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Wettest towns in Arizona

Ranked by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 138 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Map of Kachina Village 1 Kachina Village 23 in Wettest month August Williams 2 Williams 22 in Wettest month August Map of Star Valley 3 Star Valley 21 in Wettest month August
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Map of Kachina Village Kachina Village3,212 people 23 in August 90 in
2 Williams Williams3,369 people 22 in August 65 in
3 Map of Star Valley Star Valley2,525 people 21 in August 19 in
4 Pinetop-Lakeside Pinetop-Lakeside4,101 people 20 in August 70 in
5 Payson Payson16,622 people 20 in August 19 in
6 Whiteriver Whiteriver4,545 people 19 in August —
7 Map of Oracle Oracle3,146 people 18 in August 11 in
8 Flagstaff Flagstaff76,445 people 18 in August 90 in
9 Sedona Sedona9,777 people 17 in August 1 in
10 Nogales Nogales19,841 people 16 in August 0.3 in
11 Doney Park Doney Park6,253 people 16 in August 52 in
12 Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)6,356 people 16 in August 1 in
13 Map of Linden Linden2,502 people 16 in August 19 in
14 Heber-Overgaard Heber-Overgaard3,621 people 16 in August —
15 Rio Rico Rio Rico22,017 people 16 in August 0.1 in
16 Prescott Prescott47,400 people 15 in August 10 in
17 Map of Sierra Vista Southeast Sierra Vista Southeast14,330 people 15 in July 0.7 in
18 Saddlebrooke Saddlebrooke13,085 people 15 in August 11 in
19 Superior Superior2,535 people 15 in August 0.3 in
20 Show Low Show Low12,102 people 15 in August 19 in
21 Cordes Lakes Cordes Lakes3,808 people 15 in August 1 in
22 Map of Central Heights-Midland City Central Heights-Midland City2,909 people 15 in August 0 in
23 Globe Globe7,195 people 15 in August 0 in
24 Bisbee Bisbee4,977 people 15 in August 3 in
25 Dewey-Humboldt Dewey-Humboldt4,501 people 15 in August —
26 Bagdad Bagdad2,814 people 14 in August 1 in
27 Vail Vail16,315 people 14 in July 0.1 in
28 Map of Sierra Vista Sierra Vista45,155 people 14 in July 0.4 in
29 Corona de Tucson Corona de Tucson9,566 people 14 in July 0.1 in
30 Clifton Clifton3,822 people 14 in August 0 in
31 San Manuel San Manuel3,491 people 14 in August 0.7 in
32 Map of Whetstone Whetstone2,971 people 14 in July 0.4 in
33 Prescott Valley Prescott Valley49,179 people 14 in August 10 in
34 Cottonwood Cottonwood12,580 people 14 in August 1 in
35 Map of Catalina Catalina6,489 people 14 in August 0 in
36 Benson Benson5,417 people 14 in July 1 in
37 Clarkdale Clarkdale4,758 people 14 in August 1 in
38 Map of Lake Montezuma Lake Montezuma4,929 people 13 in August 0 in
39 Map of Rincon Valley Rincon Valley6,512 people 13 in August 0.1 in
40 Map of Green Valley Green Valley22,114 people 13 in July 0.1 in
41 Cornville Cornville3,618 people 13 in August 1 in
42 Map of Williamson Williamson6,310 people 13 in August 10 in
43 Carefree Carefree3,683 people 13 in January 0 in
44 Oro Valley Oro Valley48,162 people 13 in August 0 in
45 Douglas Douglas15,981 people 13 in July 0.5 in
46 Colorado City Colorado City2,702 people 13 in February 12 in
47 New River New River18,240 people 12 in February 0 in
48 Map of Paulden Paulden4,795 people 12 in August 6 in
49 Willcox Willcox3,222 people 12 in August 2 in
50 Scottsdale Scottsdale243,821 people 12 in February 0 in
51 Map of White Mountain Lake White Mountain Lake2,910 people 12 in August 13 in
52 Map of Catalina Foothills Catalina Foothills52,593 people 12 in August 0 in
53 Map of Tanque Verde Tanque Verde15,866 people 12 in August 0.1 in
54 Eagar Eagar4,416 people 12 in August 45 in
55 Map of San Carlos San Carlos4,973 people 12 in July 0 in
56 Tucson Tucson547,073 people 12 in August 0.1 in
57 Verde Village Verde Village11,930 people 12 in August 1 in
58 Cave Creek Cave Creek5,091 people 12 in February 0 in
59 Sahuarita Sahuarita35,862 people 12 in July 0.1 in
60 Summit Summit4,896 people 12 in July 0.1 in
61 Map of Drexel Heights Drexel Heights27,675 people 11 in August 0.1 in
62 Chino Valley Chino Valley13,602 people 11 in August 10 in
63 Camp Verde Camp Verde12,521 people 11 in August 0 in
64 Casas Adobes Casas Adobes72,059 people 11 in August 0 in
65 Marana Marana56,938 people 11 in August 0 in
66 Gold Canyon Gold Canyon13,107 people 11 in February 0 in
67 Taylor Taylor4,183 people 11 in August 13 in
68 Tucson Mountains11,353 people 11 in August 0 in
69 Three Points5,254 people 11 in August 0.1 in
70 Fort Defiance Fort Defiance3,351 people 11 in August 34 in
71 Map of Flowing Wells Flowing Wells16,559 people 11 in August 0 in
72 Map of Valencia West Valencia West14,728 people 11 in August 0.1 in
73 Wickenburg Wickenburg8,059 people 11 in February 0.1 in
74 South Tucson South Tucson4,550 people 11 in August 0 in
75 Anthem Anthem22,584 people 11 in February 0 in
76 Map of Tucson Estates Tucson Estates12,136 people 11 in August 0 in
77 Map of Fountain Hills Fountain Hills23,789 people 11 in February 0 in
78 Map of Snowflake Snowflake6,444 people 11 in August 13 in
79 Peoria Peoria196,906 people 10 in February 0 in
80 Apache Junction Apache Junction41,058 people 10 in February 0 in
81 Map of Picture Rocks Picture Rocks9,448 people 10 in August 0 in
82 Map of Swift Trail Junction Swift Trail Junction2,859 people 10 in August 0.2 in
83 Map of Avra Valley Avra Valley6,277 people 9.8 in August 0 in
84 Pima Pima2,995 people 9.8 in August 0.2 in
85 Red Rock3,277 people 9.6 in August 0 in
86 Thatcher Thatcher5,439 people 9.3 in August 0.2 in
87 Queen Creek Queen Creek71,867 people 9.2 in August 0 in
88 Florence Florence25,570 people 9.2 in August 0 in
89 Map of San Tan Valley San Tan Valley109,189 people 9.1 in August 0 in
90 Safford Safford10,239 people 9.1 in August 0.2 in
91 Kingman Kingman34,375 people 8.8 in February —
92 St. Johns3,395 people 8.8 in August 6 in
93 Coolidge Coolidge16,636 people 8.7 in August 0 in
94 Paradise Valley Paradise Valley12,611 people 8.7 in February 0 in
95 Eloy Eloy17,433 people 8.6 in August 0 in
96 Golden Valley Golden Valley8,567 people 8.5 in February 0 in
97 Map of New Kingman-Butler New Kingman-Butler13,993 people 8.4 in February —
98 Mesa Mesa511,764 people 8.3 in February 0 in
99 Map of Avondale Avondale92,477 people 8.3 in August 0.2 in
100 Arizona City Arizona City9,543 people 8.3 in August 0 in
101 Gilbert Gilbert280,262 people 8.1 in February 0 in
102 Surprise Surprise154,948 people 8.0 in March 0 in
103 Phoenix Phoenix1,642,323 people 7.9 in February 0.2 in
104 Tempe Tempe188,065 people 7.9 in February 0 in
105 Sun City Sun City37,486 people 7.9 in February 0 in
106 El Mirage El Mirage36,088 people 7.9 in February 0 in
107 Sun City West Sun City West27,425 people 7.9 in March 0 in
108 Casa Grande Casa Grande60,905 people 7.8 in August 0 in
109 Holbrook Holbrook4,858 people 7.8 in August 3 in
110 Glendale Glendale252,833 people 7.7 in February 0.2 in
111 Litchfield Park Litchfield Park6,916 people 7.7 in February 0 in
112 Guadalupe Guadalupe5,272 people 7.7 in August 0 in
113 Map of Citrus Park Citrus Park5,115 people 7.7 in February 0 in
114 Map of Tolleson Tolleson7,668 people 7.6 in February 0.2 in
115 Sacaton Sacaton3,429 people 7.6 in August 0 in
116 Chandler Chandler280,136 people 7.4 in August 0 in
117 Map of Sun Lakes Sun Lakes13,924 people 7.4 in August 0 in
118 Winslow Winslow8,773 people 7.4 in August —
119 Goodyear Goodyear107,645 people 7.3 in August 0 in
120 Buckeye Buckeye104,923 people 7.2 in February 0 in
121 Map of Chinle Chinle4,147 people 7.2 in August 5 in
122 Ajo Ajo3,107 people 7.2 in August 0.1 in
123 Maricopa Maricopa67,163 people 7.0 in August 0 in
124 Tuba City Tuba City7,960 people 7.0 in August —
125 Page Page7,345 people 6.5 in August 0.6 in
126 Map of Kayenta Kayenta4,927 people 6.4 in August —
127 Bullhead City Bullhead City42,496 people 5.2 in February 0 in
128 Fort Mohave15,715 people 5.0 in February 0 in
129 Map of Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City58,359 people 4.8 in January 0 in
130 Parker Parker3,388 people 4.8 in January 0 in
131 Map of Mohave Valley Mohave Valley2,555 people 4.2 in February 0 in
132 Map of Desert Hills Desert Hills2,944 people 4.1 in February 0 in
133 Wellton Wellton2,527 people 3.5 in February 0 in
134 Map of Fortuna Foothills Fortuna Foothills28,896 people 3.4 in September 0 in
135 Yuma Yuma100,139 people 3.2 in December 0 in
136 San Luis San Luis37,337 people 2.9 in December 0 in
137 Somerton Somerton14,574 people 2.9 in December 0 in
138 Map of Avenue B and C Avenue B and C4,001 people 2.9 in February 0 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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