Ontonagon County	30.15	+2.6%
76	Gladwin County	29.75	-6%
77	Bay County	29.64	-12%
77	Benzie County	29.64	+4.7%
79	Leelanau County	29.2	-2.8%
80	Grand Traverse County	29.06	+0.1%
81	Gratiot County	28.6	-22.7%
82	Midland County	27.68	-21.3%
83	Isabella County	27.22	-23.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2024) [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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2024. 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/michigan-counties?period=2024. 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 Michigan by annual precipitation, 2024. 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/michigan-counties?period=2024.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/michigan-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_michigan_by_2024,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Michigan by annual precipitation, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/michigan-counties?period=2024. Publisher attribution: 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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