Counties in New York by annual precipitation, 2025

Oneida County had the highest annual precipitation of 62 counties in 2025, at 48.57 inches. Yates County had the lowest, at 29.67 inches. The median was 38.94 inches and the figure for New York was 40.19 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.57Oneida County
Lowest29.67Yates County
Median38.9462 counties
New York40.19History

Map of counties, 2025

Albany County: 39.2 inchesAllegany County: 36.55 inchesBronx County: 37.14 inchesBroome County: 41.82 inchesCattaraugus County: 43.34 inchesCayuga County: 37.59 inchesChautauqua County: 42.95 inchesChemung County: 34.08 inchesChenango County: 44.45 inchesClinton County: 35.36 inchesColumbia County: 38.65 inchesCortland County: 41.17 inchesDelaware County: 44.12 inchesDutchess County: 39.7 inchesErie County: 37.78 inchesEssex County: 41.7 inchesFranklin County: 39.21 inchesFulton County: 47.42 inchesGenesee County: 32.31 inchesGreene County: 41.6 inchesHamilton County: 45.72 inchesHerkimer County: 47.56 inchesJefferson County: 42.76 inchesKings County: 37.09 inchesLewis County: 48.5 inchesLivingston County: 31.24 inchesMadison County: 45.45 inchesMonroe County: 30.97 inchesMontgomery County: 41.51 inchesNassau County: 33.3 inchesNew York County: 37.47 inchesNiagara County: 29.89 inchesOneida County: 48.57 inchesOnondaga County: 41.29 inchesOntario County: 30.15 inchesOrange County: 39.09 inchesOrleans County: 30.32 inchesOswego County: 46.03 inchesOtsego County: 44.65 inchesPutnam County: 39.33 inchesQueens County: 36.38 inchesRensselaer County: 41.66 inchesRichmond County: 38.43 inchesRockland County: 38.74 inchesSt. Lawrence County: 36.03 inchesSaratoga County: 43.64 inchesSchenectady County: 40.36 inchesSchoharie County: 40.81 inchesSchuyler County: 32.78 inchesSeneca County: 31.58 inchesSteuben County: 32.89 inchesSuffolk County: 34.86 inchesSullivan County: 43.88 inchesTioga County: 37.56 inchesTompkins County: 35.79 inchesUlster County: 46.51 inchesWarren County: 41.43 inchesWashington County: 38.78 inchesWayne County: 30.41 inchesWestchester County: 38.62 inchesWyoming County: 38.19 inchesYates County: 29.67 inches
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inches, 2025. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Oneida County: 48.57 inchesOneida County48.57Lewis County: 48.5 inchesLewis County48.5Herkimer County: 47.56 inchesHerkimer County47.56Fulton County: 47.42 inchesFulton County47.42Ulster County: 46.51 inchesUlster County46.51Oswego County: 46.03 inchesOswego County46.03Hamilton County: 45.72 inchesHamilton County45.72Madison County: 45.45 inchesMadison County45.45Otsego County: 44.65 inchesOtsego County44.65Chenango County: 44.45 inchesChenango County44.45Delaware County: 44.12 inchesDelaware County44.12Sullivan County: 43.88 inchesSullivan County43.88Saratoga County: 43.64 inchesSaratoga County43.64Cattaraugus County: 43.34 inchesCattaraugus County43.34Chautauqua County: 42.95 inchesChautauqua County42.95Jefferson County: 42.76 inchesJefferson County42.76Broome County: 41.82 inchesBroome County41.82Essex County: 41.7 inchesEssex County41.7Rensselaer County: 41.66 inchesRensselaer County41.66Greene County: 41.6 inchesGreene County41.6Montgomery County: 41.51 inchesMontgomery County41.51Warren County: 41.43 inchesWarren County41.43Onondaga County: 41.29 inchesOnondaga County41.29Cortland County: 41.17 inchesCortland County41.17Schoharie County: 40.81 inchesSchoharie County40.81Schenectady County: 40.36 inchesSchenectady County40.36Dutchess County: 39.7 inchesDutchess County39.7Putnam County: 39.33 inchesPutnam County39.33Franklin County: 39.21 inchesFranklin County39.21Albany County: 39.2 inchesAlbany County39.2Orange County: 39.09 inchesOrange County39.09Washington County: 38.78 inchesWashington County38.78Rockland County: 38.74 inchesRockland County38.74Columbia County: 38.65 inchesColumbia County38.65Westchester County: 38.62 inchesWestchester County38.62Richmond County: 38.43 inchesRichmond County38.43Wyoming County: 38.19 inchesWyoming County38.19Erie County: 37.78 inchesErie County37.78Cayuga County: 37.59 inchesCayuga County37.59Tioga County: 37.56 inchesTioga County37.56Oneida County: 48.57 inchesOneida County48.57Lewis County: 48.5 inchesLewis County48.5Herkimer County: 47.56 inchesHerkimer County47.56Fulton County: 47.42 inchesFulton County47.42Ulster County: 46.51 inchesUlster County46.51Oswego County: 46.03 inchesOswego County46.03Hamilton County: 45.72 inchesHamilton County45.72Madison County: 45.45 inchesMadison County45.45Otsego County: 44.65 inchesOtsego County44.65Chenango County: 44.45 inchesChenango County44.45Delaware County: 44.12 inchesDelaware County44.12Sullivan County: 43.88 inchesSullivan County43.88Saratoga County: 43.64 inchesSaratoga County43.64Cattaraugus County: 43.34 inchesCattaraugus County43.34Chautauqua County: 42.95 inchesChautauqua County42.95Jefferson County: 42.76 inchesJefferson County42.76Broome County: 41.82 inchesBroome County41.82Essex County: 41.7 inchesEssex County41.7Rensselaer County: 41.66 inchesRensselaer County41.66Greene County: 41.6 inchesGreene County41.6Montgomery County: 41.51 inchesMontgomery County41.51Warren County: 41.43 inchesWarren County41.43Onondaga County: 41.29 inchesOnondaga County41.29Cortland County: 41.17 inchesCortland County41.17Schoharie County: 40.81 inchesSchoharie County40.81Schenectady County: 40.36 inchesSchenectady County40.36Dutchess County: 39.7 inchesDutchess County39.7Putnam County: 39.33 inchesPutnam County39.33Franklin County: 39.21 inchesFranklin County39.21Albany County: 39.2 inchesAlbany County39.2Orange County: 39.09 inchesOrange County39.09Washington County: 38.78 inchesWashington County38.78Rockland County: 38.74 inchesRockland County38.74Columbia County: 38.65 inchesColumbia County38.65Westchester County: 38.62 inchesWestchester County38.62Richmond County: 38.43 inchesRichmond County38.43Wyoming County: 38.19 inchesWyoming County38.19Erie County: 37.78 inchesErie County37.78Cayuga County: 37.59 inchesCayuga County37.59Tioga County: 37.56 inchesTioga County37.56
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
inches
Change on 2024
1Oneida County48.57-6.9%
2Lewis County48.5-12%
3Herkimer County47.56-11.3%
4Fulton County47.42-6.2%
5Ulster County46.51-4.8%
6Oswego County46.03-7.1%
7Hamilton County45.72-6%
8Madison County45.45+1%
9Otsego County44.65-4.7%
10Chenango County44.45-2.6%
11Delaware County44.12-7.1%
12Sullivan County43.88-10.3%
13Saratoga County43.64-2.3%
14Cattaraugus County43.34-0.3%
15Chautauqua County42.95-3.4%
16Jefferson County42.76-13.4%
17Broome County41.82-10.3%
18Essex County41.7-6.3%
19Rensselaer County41.66+0.3%
20Greene County41.6-6.7%
21Montgomery County41.51-5.4%
22Warren County41.43-5.6%
23Onondaga County41.29-6.2%
24Cortland County41.17-7.3%
25Schoharie County40.81-3.8%
26Schenectady County40.36-3%
27Dutchess County39.7-8.5%
28Putnam County39.33-19.6%
29Franklin County39.21-12.7%
30Albany County39.2-4.3%
31Orange County39.09-11.5%
32Washington County38.78+1%
33Rockland County38.74-19.5%
34Columbia County38.65-7.9%
35Westchester County38.62-20.1%
36Richmond County38.43-16.3%
37Wyoming County38.19-3.9%
38Erie County37.78-8.1%
39Cayuga County37.59-10.9%
40Tioga County37.56-10.4%
41New York County37.47-20.1%
42Bronx County37.14-21.3%
43Kings County37.09-19.1%
44Allegany County36.55-7%
45Queens County36.38-20.6%
46St. Lawrence County36.03-18.7%
47Tompkins County35.79-8.5%
48Clinton County35.36-10.2%
49Suffolk County34.86-28.4%
50Chemung County34.08-9%
51Nassau County33.3-27.3%
52Steuben County32.89-8.2%
53Schuyler County32.78-9.1%
54Genesee County32.31-14.2%
55Seneca County31.58-14.4%
56Livingston County31.24-12.6%
57Monroe County30.97-11.7%
58Wayne County30.41-14%
59Orleans County30.32-15.8%
60Ontario County30.15-18.8%
61Niagara County29.89-13%
62Yates County29.67-15.7%

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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.

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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 Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in New York by annual precipitation, 2025. 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/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Oneida County, with 48.57 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Yates County, with 29.67 inches in 2025.

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