Counties in Vermont by annual precipitation, 2025

Bennington County had the highest annual precipitation of 14 counties in 2025, at 48.99 inches. Grand Isle County had the lowest, at 35.51 inches. The median was 41.58 inches and the figure for Vermont was 41.98 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.99Bennington County
Median41.5814 counties
Vermont41.98History

Map of counties, 2025

Addison County: 37.75 inchesBennington County: 48.99 inchesCaledonia County: 37.54 inchesChittenden County: 41.32 inchesEssex County: 36.99 inchesFranklin County: 43.8 inchesGrand Isle County: 35.51 inchesLamoille County: 47.05 inchesOrange County: 39.36 inchesOrleans County: 41.83 inchesRutland County: 41.08 inchesWashington County: 42.55 inchesWindham County: 46.79 inchesWindsor County: 42.56 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.

All counties, 2025

Bennington County: 48.99 inchesBennington County48.99Lamoille County: 47.05 inchesLamoille County47.05Windham County: 46.79 inchesWindham County46.79Franklin County: 43.8 inchesFranklin County43.8Windsor County: 42.56 inchesWindsor County42.56Washington County: 42.55 inchesWashington County42.55Orleans County: 41.83 inchesOrleans County41.83Chittenden County: 41.32 inchesChittenden County41.32Rutland County: 41.08 inchesRutland County41.08Orange County: 39.36 inchesOrange County39.36Addison County: 37.75 inchesAddison County37.75Caledonia County: 37.54 inchesCaledonia County37.54Essex County: 36.99 inchesEssex County36.99Grand Isle County: 35.51 inchesGrand Isle County35.51Bennington County: 48.99 inchesBennington County48.99Lamoille County: 47.05 inchesLamoille County47.05Windham County: 46.79 inchesWindham County46.79Franklin County: 43.8 inchesFranklin County43.8Windsor County: 42.56 inchesWindsor County42.56Washington County: 42.55 inchesWashington County42.55Orleans County: 41.83 inchesOrleans County41.83Chittenden County: 41.32 inchesChittenden County41.32Rutland County: 41.08 inchesRutland County41.08Orange County: 39.36 inchesOrange County39.36Addison County: 37.75 inchesAddison County37.75Caledonia County: 37.54 inchesCaledonia County37.54Essex County: 36.99 inchesEssex County36.99Grand Isle County: 35.51 inchesGrand Isle County35.51
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
1Bennington County48.99+0.7%
2Lamoille County47.05-6.4%
3Windham County46.79-0.5%
4Franklin County43.8-6.6%
5Windsor County42.56-0%
6Washington County42.55-10.5%
7Orleans County41.83-20.5%
8Chittenden County41.32-6.2%
9Rutland County41.08-0.5%
10Orange County39.36-9.2%
11Addison County37.75-13.3%
12Caledonia County37.54-24.3%
13Essex County36.99-27.1%
14Grand Isle County35.51-6.7%

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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 Vermont by annual precipitation, 2025) [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 Vermont 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/vermont-counties. 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 Vermont by annual precipitation, 2025. 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/vermont-counties.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Vermont by annual precipitation, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/vermont-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Bennington County, with 48.99 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Grand Isle County, with 35.51 inches in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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