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Wettest towns in Virginia

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. 225 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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#84of 225
45 inRain + melted snow
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#1
Big Stone Gap52 in · Wettest month July
#2
Norton51 in · Wettest month July
#3
Wise50 in · Wettest month July
The race around Pantops

Just behind Timberlake, just ahead of Arlington

82Vinton45 in83Timberlake45 in84Pantops45 in85Arlington45 in86Lynchburg45 in

All 225 towns

Rain + melted snow, highest first. Towns next door to Pantops are tagged.

#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Big Stone Gap5,162 people 52 in July9 in
2 Norton3,577 people 51 in July47 in
3 Wise2,916 people 50 in July47 in
4 Suffolk98,796 people 50 in July4 in
5 Windsor2,852 people 50 in July4 in
6 Franklin8,250 people 49 in September4 in
7 Chesapeake252,583 people 49 in July6 in
8 Smithfield8,834 people 49 in July3 in
9 Williamsburg15,798 people 49 in July4 in
10 Carrollton8,436 people 49 in July3 in
11 Gloucester Courthouse3,336 people 49 in July4 in
12 Newport News184,216 people 48 in July3 in
13 Portsmouth97,190 people 48 in July6 in
14 Gloucester Point11,109 people 48 in July4 in
15 Hillsville2,864 people 48 in May17 in
16 Bethel Manor4,393 people 48 in July3 in
17 Galax6,726 people 48 in August17 in
18 Virginia Beach456,349 people 48 in July3 in
19 Hopewell22,959 people 48 in July4 in
20 Emporia5,547 people 48 in September1 in
21 West Point3,480 people 48 in July10 in
22 Poquoson12,639 people 48 in July3 in
23 Enon4,137 people 48 in July4 in
24 Norfolk233,596 people 48 in July6 in
25 Petersburg33,537 people 48 in July4 in
26 Hampton137,557 people 47 in July3 in
27 Mount Hermon4,155 people 47 in September8 in
28 Colonial Heights18,352 people 47 in July4 in
29 Ettrick5,910 people 47 in July4 in
30 Martinsville13,658 people 47 in September9 in
31 Forest13,430 people 47 in September12 in
32 Tazewell4,390 people 47 in July47 in
33 Chester24,474 people 47 in July10 in
34 Matoaca2,724 people 47 in July10 in
35 Bellwood7,907 people 47 in September9 in
36 Rocky Mount4,950 people 47 in September13 in
37 Bon Air16,904 people 47 in September9 in
38 Meadowbrook20,749 people 47 in September9 in
39 Manchester12,445 people 47 in September9 in
40 Bensley5,949 people 47 in September9 in
41 Lebanon3,116 people 47 in July12 in
42 Richmond229,359 people 46 in September9 in
43 Midlothian19,120 people 46 in September10 in
44 Bristol16,849 people 46 in July9 in
45 Sandston7,399 people 46 in September9 in
46 Collinsville7,139 people 46 in September9 in
47 Richlands5,171 people 46 in July18 in
48 Glen Allen17,551 people 46 in September15 in
49 Highland Springs14,296 people 46 in September9 in
50 Lakeside12,654 people 46 in September15 in
51 Montrose8,285 people 46 in September9 in
52 Laurel18,721 people 46 in September15 in
53 East Highland Park15,265 people 46 in September9 in
54 Brandermill13,730 people 46 in September10 in
55 Dumbarton7,997 people 46 in September15 in
56 Chamberlayne4,692 people 46 in September15 in
57 Mechanicsville38,683 people 46 in September9 in
58 Bedford7,724 people 46 in June12 in
59 Danville42,214 people 46 in September8 in
60 Innsbrook8,578 people 46 in September15 in
61 Woodlake7,358 people 46 in September10 in
62 Marion5,670 people 46 in July10 in
63 Tuckahoe49,183 people 46 in September15 in
64 Short Pump29,026 people 46 in September15 in
65 Wyndham12,099 people 46 in September15 in
66 Hollymead8,482 people 46 in September17 in
67 South Hill4,786 people 46 in June5 in
68 University of Virginia9,065 people 46 in September17 in
69 Ashland7,772 people 46 in June15 in
70 Blackstone3,341 people 46 in July3 in
71 South Boston7,853 people 46 in September6 in
72 Crewe2,906 people 46 in July3 in
73 Lake Caroline2,862 people 46 in September12 in
74 Abingdon8,330 people 45 in July12 in
75 Lake Land'Or4,390 people 45 in September12 in
76 Blue Ridge2,800 people 45 in June11 in
77 Cave Spring25,742 people 45 in June18 in
78 Daleville3,797 people 45 in June11 in
79 Buena Vista6,593 people 45 in June11 in
80 Chincoteague3,296 people 45 in September8 in
81 Madison Heights10,266 people 45 in September12 in
82 Vinton8,056 people 45 in June15 in
83 Timberlake12,725 people 45 in May12 in
84 Pantops4,665 people 45 in September17 in
85 Arlington236,254 people 45 in July6 in
86 Lynchburg79,497 people 45 in September12 in
87 Lake Monticello10,662 people 45 in September12 in
88 Farmville7,774 people 45 in September6 in
89 Charlottesville45,437 people · next door 45 in September17 in
90 Culpeper20,794 people 45 in June16 in
91 North Shore3,638 people 44 in September6 in
92 Spotsylvania Courthouse7,180 people 44 in September11 in
93 Colonial Beach3,966 people 44 in September12 in
94 McLean49,627 people 44 in July6 in
95 Idylwood17,559 people 44 in July6 in
96 Bailey's Crossroads24,271 people 44 in July6 in
97 Orange5,066 people 44 in June16 in
98 Alexandria156,976 people 44 in July13 in
99 West Falls Church31,279 people 44 in July6 in
100 Tysons28,936 people 44 in July6 in
101 Rose Hill21,066 people 44 in July13 in
102 Lincolnia20,320 people 44 in July13 in
103 Kingstowne18,360 people 44 in July13 in
104 Huntington13,502 people 44 in July13 in
105 Dunn Loring8,957 people 44 in July6 in
106 Bluefield4,979 people 44 in July40 in
107 Lake of the Woods7,984 people 44 in September11 in
108 Altavista3,342 people 44 in September12 in
109 Lake Wilderness3,139 people 44 in September11 in
110 Roanoke98,355 people 44 in June15 in
111 Annandale41,705 people 44 in July13 in
112 Hybla Valley17,257 people 44 in July13 in
113 Wolf Trap15,858 people 44 in July6 in
114 Salem25,618 people 44 in June18 in
115 Hollins17,097 people 44 in June15 in
116 Great Falls15,228 people 44 in May21 in
117 Warrenton10,176 people 44 in June21 in
118 Springfield31,154 people 44 in July13 in
119 Merrifield20,698 people 44 in July6 in
120 Wakefield11,930 people 44 in July13 in
121 Crozet9,289 people 44 in September17 in
122 Elkton3,006 people 44 in June19 in
123 Fairfax25,026 people 44 in July21 in
124 West Springfield22,532 people 44 in July13 in
125 Woodlawn21,194 people 44 in July13 in
126 Vienna16,412 people 44 in July6 in
127 Dranesville11,828 people 44 in May21 in
128 Mantua8,298 people 44 in July13 in
129 Long Branch7,034 people 44 in July13 in
130 King George4,851 people 44 in September12 in
131 Marshall3,219 people 44 in June20 in
132 Cloverdale3,208 people 44 in June15 in
133 Reston64,414 people 43 in May21 in
134 Herndon24,672 people 43 in May21 in
135 Kings Park West13,442 people 43 in July13 in
136 Sugarland Run12,629 people 43 in May21 in
137 Fort Belvoir8,449 people 43 in July13 in
138 Burke44,029 people 43 in July13 in
139 Oakton36,528 people 43 in July21 in
140 Fair Oaks35,545 people 43 in July21 in
141 Burke Centre17,037 people 43 in July13 in
142 Difficult Run9,938 people 43 in July21 in
143 Dahlgren3,350 people 43 in September12 in
144 McNair22,655 people 43 in May21 in
145 Newington13,478 people 43 in July13 in
146 Lowes Island11,018 people 43 in May21 in
147 Bealeton5,034 people 43 in September21 in
148 Sterling32,411 people 43 in May21 in
149 Fredericksburg28,873 people 43 in September11 in
150 Franklin Farm18,736 people 43 in July21 in
151 Fairfax Station12,566 people 43 in July21 in
152 Newington Forest12,316 people 43 in July13 in
153 Fair Lakes8,894 people 43 in July21 in
154 South Run6,600 people 43 in July13 in
155 Massanetta Springs6,358 people 43 in June19 in
156 Moorefield6,123 people 43 in May21 in
157 Broadlands14,353 people 43 in June21 in
158 Cascades12,357 people 43 in May21 in
159 New Baltimore11,919 people 43 in June20 in
160 Grottoes2,961 people 43 in June19 in
161 Leesburg49,171 people 43 in June21 in
162 Brambleton24,537 people 43 in May21 in
163 Lansdowne12,328 people 43 in May21 in
164 Ashburn46,026 people 43 in May21 in
165 Chantilly24,036 people 43 in May21 in
166 Waynesboro22,841 people 43 in September22 in
167 Lorton20,991 people 43 in July13 in
168 Belmont9,729 people 43 in May21 in
169 Lexington7,525 people 43 in June14 in
170 Union Mill4,484 people 43 in July21 in
171 University Center3,923 people 43 in May21 in
172 Blacksburg45,446 people 43 in May25 in
173 Gainesville18,196 people 43 in May20 in
174 Stone Ridge16,603 people 43 in May21 in
175 Arcola3,509 people 43 in May21 in
176 Centreville71,706 people 42 in July21 in
177 Lake Ridge46,049 people 42 in July13 in
178 South Riding34,352 people 42 in May21 in
179 County Center3,789 people 42 in July13 in
180 Shenandoah2,888 people 42 in June19 in
181 Potomac Mills5,741 people 42 in July13 in
182 Dale City71,016 people 42 in July12 in
183 Woodbridge43,945 people 42 in July13 in
184 Manassas42,976 people 42 in July21 in
185 Montclair22,387 people 42 in September12 in
186 Manassas Park16,798 people 42 in July21 in
187 Stuarts Draft11,780 people 42 in September22 in
188 Independent Hill10,853 people 42 in September12 in
189 Purcellville8,973 people 42 in May21 in
190 Bull Run7,823 people 42 in July21 in
191 Aquia Harbour7,481 people 42 in September12 in
192 Shenandoah Farms4,179 people 42 in September21 in
193 Weyers Cave2,744 people 42 in June19 in
194 Lovettsville2,719 people 42 in May31 in
195 Linton Hall41,876 people 42 in July21 in
196 Christiansburg22,720 people 42 in May22 in
197 Leesylvania21,632 people 42 in July12 in
198 Buckhall21,602 people 42 in July21 in
199 Harrisonburg51,392 people 42 in June19 in
200 Cherry Hill26,044 people 42 in September12 in
201 Wytheville8,202 people 42 in July18 in
202 Loch Lomond4,606 people 42 in July21 in
203 Triangle10,450 people 42 in September12 in
204 Dublin2,671 people 42 in May16 in
205 Shawneeland2,754 people 42 in May25 in
206 Merrimac2,733 people 42 in May25 in
207 Sudley19,162 people 42 in July21 in
208 Quantico Base5,840 people 42 in September12 in
209 Fishersville9,484 people 41 in September22 in
210 Covington5,680 people 41 in May10 in
211 Luray4,827 people 41 in June19 in
212 Winchester27,913 people 41 in May23 in
213 Radford16,726 people 41 in May16 in
214 Berryville4,707 people 41 in June23 in
215 Clifton Forge3,447 people 41 in June10 in
216 Front Royal15,296 people 41 in September21 in
217 Pulaski8,893 people 41 in May16 in
218 Pearisburg2,860 people 41 in July23 in
219 Bridgewater6,708 people 41 in June19 in
220 Staunton25,948 people 41 in May22 in
221 Broadway4,273 people 41 in June19 in
222 Verona4,165 people 40 in May22 in
223 Timberville3,036 people 40 in June19 in
224 Strasburg7,214 people 39 in May21 in
225 Woodstock5,871 people 39 in June24 in
How it works

How this ranking works

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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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