Counties in Utah by annual precipitation

Cache County had the highest annual precipitation of 29 counties in 2020, at 19.9 inches. Millard County had the lowest, at 3.95 inches. The median was 8.33 inches and the figure for Utah was 7.24 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest19.9Cache County
Lowest3.95Millard County
Median8.3329 counties
Utah7.24History

Map of counties, 2020

Beaver County: 5.87 inchesBox Elder County: 7.86 inchesCache County: 19.9 inchesCarbon County: 7.57 inchesDaggett County: 10.04 inchesDavis County: 16.08 inchesDuchesne County: 10.12 inchesEmery County: 4.72 inchesGarfield County: 6.35 inchesGrand County: 6.38 inchesIron County: 7.19 inchesJuab County: 4.53 inchesKane County: 5.1 inchesMillard County: 3.95 inchesMorgan County: 16.59 inchesPiute County: 8.52 inchesRich County: 11.39 inchesSalt Lake County: 13.26 inchesSan Juan County: 5.06 inchesSanpete County: 11.23 inchesSevier County: 8.9 inchesSummit County: 17.44 inchesTooele County: 5.41 inchesUintah County: 7.41 inchesUtah County: 10.51 inchesWasatch County: 14.9 inchesWashington County: 8.33 inchesWayne County: 4.35 inchesWeber County: 16.89 inches
  • Under 5.3
  • 5.3 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 9.8
  • 9.8 to 14
  • 14 and over
inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Cache County: 19.9 inchesCache County19.9Summit County: 17.44 inchesSummit County17.44Weber County: 16.89 inchesWeber County16.89Morgan County: 16.59 inchesMorgan County16.59Davis County: 16.08 inchesDavis County16.08Wasatch County: 14.9 inchesWasatch County14.9Salt Lake County: 13.26 inchesSalt Lake County13.26Rich County: 11.39 inchesRich County11.39Sanpete County: 11.23 inchesSanpete County11.23Utah County: 10.51 inchesUtah County10.51Duchesne County: 10.12 inchesDuchesne County10.12Daggett County: 10.04 inchesDaggett County10.04Sevier County: 8.9 inchesSevier County8.9Piute County: 8.52 inchesPiute County8.52Washington County: 8.33 inchesWashington County8.33Box Elder County: 7.86 inchesBox Elder County7.86Carbon County: 7.57 inchesCarbon County7.57Uintah County: 7.41 inchesUintah County7.41Iron County: 7.19 inchesIron County7.19Grand County: 6.38 inchesGrand County6.38Garfield County: 6.35 inchesGarfield County6.35Beaver County: 5.87 inchesBeaver County5.87Tooele County: 5.41 inchesTooele County5.41Kane County: 5.1 inchesKane County5.1San Juan County: 5.06 inchesSan Juan County5.06Emery County: 4.72 inchesEmery County4.72Juab County: 4.53 inchesJuab County4.53Wayne County: 4.35 inchesWayne County4.35Millard County: 3.95 inchesMillard County3.95Cache County: 19.9 inchesCache County19.9Summit County: 17.44 inchesSummit County17.44Weber County: 16.89 inchesWeber County16.89Morgan County: 16.59 inchesMorgan County16.59Davis County: 16.08 inchesDavis County16.08Wasatch County: 14.9 inchesWasatch County14.9Salt Lake County: 13.26 inchesSalt Lake County13.26Rich County: 11.39 inchesRich County11.39Sanpete County: 11.23 inchesSanpete County11.23Utah County: 10.51 inchesUtah County10.51Duchesne County: 10.12 inchesDuchesne County10.12Daggett County: 10.04 inchesDaggett County10.04Sevier County: 8.9 inchesSevier County8.9Piute County: 8.52 inchesPiute County8.52Washington County: 8.33 inchesWashington County8.33Box Elder County: 7.86 inchesBox Elder County7.86Carbon County: 7.57 inchesCarbon County7.57Uintah County: 7.41 inchesUintah County7.41Iron County: 7.19 inchesIron County7.19Grand County: 6.38 inchesGrand County6.38Garfield County: 6.35 inchesGarfield County6.35Beaver County: 5.87 inchesBeaver County5.87Tooele County: 5.41 inchesTooele County5.41Kane County: 5.1 inchesKane County5.1San Juan County: 5.06 inchesSan Juan County5.06Emery County: 4.72 inchesEmery County4.72Juab County: 4.53 inchesJuab County4.53Wayne County: 4.35 inchesWayne County4.35Millard County: 3.95 inchesMillard County3.95
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
1Cache County19.9-42.1%
2Summit County17.44-45.3%
3Weber County16.89-50%
4Morgan County16.59-47.2%
5Davis County16.08-50.7%
6Wasatch County14.9-49.9%
7Salt Lake County13.26-52.8%
8Rich County11.39-38.6%
9Sanpete County11.23-47.7%
10Utah County10.51-56%
11Duchesne County10.12-52.9%
12Daggett County10.04-48.2%
13Sevier County8.9-52.9%
14Piute County8.52-63.4%
15Washington County8.33-65.3%
16Box Elder County7.86-49.3%
17Carbon County7.57-57.3%
18Uintah County7.41-48.6%
19Iron County7.19-64.2%
20Grand County6.38-53.1%
21Garfield County6.35-62.4%
22Beaver County5.87-63.4%
23Tooele County5.41-63%
24Kane County5.1-68.9%
25San Juan County5.06-57.1%
26Emery County4.72-53.3%
27Juab County4.53-71.6%
28Wayne County4.35-59%
29Millard County3.95-68.3%

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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 Utah by annual precipitation, 2020) [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 Utah 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/utah-counties?period=2020. 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 Utah by annual precipitation, 2020. 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/utah-counties?period=2020.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Utah by annual precipitation, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/utah-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Cache County, with 19.9 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Millard County, with 3.95 inches in 2020.

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