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Cities with the highest published annual rainfall

Hilo, United States has the highest annual precipitation of the 30 cities compared: 3,058 mm/year (World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI, 1991-12-31).

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Published monthly precipitation normals totalled into an annual figure, ranked highest first. Every value comes from one national meteorological service and keeps its own source and period.

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30
Countries represented
11
Last checked
2026-08-06

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Original rankCity or placePublished valueSource and scope
1Hilo, United States3,058 mm/year2026-08-05
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
2kounanshi, Japan2,667 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
3吾川郡いの町, Japan2,667 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
4海部郡大治町, Japan2,654 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
5Askøy, Norway2,496 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
6Bergen, Norway2,495 mm/year2026-07-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
7南九州市, Japan2,435 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
8日置市, Japan2,435 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
9Sunnfjord, Norway2,338 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
10Molde, Norway2,207 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
11Haugesund, Norway2,094 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
12Jesenice, Slovenia2,059 mm/year2026-08-06
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
13서귀포시, South Korea1,990 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 2020-12-31
14Cairns, Australia1,961 mm/year2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
15거제시, South Korea1,930 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 2020-12-31
16남해군, South Korea1,921 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 2020-12-31
17Kendal, United Kingdom1,863 mm/year2026-08-05
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
18Jupiter, United States1,834 mm/year2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 1991-12-31
19Darwin, Australia1,833 mm/year2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2020-12-31
20Bellinzona, Switzerland1,806 mm/year2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 1991-12-31
21Goslar, Germany1,802 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
22Pascagoula, United States1,789 mm/year2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 1991-12-31
23Ružomberok, Slovakia1,764 mm/year2026-08-05
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
24Daphne, United States1,761 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
25Fairhope, United States1,761 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
26Rosenheim, Germany1,732 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
27Cangas, Spain1,696 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
28Ponteareas, Spain1,696 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
29Porriño, Spain1,696 mm/year2026-08-06
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31
30Porriño, O, Spain1,696 mm/year2026-07-31
Source Scope: nearest_station · Period: 1991-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Hilo, United States leads at 3,058 mm/year.
  • Porriño, O, Spain sits at the other end with 1,696 mm/year.
  • The middle of this ranking is 1,930 mm/year, across 30 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 1,362 mm/year.

Quick answer

What does Cities with the highest published annual rainfall show?

Hilo, United States has the highest annual precipitation of the 30 cities compared: 3,058 mm/year (World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI, 1991-12-31).

How this list is built

Every row is a published observation measured in mm/year, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 1991 and 2020. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
Rows
30 places
Geographic grain
2 grains: nearest_station, city
Observation period
1991-12-31 to 2020-12-31
Last checked
2026-08-06
With an official source link
30 of 30

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cities with the highest published annual rainfall [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c502d275e39905ef0d29c43270e59509]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/cities-with-the-most-rainfall/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-the-highest-published-annual-rainfall_74acbc2bc09a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cities with the highest published annual rainfall},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c502d275e39905ef0d29c43270e59509},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/cities-with-the-most-rainfall/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEIWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-08-05
  2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KOCHIWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHIONOMISAKIWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  4. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BERGEN_-_FLORIDAWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  5. MET Norway Frost monthly observations — BERGEN - FLORIDA — 1991-2020 observational normalNorwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) · Checked 2026-07-27
  6. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KAGOSHIMAWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HAUKEDALWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUSTADVATNWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  9. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SKJOLD_-_FROVIKWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
  10. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seogwipo_47189.csvWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31
Show 2 more sources
  1. BOM monthly climate statistics — CAIRNS AERO, 1991-2020Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology · Checked 2026-07-26
  2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csvWorld Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI · Checked 2026-07-31