Counties in Washington by annual precipitation, 2025

Jefferson County had the highest annual precipitation of 39 counties in 2025, at 95.38 inches. Grant County had the lowest, at 7.25 inches. The median was 30.91 inches and the figure for Washington was 40.04 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest95.38Jefferson County
Lowest7.25Grant County
Median30.9139 counties
Washington40.04History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 11.38 inchesAsotin County: 12.94 inchesBenton County: 9.16 inchesChelan County: 38.75 inchesClallam County: 78.66 inchesClark County: 61.46 inchesColumbia County: 23.81 inchesCowlitz County: 73.07 inchesDouglas County: 10.15 inchesFerry County: 15.34 inchesFranklin County: 10.58 inchesGarfield County: 17.5 inchesGrant County: 7.25 inchesGrays Harbor County: 86.47 inchesIsland County: 22.12 inchesJefferson County: 95.38 inchesKing County: 70.87 inchesKitsap County: 37.31 inchesKittitas County: 31.66 inchesKlickitat County: 22.59 inchesLewis County: 68.55 inchesLincoln County: 12.02 inchesMason County: 79.29 inchesOkanogan County: 21.1 inchesPacific County: 80.92 inchesPend Oreille County: 30.91 inchesPierce County: 61.12 inchesSan Juan County: 28.98 inchesSkagit County: 79.83 inchesSkamania County: 86.51 inchesSnohomish County: 78.24 inchesSpokane County: 18.45 inchesStevens County: 20.43 inchesThurston County: 46.01 inchesWahkiakum County: 70.09 inchesWalla Walla County: 14.06 inchesWhatcom County: 73.81 inchesWhitman County: 17.28 inchesYakima County: 26.47 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

Jefferson County: 95.38 inchesJefferson County95.38Skamania County: 86.51 inchesSkamania County86.51Grays Harbor County: 86.47 inchesGrays Harbor County86.47Pacific County: 80.92 inchesPacific County80.92Skagit County: 79.83 inchesSkagit County79.83Mason County: 79.29 inchesMason County79.29Clallam County: 78.66 inchesClallam County78.66Snohomish County: 78.24 inchesSnohomish County78.24Whatcom County: 73.81 inchesWhatcom County73.81Cowlitz County: 73.07 inchesCowlitz County73.07King County: 70.87 inchesKing County70.87Wahkiakum County: 70.09 inchesWahkiakum County70.09Lewis County: 68.55 inchesLewis County68.55Clark County: 61.46 inchesClark County61.46Pierce County: 61.12 inchesPierce County61.12Thurston County: 46.01 inchesThurston County46.01Chelan County: 38.75 inchesChelan County38.75Kitsap County: 37.31 inchesKitsap County37.31Kittitas County: 31.66 inchesKittitas County31.66Pend Oreille County: 30.91 inchesPend Oreille County30.91San Juan County: 28.98 inchesSan Juan County28.98Yakima County: 26.47 inchesYakima County26.47Columbia County: 23.81 inchesColumbia County23.81Klickitat County: 22.59 inchesKlickitat County22.59Island County: 22.12 inchesIsland County22.12Okanogan County: 21.1 inchesOkanogan County21.1Stevens County: 20.43 inchesStevens County20.43Spokane County: 18.45 inchesSpokane County18.45Garfield County: 17.5 inchesGarfield County17.5Whitman County: 17.28 inchesWhitman County17.28Ferry County: 15.34 inchesFerry County15.34Walla Walla County: 14.06 inchesWalla Walla County14.06Asotin County: 12.94 inchesAsotin County12.94Lincoln County: 12.02 inchesLincoln County12.02Adams County: 11.38 inchesAdams County11.38Franklin County: 10.58 inchesFranklin County10.58Douglas County: 10.15 inchesDouglas County10.15Benton County: 9.16 inchesBenton County9.16Grant County: 7.25 inchesGrant County7.25Jefferson County: 95.38 inchesJefferson County95.38Skamania County: 86.51 inchesSkamania County86.51Grays Harbor County: 86.47 inchesGrays Harbor County86.47Pacific County: 80.92 inchesPacific County80.92Skagit County: 79.83 inchesSkagit County79.83Mason County: 79.29 inchesMason County79.29Clallam County: 78.66 inchesClallam County78.66Snohomish County: 78.24 inchesSnohomish County78.24Whatcom County: 73.81 inchesWhatcom County73.81Cowlitz County: 73.07 inchesCowlitz County73.07King County: 70.87 inchesKing County70.87Wahkiakum County: 70.09 inchesWahkiakum County70.09Lewis County: 68.55 inchesLewis County68.55Clark County: 61.46 inchesClark County61.46Pierce County: 61.12 inchesPierce County61.12Thurston County: 46.01 inchesThurston County46.01Chelan County: 38.75 inchesChelan County38.75Kitsap County: 37.31 inchesKitsap County37.31Kittitas County: 31.66 inchesKittitas County31.66Pend Oreille County: 30.91 inchesPend Oreille County30.91San Juan County: 28.98 inchesSan Juan County28.98Yakima County: 26.47 inchesYakima County26.47Columbia County: 23.81 inchesColumbia County23.81Klickitat County: 22.59 inchesKlickitat County22.59Island County: 22.12 inchesIsland County22.12Okanogan County: 21.1 inchesOkanogan County21.1Stevens County: 20.43 inchesStevens County20.43Spokane County: 18.45 inchesSpokane County18.45Garfield County: 17.5 inchesGarfield County17.5Whitman County: 17.28 inchesWhitman County17.28Ferry County: 15.34 inchesFerry County15.34Walla Walla County: 14.06 inchesWalla Walla County14.06Asotin County: 12.94 inchesAsotin County12.94Lincoln County: 12.02 inchesLincoln County12.02Adams County: 11.38 inchesAdams County11.38Franklin County: 10.58 inchesFranklin County10.58Douglas County: 10.15 inchesDouglas County10.15Benton County: 9.16 inchesBenton County9.16Grant County: 7.25 inchesGrant County7.25
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
1Jefferson County95.38-11.6%
2Skamania County86.51-11.8%
3Grays Harbor County86.47-13.6%
4Pacific County80.92-12.2%
5Skagit County79.83+3.5%
6Mason County79.29-12.6%
7Clallam County78.66-12.7%
8Snohomish County78.24-1.6%
9Whatcom County73.81+2%
10Cowlitz County73.07-12%
11King County70.87+2.3%
12Wahkiakum County70.09-12.3%
13Lewis County68.55-4.5%
14Clark County61.46-12.5%
15Pierce County61.12+1.5%
16Thurston County46.01-9.4%
17Chelan County38.75+14.6%
18Kitsap County37.31-9%
19Kittitas County31.66+6.9%
20Pend Oreille County30.91-10.8%
21San Juan County28.98-14.4%
22Yakima County26.47+1.8%
23Columbia County23.81+3.5%
24Klickitat County22.59-4%
25Island County22.12-20.3%
26Okanogan County21.1-7%
27Stevens County20.43-13.4%
28Spokane County18.45-6.3%
29Garfield County17.5-2.1%
30Whitman County17.28+3.2%
31Ferry County15.34-23.3%
32Walla Walla County14.06+0.9%
33Asotin County12.94-12.6%
34Lincoln County12.02-5.1%
35Adams County11.38+3.9%
36Franklin County10.58+4.1%
37Douglas County10.15-17.5%
38Benton County9.16-7.4%
39Grant County7.25-14.3%

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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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Jefferson County, with 95.38 inches in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Grant County, with 7.25 inches in 2025.

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