25 Rainiest Cities in the U.S.

The 25 rainiest U.S. cities by number of rainy days per year. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Rainiest

Source: NOAA

#	City	Population	Rainy Days/Yr
1	Seattle, WA	741,440	178 days
2	Jacksonville, FL	961,739	176 days
3	New Orleans, LA	376,035	175 days
4	Houston, TX	2,300,419	172 days
5	Tampa, FL	393,389	168 days
6	Portland, OR	642,715	166 days
7	Atlanta, GA	499,287	158 days
8	Virginia Beach, VA	457,066	152 days
9	Cleveland, OH	367,523	151 days
10	Columbus, OH	906,480	143 days
11	Baltimore, MD	577,193	141 days
12	San Antonio, TX	1,458,954	140 days
13	Washington, DC	672,079	137 days
14	New York, NY	8,516,202	136 days
15	Philadelphia, PA	1,582,432	135 days
16	Austin, TX	967,862	135 days
17	Chicago, IL	2,707,648	134 days
18	Detroit, MI	636,644	132 days
19	Boston, MA	663,972	126 days
20	Milwaukee, WI	569,756	124 days
21	Dallas, TX	1,299,553	123 days
22	Kansas City, MO	508,233	122 days
23	Tulsa, OK	412,322	121 days
24	Arlington, TX	394,769	118 days
25	Fort Worth, TX	941,311	114 days

Seattle, WA ranks #1 for rainiest among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 178 days. Rounding out the top cities are Jacksonville, FL, New Orleans, LA, Houston, TX. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from NOAA.

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