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Wettest towns in North Carolina

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. 287 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Map of Trinity
North Carolina · Wettest

Where Trinity lands: #194 of 287

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Brevard 1 Brevard 69 in Wettest month August Map of East Flat Rock 2 East Flat Rock 64 in Wettest month August 3 Dana 64 in Wettest month August
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Brevard Brevard7,897 people 69 in August 7 in
2 Map of East Flat Rock East Flat Rock6,323 people 64 in August 7 in
3 Dana4,147 people 64 in August 7 in
4 Hendersonville Hendersonville15,408 people 63 in August 7 in
5 Valley Hill2,675 people 63 in August 7 in
6 Map of Etowah Etowah7,968 people 61 in August 7 in
7 Beaufort Beaufort4,689 people 59 in September 0.5 in
8 Morehead City Morehead City9,806 people 59 in September 0.5 in
9 Hampstead9,292 people 59 in September 0.2 in
10 Map of Holly Ridge Holly Ridge4,904 people 59 in September 0.6 in
11 Porters Neck7,654 people 59 in September 0.9 in
12 Northchase5,896 people 59 in September 0.2 in
13 Surf City Surf City4,396 people 59 in September 0.6 in
14 Boone Boone20,032 people 58 in September 26 in
15 Map of Ogden Ogden8,249 people 58 in September 0.9 in
16 Sneads Ferry Sneads Ferry2,728 people 58 in September 0.6 in
17 Murraysville Murraysville16,339 people 58 in September 0.9 in
18 Edneyville2,716 people 58 in August 7 in
19 Wrightsville Beach Wrightsville Beach2,665 people 58 in September 0.9 in
20 Emerald Isle Emerald Isle3,934 people 58 in September 0.6 in
21 Wrightsboro Wrightsboro6,287 people 58 in September 0.2 in
22 Newport4,441 people 58 in September 0.8 in
23 Swansboro Swansboro3,997 people 58 in September 0.6 in
24 Wilmington Wilmington120,805 people 58 in September 0.9 in
25 Map of Myrtle Grove Myrtle Grove12,637 people 58 in September 0.9 in
26 Marion Marion7,579 people 58 in August 7 in
27 Carolina Beach Carolina Beach6,745 people 57 in September 0.9 in
28 Belville2,573 people 57 in September 0.9 in
29 Map of Piney Green Piney Green14,078 people 57 in September 0.6 in
30 Map of Jacksonville Jacksonville71,279 people 57 in September 0.6 in
31 Black Mountain Black Mountain8,513 people 57 in August 2 in
32 Leland Leland29,607 people 57 in September 0.9 in
33 Map of Havelock Havelock17,691 people 57 in September 0.8 in
34 Map of Burgaw Burgaw3,850 people 57 in September 0.2 in
35 Map of Half Moon Half Moon7,378 people 57 in September 0.6 in
36 Sylva Sylva2,646 people 56 in December 4 in
37 Southport Southport4,205 people 56 in September 0.9 in
38 Map of Neuse Forest Neuse Forest2,671 people 56 in September 0.8 in
39 Boiling Spring Lakes Boiling Spring Lakes6,347 people 56 in September 0.9 in
40 Oak Island Oak Island9,030 people 56 in September —
41 Brices Creek3,415 people 56 in September 0.8 in
42 Map of James City James City4,789 people 55 in September 0.8 in
43 Map of River Bend River Bend2,874 people 55 in September 3 in
44 Map of Trent Woods Trent Woods4,032 people 55 in September 1 in
45 Map of Wallace Wallace3,457 people 55 in September 0.7 in
46 New Bern New Bern32,734 people 55 in September 0.8 in
47 Map of Mountain Home Mountain Home3,437 people 54 in August 7 in
48 Waynesville Waynesville10,502 people 54 in December 11 in
49 Shallotte Shallotte4,639 people 54 in September 0.5 in
50 Cullowhee Cullowhee7,973 people 54 in December 4 in
51 Sunset Beach Sunset Beach4,351 people 53 in August 0.5 in
52 Franklin Franklin4,268 people 53 in January 3 in
53 Carolina Shores5,017 people 53 in August 0.5 in
54 Map of Grifton Grifton2,515 people 53 in September 0.7 in
55 Map of Kinston Kinston19,505 people 53 in September 0.7 in
56 River Road3,366 people 53 in September 1 in
57 Map of Washington Washington9,726 people 53 in September 1 in
58 Map of Ayden Ayden5,150 people 53 in September 3 in
59 Map of Winterville Winterville10,725 people 53 in September 3 in
60 Warsaw2,746 people 53 in September 2 in
61 Map of La Grange La Grange2,756 people 52 in September 0.7 in
62 Greenville Greenville92,857 people 52 in September 3 in
63 Map of Plymouth Plymouth3,250 people 52 in August 1 in
64 Rutherfordton Rutherfordton3,680 people 52 in December 5 in
65 Map of North Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro4,421 people 52 in August 6 in
66 Edenton Edenton4,494 people 52 in July 2 in
67 Mount Airy Mount Airy10,633 people 52 in July 8 in
68 Williamston Williamston5,112 people 51 in September 0.5 in
69 Spindale Spindale4,131 people 51 in July 5 in
70 Map of Elroy Elroy3,251 people 51 in September 2 in
71 Mount Olive4,453 people 51 in September 2 in
72 Whiteville Whiteville4,696 people 51 in September 1 in
73 Map of Windsor Windsor3,269 people 51 in September 0.5 in
74 Tabor City Tabor City3,777 people 51 in August 0.5 in
75 Map of Farmville Farmville4,514 people 51 in September 3 in
76 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown3,277 people 51 in September 1 in
77 Brogden2,733 people 51 in September 2 in
78 Map of Goldsboro Goldsboro34,383 people 51 in September 2 in
79 Mar-Mac2,877 people 51 in September 2 in
80 Mills River Mills River7,281 people 51 in August 9 in
81 Clinton Clinton8,304 people 51 in September 2 in
82 Wilkesboro Wilkesboro3,646 people 50 in August 8 in
83 Morganton Morganton17,646 people 50 in August 5 in
84 Map of Lake Junaluska Lake Junaluska3,175 people 50 in July 11 in
85 Nags Head Nags Head3,160 people 50 in July 1 in
86 Map of Ahoskie Ahoskie4,764 people 50 in September 0.6 in
87 Map of Lenoir Lenoir18,299 people 50 in August 4 in
88 Fletcher Fletcher8,098 people 50 in August 10 in
89 Map of Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk3,724 people 50 in July 1 in
90 Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills7,761 people 50 in July 1 in
91 Map of Murfreesboro Murfreesboro3,170 people 50 in August 3 in
92 Southern Shores Southern Shores3,139 people 50 in July 1 in
93 Elizabeth City Elizabeth City18,871 people 49 in July 0.2 in
94 Forest City Forest City7,363 people 49 in July 5 in
95 Gamewell Gamewell3,689 people 49 in August 4 in
96 Elkin Elkin4,043 people 49 in July 3 in
97 Map of Clayton Clayton29,320 people 49 in September 3 in
98 Moyock5,684 people 49 in July 0.2 in
99 Archer Lodge Archer Lodge5,186 people 49 in September 3 in
100 Garner Garner34,473 people 49 in September 5 in
101 Map of Selma Selma6,817 people 49 in September 0.8 in
102 Map of Wilson's Mills Wilson's Mills2,753 people 49 in September 0.8 in
103 Wilson Wilson48,370 people 49 in September 2 in
104 Map of Knightdale Knightdale20,214 people 49 in September 3 in
105 Map of Tarboro Tarboro10,770 people 49 in September 5 in
106 Dunn Dunn8,559 people 49 in September 2 in
107 Benson Benson4,282 people 49 in September 2 in
108 Map of Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids14,856 people 49 in September 5 in
109 Cajah's Mountain2,704 people 49 in August 4 in
110 Map of Wendell Wendell13,064 people 48 in September 3 in
111 Map of Smithfield Smithfield12,116 people 48 in September 0.8 in
112 Swannanoa Swannanoa6,901 people 48 in July 2 in
113 Map of Erwin Erwin4,687 people 48 in September 2 in
114 Map of Hudson Hudson3,772 people 48 in August 0.3 in
115 Raleigh Raleigh481,031 people 48 in September 5 in
116 Map of Angier Angier6,241 people 48 in July 2 in
117 Map of Royal Pines Royal Pines4,325 people 48 in July 9 in
118 Map of Zebulon Zebulon8,711 people 48 in September 3 in
119 Cherryville Cherryville6,226 people 48 in August 6 in
120 Boiling Springs Boiling Springs4,757 people 48 in March 4 in
121 Valdese Valdese4,704 people 48 in August 0.3 in
122 Map of Buies Creek Buies Creek3,746 people 48 in July 2 in
123 Fuquay-Varina Fuquay-Varina40,485 people 48 in July 5 in
124 Map of Shelby Shelby22,100 people 48 in March 4 in
125 Cary Cary179,306 people 48 in September 5 in
126 Map of Granite Falls Granite Falls4,929 people 48 in August 0.3 in
127 Holly Springs Holly Springs45,248 people 48 in July 5 in
128 Rolesville Rolesville10,766 people 48 in September 3 in
129 Conover Conover8,580 people 48 in August 4 in
130 Jonesville Jonesville2,860 people 48 in July 3 in
131 Map of St. Stephens St. Stephens9,457 people 48 in June 0.3 in
132 Map of Sawmills Sawmills5,042 people 48 in August 0.3 in
133 Eastover Eastover3,666 people 48 in July 1 in
134 Map of Lumberton Lumberton18,859 people 48 in August 1 in
135 Map of Mountain View Mountain View3,982 people 48 in August 0.3 in
136 St. Pauls2,688 people 48 in September 0.4 in
137 Morrisville Morrisville31,422 people 48 in September 5 in
138 Long View Long View5,011 people 48 in August 0.3 in
139 Map of Avery Creek Avery Creek2,887 people 48 in July 9 in
140 Fayetteville Fayetteville210,815 people 47 in July 1 in
141 Map of Apex Apex70,630 people 47 in July 5 in
142 Hickory Hickory44,258 people 47 in August 0.3 in
143 Map of Hope Mills Hope Mills17,939 people 47 in September 1 in
144 Hillsborough Hillsborough9,724 people 47 in September 3 in
145 Briar Chapel6,049 people 47 in September 3 in
146 Map of Rockfish Rockfish3,574 people 47 in September 1 in
147 Durham Durham291,467 people 47 in September 3 in
148 Asheboro Asheboro27,580 people 47 in September 5 in
149 Anderson Creek13,927 people 47 in July 1 in
150 Lillington Lillington4,709 people 47 in July 2 in
151 Map of Canton Canton4,419 people 47 in July 10 in
152 Spring Lake Spring Lake11,573 people 47 in July 1 in
153 Rocky Mount Rocky Mount54,297 people 47 in September 0.7 in
154 Wake Forest Wake Forest52,844 people 47 in September 2 in
155 Newton Newton13,333 people 47 in June 6 in
156 Map of Wadesboro Wadesboro4,972 people 47 in July 3 in
157 Lake Royale3,168 people 47 in September 2 in
158 Map of Raeford Raeford4,552 people 47 in September 3 in
159 Map of Bethlehem Bethlehem4,101 people 47 in August 0.3 in
160 Chapel Hill Chapel Hill61,607 people 47 in September 3 in
161 Carrboro Carrboro21,204 people 47 in September 3 in
162 Henderson Henderson14,885 people 47 in August 2 in
163 Lincolnton Lincolnton11,783 people 47 in August 6 in
164 Aberdeen Aberdeen9,228 people 47 in September 3 in
165 Red Oak Red Oak3,405 people 47 in September 0.7 in
166 Map of Youngsville Youngsville3,011 people 47 in September 2 in
167 East Rockingham2,779 people 47 in September 0.5 in
168 Pinehurst Pinehurst18,256 people 47 in September 3 in
169 Southern Pines Southern Pines16,420 people 47 in September 1 in
170 Barbecue5,910 people 47 in July 1 in
171 Nashville5,729 people 47 in September 0.7 in
172 Map of Seven Lakes Seven Lakes4,535 people 47 in September 3 in
173 Map of Troy Troy2,926 people 47 in September 3 in
174 Pembroke Pembroke2,822 people 47 in September 0.4 in
175 Spout Springs11,242 people 47 in July 1 in
176 Map of Hamlet Hamlet5,961 people 47 in September 0.5 in
177 Pittsboro Pittsboro4,752 people 47 in September 3 in
178 Maiden Maiden3,788 people 47 in June 6 in
179 Red Springs3,125 people 47 in September 0.4 in
180 Map of Eden Eden15,356 people 47 in September 5 in
181 Rockingham Rockingham8,967 people 47 in September 0.5 in
182 Map of King King7,408 people 47 in August 6 in
183 Bessemer City Bessemer City5,580 people 47 in August 6 in
184 Franklinton Franklinton2,645 people 47 in July 2 in
185 Map of Thomasville Thomasville27,321 people 46 in July 3 in
186 Map of Kings Mountain Kings Mountain12,039 people 46 in June 6 in
187 Roxboro Roxboro8,182 people 46 in September 3 in
188 Map of Pleasant Garden Pleasant Garden5,060 people 46 in September 7 in
189 Map of Louisburg Louisburg3,263 people 46 in July 2 in
190 Mebane19,538 people 46 in September 2 in
191 Siler City Siler City7,995 people 46 in September 2 in
192 Map of Randleman Randleman4,644 people 46 in September 5 in
193 Map of High Point High Point116,245 people 46 in September 2 in
194 Map of Trinity Trinity7,111 people 46 in September 2 in
195 Creedmoor Creedmoor4,997 people 46 in September 2 in
196 Jamestown Jamestown3,708 people 46 in September 7 in
197 Albemarle Albemarle16,762 people 46 in July 0.8 in
198 Archdale Archdale12,087 people 46 in September 2 in
199 Carthage Carthage2,896 people 46 in September 1 in
200 Map of Whispering Pines Whispering Pines5,211 people 46 in September 1 in
201 Map of Yadkinville Yadkinville3,004 people 46 in July 7 in
202 Liberty Liberty2,682 people 46 in September 2 in
203 Sanford Sanford31,478 people 46 in July 2 in
204 Map of Reidsville Reidsville14,585 people 46 in September 7 in
205 Butner Butner8,065 people 46 in September 2 in
206 Map of Wentworth Wentworth2,692 people 46 in September 7 in
207 Map of Forest Oaks Forest Oaks4,293 people 46 in September 7 in
208 Concord Concord108,719 people 46 in June 3 in
209 Statesville Statesville29,894 people 46 in July 5 in
210 Map of Oxford Oxford8,914 people 46 in September 2 in
211 Map of Woodfin Woodfin8,048 people 46 in July 12 in
212 Map of Troutman Troutman3,995 people 46 in July 5 in
213 Map of Oakboro Oakboro2,683 people 46 in July 0.8 in
214 Mooresville Mooresville52,381 people 46 in July 4 in
215 Lake Norman of Catawba9,906 people 46 in August 5 in
216 Map of Locust Locust5,840 people 46 in June 3 in
217 Swepsonville Swepsonville2,517 people 46 in September 2 in
218 Greensboro Greensboro301,198 people 46 in August 7 in
219 Map of Asheville Asheville94,535 people 46 in July 12 in
220 Map of Stokesdale Stokesdale6,004 people 46 in August 7 in
221 Emma2,657 people 46 in July 12 in
222 Map of Dallas Dallas6,104 people 45 in June 1 in
223 Tobaccoville Tobaccoville2,664 people 45 in August 6 in
224 Polkton Polkton2,555 people 45 in July 3 in
225 Gastonia Gastonia82,884 people 45 in June 1 in
226 Kernersville Kernersville27,830 people 45 in August 7 in
227 Map of Walkertown Walkertown5,873 people 45 in August 7 in
228 Graham Graham18,048 people 45 in September 2 in
229 Map of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge7,744 people 45 in August 7 in
230 Map of Winston-Salem Winston-Salem252,037 people 45 in August 7 in
231 Harrisburg Harrisburg19,633 people 45 in June 3 in
232 Stanley Stanley4,069 people 45 in August 1 in
233 Map of Rural Hall Rural Hall3,466 people 45 in July 6 in
234 Huntersville Huntersville63,969 people 45 in June 4 in
235 Laurinburg Laurinburg15,087 people 45 in September 1 in
236 Map of Summerfield Summerfield11,116 people 45 in August 7 in
237 Map of Gibsonville Gibsonville9,467 people 45 in September 2 in
238 Map of Landis Landis3,765 people 45 in July 2 in
239 Map of Green Level Green Level3,230 people 45 in September 2 in
240 Rockwell Rockwell2,782 people 45 in July 2 in
241 Burlington Burlington59,610 people 45 in September 2 in
242 Kannapolis Kannapolis57,890 people 45 in June 3 in
243 Lewisville Lewisville13,828 people 45 in August 7 in
244 Lake Norman of Iredell12,494 people 45 in June 6 in
245 Map of Ranlo Ranlo4,617 people 45 in June 1 in
246 Map of China Grove China Grove4,530 people 45 in July 2 in
247 Davidson Davidson15,660 people 45 in June 3 in
248 Map of Elon Elon11,032 people 45 in September 2 in
249 Map of Westport Westport5,915 people 45 in August 6 in
250 Map of Lowell Lowell3,768 people 45 in June 1 in
251 Map of Glen Raven Glen Raven3,506 people 45 in September 2 in
252 Map of Granite Quarry Granite Quarry3,043 people 45 in July 2 in
253 Map of Mars Hill Mars Hill3,025 people 45 in July 26 in
254 Clemmons Clemmons21,871 people 45 in July 3 in
255 Map of Enochville Enochville3,321 people 45 in June 3 in
256 Bermuda Run3,211 people 45 in July 3 in
257 Map of Wallburg Wallburg3,150 people 45 in July 3 in
258 Charlotte Charlotte903,844 people 45 in June 4 in
259 Midway Midway4,897 people 45 in July 3 in
260 Map of Welcome Welcome3,521 people 45 in July 3 in
261 Cornelius Cornelius32,783 people 45 in June 4 in
262 Mount Holly Mount Holly18,208 people 45 in August 4 in
263 Map of Cramerton Cramerton5,450 people 45 in June 4 in
264 Lexington Lexington19,690 people 44 in July 3 in
265 Midland4,860 people 44 in June 3 in
266 Map of Lowesville Lowesville3,874 people 44 in August 4 in
267 Mint Hill Mint Hill27,556 people 44 in August 2 in
268 Belmont Belmont15,546 people 44 in June 4 in
269 Salisbury Salisbury35,825 people 44 in July 2 in
270 Weaverville Weaverville4,687 people 44 in July 12 in
271 Map of Marshville Marshville2,615 people 44 in August 2 in
272 Mocksville Mocksville6,068 people 44 in July 5 in
273 Wingate Wingate4,425 people 44 in August 2 in
274 Tyro3,833 people 44 in July 3 in
275 Matthews Matthews30,577 people 44 in June 2 in
276 Map of Spencer Spencer3,349 people 44 in July 2 in
277 Pineville Pineville11,055 people 44 in June 0.2 in
278 Map of Unionville Unionville6,954 people 43 in August 2 in
279 Waxhaw Waxhaw22,275 people 43 in August 3 in
280 Weddington Weddington13,805 people 43 in August 2 in
281 Fairview3,619 people 43 in August 2 in
282 Map of Marvin Marvin6,692 people 43 in August 0.2 in
283 Map of Mineral Springs Mineral Springs3,314 people 43 in August 2 in
284 Stallings Stallings16,886 people 43 in August 2 in
285 Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel9,090 people 43 in August 2 in
286 Monroe Monroe36,759 people 43 in August 2 in
287 Indian Trail Indian Trail42,036 people 43 in August 2 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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