The Wettest City in Every Country

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Rain is a state of mind. Cities like Seattle and Manchester self-regard themselves for being the wettest in their particular countries. But are they right?

Nowadays, rain is a state of crisis. In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, 25 inches (64 cm) of rain in a single day this summer claimed dozens of lives. It was in the wake of Germany’s most destructive floods in half a century. Last year, enough rainfall to fill Loch Ness dropped on the United Kingdom in 24 hours, the nation’s rainiest day on record.

The climate change crisis has increased the probability of heavy rainfall worldwide. Neomam Studios and Budget Direct have used Climate Data to calculate the number of rainy days per year (with at least 1 mm or 0.04 inches of rain or snow) for 64,429 cities worldwide to view where precipitation is falling.

The map below shows the rainiest cities in each country around the world. If you live in one of these cities, you better make sure you have a good umbrella.

The Wettest City in Every Country

Buenaventura in Colombia is the wettest city in the world, with 258 rainy days every year. Four out of the top five wettest cities are in South America, and the top two are both in Colombia. Most parts of the country are affected by tropical climates, which means high temperatures and high amounts of rainfall, especially in western coastal areas.

Rank	Country	Place	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Colombia	Buenaventura	258
2	Costa Rica	San Vito	253
3	Ecuador	Quito	245
4	Equatorial Guinea	Niefang	244
5	Indonesia	Timika	244
6	Cameroon	Douala	243
7	Venezuela	Valera	240
8	Solomon Islands	Honiara	236
9	Sri Lanka	Ratnapura	235
10	Uganda	Mbale	235
11	Liberia	Buchanan	234
12	Malaysia	Sandakan	231
13	India	Gangtok	230
14	Nicaragua	El Bluff	230
15	Panama	Colón	230
16	Peru	Moyobamba	228
17	Philippines	Roxas City	228
18	Bhutan	Thimphu	226
19	China	Dujiangyan	225
20	Nigeria	Port Harcourt	224
21	Samoa	Apia	222
22	Taiwan	Hualien City	222
23	Marshall Islands	Majuro	220
24	Papua New Guinea	Buka	220
25	Tuvalu	Funafuti	218
26	Guyana	Georgetown	217
27	Burundi	Mutambara	216
28	Madagascar	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	216
29	Suriname	Nieuw Nickerie	212
30	Brazil	Manaus	211
31	United States	Hilo	211
32	Gabon	Libreville	210
33	Singapore	Singapore	206
34	Guatemala	Puerto Barrios	203
35	Ivory Coast	Abidjan	200
36	Puerto Rico	Guayama	200
37	Rwanda	Gisenyi	200
38	Vanuatu	Luganville	200
39	Ghana	Sekondi-Takoradi	199
40	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	193
41	Honduras	San Pedro Sula	192
42	Jamaica	Port Antonio	191
43	Cambodia	Khemarak Phoumin	189
44	Nepal	Pokhara	189
45	Republic of the Congo	Kellé	188
46	Cuba	Baracoa	185
47	Dominican Republic	Piedra Blanca	185
48	Kenya	Kisumu	185
49	Belize	Belize City	184
50	Mexico	Teziutlán	184
51	Benin	Akpro-Missérété	182
52	Vietnam	Bảo Lộc	182
53	Japan	Nagano	181
54	Argentina	San Salvador de Jujuy	180
55	Fiji	Suva	179
56	Thailand	Pattani	176
57	Togo	Tabligbo	175
58	Timor Leste	Atabae	173
59	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kindu	170
60	Ethiopia	Arba Minch	169
61	Nauru	Yaren	169
62	Seychelles	Victoria	168
63	Grenada	St. George's	167
64	Iran	Kelardasht	167
65	Bolivia	Sacaba	166
66	Canada	Prince Rupert	166
67	Saint Lucia	Castries	166
68	Comoros	Moroni	164
69	Haiti	Cap-Haitien	162
70	South Sudan	Yambio	162
71	Chile	Puerto Natales	161
72	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	161
73	Ireland	Carna	160
74	Maldives	Malé	158
75	Turkey	Artvin	157
76	Barbados	Bridgetown	156
77	Norway	Bergen	156
78	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	156
79	Tanzania	Tanga	156
80	Myanmar	Dawei	155
81	Sierra Leone	Freetown	155
82	Sao Tome and Principe	São Tomé	153
83	Switzerland	Glarus	153
84	Georgia	Akhaltsikhe	152
85	Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	150
86	Austria	Landeck	149
87	Dominica	Roseau	149
88	Bangladesh	Sylhet	147
89	United Kingdom	Londonderry	147
90	El Salvador	Juayúa	146
91	Iceland	Reykjavik	145
92	Spain	Linares	145
93	Italy	Domodossola	144
94	Malawi	Mzuzu	144
95	Niue	Alofi	144
96	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	144
97	Kyrgyzstan	Nookat	143
98	Germany	Rosenheim	141
99	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	141
100	Laos	Muang Xay	140
101	Mauritius	Port Louis	136
102	New Zealand	Invercargill	136
103	Pakistan	Astore	135
104	Ukraine	Yaremche	135
105	Angola	Saurimo	134
106	France	Pontarlier	134
107	Guinea	Conakry	134
108	Russia	Nalchik	133
109	Azerbaijan	Ganja	132
110	Armenia	Vanadzor	131
111	Belgium	Malmedy	131
112	Czech Republic	Jablonec nad Nisou	130
113	Poland	Bielsko-Biała	127
114	Tajikistan	Gharm	125
115	Netherlands	IJmuiden	124
116	Romania	Sighetu Marmatiei	124
117	Tonga	Nuku'alofa	121
118	Eritrea	Asmara	119
119	Kosovo	Peja	119
120	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	118
121	Denmark	Varde	118
122	Kazakhstan	Merki	118
123	Paraguay	Pedro Juan Caballero	118
124	Slovakia	Žilina	118
125	Australia	Cairns	117
126	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	117
127	The Bahamas	Freeport	117
128	Sweden	Halmstad	116
129	Central African Republic	Bocaranga	115
130	Latvia	Ventspils	115
131	Montenegro	Niksic	115
132	Cayman Islands	George Town	114
133	Luxembourg	Vianden	114
134	Mozambique	Pemba	114
135	Croatia	Crikvenica	111
136	Serbia	Novi Pazar	111
137	Albania	Kukës	109
138	Lithuania	Vilnius	109
139	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	108
140	Eswatini	Mbabane	108
141	Finland	Joensuu	108
142	North Macedonia	Tetovo	108
143	Saudi Arabia	Abha	108
144	Belarus	Vitebsk	107
145	North Korea	Samjiyon	106
146	Somalia	Mogadishu	106
147	Estonia	Tallinn	105
148	South Africa	Mthatha	105
149	Slovenia	Novo Mesto	104
150	Guinea-Bissau	Catió	102
151	Zambia	Kasama	102
152	South Korea	Jeju	100
153	Uzbekistan	Quvasoy	100
154	Afghanistan	Asadabad	98
155	Greece	Drama	97
156	Yemen	Ibb	97
157	Chad	Moundou	94
158	Greenland	Nuuk	94
159	Mali	Sikasso	94
160	Hungary	Sopron	92
161	Bulgaria	Sliven	90
162	Burkina Faso	Banfora	90
163	Sudan	Kaduqli	90
164	Morocco	Ifrane	87
165	Lesotho	Butha-Buthe	86
166	Zimbabwe	Mutare	85
167	Uruguay	Río Branco	84
168	Algeria	Jijel	82
169	Tunisia	Aïn Draham	79
170	San Marino	City of San Marino	78
171	Mongolia	Altai	73
172	Moldova	Chișinău	72
173	Senegal	Kolda	68
174	Namibia	Katima Mulilo	67
175	Syria	Jisr ash-Shugur	67
176	Djibouti	Assamo	60
177	Lebanon	Batroun	60
178	Niger	Gaya	60
179	Iraq	Sulaymaniyah	55
180	Botswana	Gaborone	53
181	The Gambia	Banjul	52
182	Israel	Acre	49
183	Malta	In-Naxxar	49
184	Libya	Bayda	45
185	Cyprus	Nicosia	43
186	Turkmenistan	Garrygala	41
187	Jordan	Irbid	35
188	Egypt	Rafah	30
189	Cape Verde	São Filipe	24
190	Mauritania	Rosso	16
191	Oman	Salaylah	16
192	Kuwait	Kuwait City	13
193	United Arab Emirates	Fujairah	13
194	Bahrain	Riffa	10
195	Qatar	Al Khor	10

North America

San Vito in Costa Rica, has an oppressive and overcast wet season, and it rains all year round. It’s wettest city in North America with 253 rainy days every year. In NuSan Vito in Costa Rica has an oppressive and overcast wet season, and it rains all year round. It’s the wettest city in North America with 253 rainy days every year. In Nuuk (Greenland), the summers are cold, and the winters are long, but the city has the fewest rainy days (94).

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in North America

Rank	City	Country	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	San Vito	Costa Rica	253
2	El Bluff	Nicaragua	230
3	Colón	Panama	230
4	Hilo	United States	211
5	Puerto Barrios	Guatemala	203
6	Guayama	Puerto Rico	200
7	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	192
8	Port Antonio	Jamaica	191
9	Baracoa	Cuba	185
10	Piedra Blanca	Dominican Republic	185

United States

Precipitation varies across the United States – the northwest is wet, the southeast is pretty wet, and the central part is dry. Hilo in Hawaii is the wettest city, with 211 rainy days every year.

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in the United States

Rank	City	State	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Hilo	Hawaii	211
2	Sitka	Alaska	173
3	Klawock	Alaska	172
4	Angoon	Alaska	166
5	Juneau	Alaska	165
6	Gustavus	Alaska	165
7	Whittier	Alaska	164
8	Thorne Bay	Alaska	163
9	Saxman	Alaska	163
10	Ketchikan	Alaska	162

The Rainiest City in Each U.S. State

Rank	State	Place	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Alabama	Atmore	100
2	Alaska	Sitka	173
3	Arizona	Flagstaff	69
4	Arkansas	Warren	87
5	California	Crescent City	87
6	Colorado	Idaho Springs	117
7	Connecticut	Danbury	94
8	Delaware	Seaford	89
9	District of Columbia	Washington	88
10	Florida	West Palm Beach	131
11	Georgia	Ellijay	104
12	Hawaii	Hilo	211
13	Idaho	Driggs	116
14	Illinois	Chicago	92
15	Indiana	South Bend	102
16	Iowa	Manchester	86
17	Kansas	Leawood	80
18	Kentucky	Harlan	112
19	Louisiana	Houma	112
20	Maine	Presque Isle	103
21	Maryland	Frostburg	113
22	Massachusetts	North Adams	109
23	Michigan	Munising	112
24	Minnesota	Ely	94
25	Mississippi	Picayune	107
26	Missouri	Farmington	87
27	Montana	Ronan	115
28	Nebraska	Hartington	75
29	Nevada	Elko	59
30	New Hampshire	Lebanon	97
31	New Jersey	Long Branch	90
32	New Mexico	Raton	78
33	New York	Dunkirk	130
34	North Carolina	Brevard	106
35	North Dakota	Langdon	73
36	Ohio	Conneaut	123
37	Oklahoma	Idabel	84
38	Oregon	Seaside	125
39	Pennsylvania	Erie	122
40	Rhode Island	Pawtucket	87
41	South Carolina	Conway	100
42	South Dakota	Lead	107
43	Tennessee	Johnson City	117
44	Texas	Vidor	105
45	Utah	Oakley	97
46	Vermont	Saint Albans	118
47	Virginia	Norton	118
48	Washington	Sequim	143
49	West Virginia	Summersville	130
50	Wisconsin	Hurley	99
51	Wyoming	Buffalo	123

South America

In Buenaventura (Colombia), the winters are short, warm, and wet. Rain falls throughout the year; it’s 258 rainy days make the city the wettest in South America. Rio Branco (Uruguay) sees the most rain in February, but it’s the driest city with only 84 wet days.

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in South America

Rank	City	Country	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Buenaventura	Colombia	258
2	Quito	Ecuador	245
3	Valera	Venezuela	240
4	Moyobamba	Peru	228
5	Georgetown	Guyana	217
6	Nieuw Nickerie	Suriname	212
7	Manaus	Brazil	211
8	San Salvador de Jujuy	Argentina	180
9	Sacaba	Bolivia	166
10	Puerto Natales	Chile	161

Europe

Carna (Ireland) has a warm and temperate climate, but with a total of 160 rainy days per year, it’s Europe’s wettest city. Data shows that October is the wettest month. Nicosia (Cyprus), with just 43 rainy days, has dry periods in April, June, July, August, September, and October.

The Rainiest City in Each European Country

Rank	Country	Place	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Ireland	Carna	160
2	Norway	Bergen	156
3	Switzerland	Glarus	153
4	Georgia	Akhaltsikhe	152
5	Austria	Landeck	149
6	United Kingdom	Londonderry	147
7	Iceland	Reykjavik	145
8	Spain	Linares	145
9	Italy	Domodossola	144
10	Germany	Rosenheim	141
11	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	141
12	Ukraine	Yaremche	135
13	France	Pontarlier	134
14	Russia	Nalchik	133
15	Armenia	Vanadzor	131
16	Belgium	Malmedy	131
17	Czech Republic	Jablonec nad Nisou	130
18	Poland	Bielsko-Biała	127
19	Netherlands	IJmuiden	124
20	Romania	Sighetu Marmatiei	124
21	Kosovo	Peja	119
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	118
23	Denmark	Varde	118
24	Slovakia	Žilina	118
25	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	117
26	Sweden	Halmstad	116
27	Latvia	Ventspils	115
28	Montenegro	Niksic	115
29	Luxembourg	Vianden	114
30	Croatia	Crikvenica	111
31	Serbia	Novi Pazar	111
32	Albania	Kukës	109
33	Lithuania	Vilnius	109
34	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	108
35	Finland	Joensuu	108
36	North Macedonia	Tetovo	108
37	Belarus	Vitebsk	107
38	Estonia	Tallinn	105
39	Slovenia	Novo Mesto	104
40	Greece	Drama	97
41	Hungary	Sopron	92
42	Bulgaria	Sliven	90
43	San Marino	City of San Marino	78
44	Moldova	Chișinău	72
45	Malta	In-Naxxar	49
46	Cyprus	Nicosia	43

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in the United Kingdom

Rank	City	Region	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Londonderry	Northern Ireland	147
2	Inverness	Scotland	141
3	Preston	England	141
4	Liverpool	England	140
5	Lancaster	England	140
6	Glasgow	Scotland	139
7	Bangor	Wales	139
8	Newport	Wales	138
9	Swansea	Wales	136
10	Stirling	Scotland	135

Middle East and Central Asia

Kelardasht (Iran) is the wettest city in the wettest city in the region, with 167 rainy days per year. Al Khor (Qatar) has a hot desert climate with long, roasting summers and short, warm winters. It’s the least wet on this map with only 10 wet days.

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in the Middle East and Central Asia

Rank	City	Country	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Kelardasht	Iran	167
2	Malé	Maldives	158
3	Artvin	Turkey	157
4	Nookat	Kyrgyzstan	143
5	Ganja	Azerbaijan	132
6	Gharm	Tajikistan	125
7	Merki	Kazakhstan	118
8	Abha	Saudi Arabia	108
9	Quvasoy	Uzbekistan	100
10	Asadabad	Afghanistan	98

Africa

Niefang in Equatorial Guinea is the wettest city in Africa, with 244 rainy days every year. The climate is typical equatorial, with high temperatures, heavy rainfall, and year-rounded cloud cover. On the other hand, Rosso in Mauritania has a desert climate and is the driest city here, with only 16 wet days.

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in Africa

Rank	City	Country	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Niefang	Equatorial Guinea	244
2	Douala	Cameroon	243
3	Mbale	Uganda	235
4	Buchanan	Liberia	234
5	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	224
6	Mutambara	Burundi	216
7	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	Madagascar	216
8	Libreville	Gabon	210
9	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	200
10	Gisenyi	Rwanda	200

The Rest of Asia and Oceania

Timika in Indonesia has a tropical climate with precipitation even in the driest months, and it’s the wettest city on this map with 244 wet days every year. Altai in Mongolia might suffer long and bitterly cold winters, but it’s the least wet city in this region, with only 73 rainy days.

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in Rest of Asia and Oceania

Rank	City	Country	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Timika	Indonesia	244
2	Honiara	Solomon Islands	236
3	Ratnapura	Sri Lanka	235
4	Sandakan	Malaysia	231
5	Gangtok	India	230
6	Roxas City	Philippines	228
7	Thimphu	Bhutan	226
8	Dujiangyan	China	225
9	Apia	Samoa	222
10	Hualien City	Taiwan	222

The Top 10 Wettest Cities in Australia

Rank	City	Region	Number of Yearly Rain Days
1	Cairns	Queensland	117
2	Darwin	Northern Territory	111
3	Palmerston	Northern Territory	105
4	Coffs Harbour	New South Wales	104
5	Warrnambool	Victoria	100
6	Mackay	Queensland	99
7	Gold Coast	Queensland	98
8	Mollymook	New South Wales	98
9	Salisbury	New South Wales	98
10	Shellharbour	New South Wales	97

Key Findings

• The wettest city in the world is Buenaventura, where it rains 258 days per year.
• Australia’s rainiest city is Cairns in Queensland, with 117 days of precipitation.
• The UK’s wettest city is Londonderry in Northern Ireland (147 days).
• The wettest city in the US is Hilo, Hawaii (211 days).
• The world’s least rainy ‘wettest cities’ are Riffa (Bahrain) and Al Khor (Qatar), with 10 rainy days each.