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Wettest towns in Washington

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. 265 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Map of Orting
Washington · Wettest

Where Orting lands: #146 of 265

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Forks 1 Forks 109 in Wettest month January Ocean Shores 2 Ocean Shores 82 in Wettest month January Montesano 3 Montesano 82 in Wettest month November
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Forks Forks3,400 people 109 in January 8 in
2 Ocean Shores Ocean Shores7,302 people 82 in January 0 in
3 Montesano Montesano4,183 people 82 in November 2 in
4 Hoquiam Hoquiam8,800 people 81 in January 0.5 in
5 Aberdeen Aberdeen17,088 people 80 in January 0.5 in
6 Raymond Raymond3,210 people 78 in January 1 in
7 Map of Central Park Central Park3,206 people 78 in November 0.5 in
8 Sultan Sultan6,116 people 75 in November 3 in
9 Map of Mirrormont Mirrormont4,019 people 75 in November 42 in
10 Map of Peaceful Valley Peaceful Valley2,858 people 73 in November 11 in
11 North Bend North Bend7,953 people 72 in November 4 in
12 Elma Elma3,483 people 72 in November 2 in
13 Map of Granite Falls Granite Falls4,659 people 71 in November 3 in
14 Snoqualmie Snoqualmie13,798 people 71 in November 4 in
15 Map of Woods Creek Woods Creek6,943 people 70 in November 3 in
16 Map of Arlington Heights Arlington Heights2,727 people 70 in November 6 in
17 Map of Three Lakes Three Lakes4,055 people 66 in November 3 in
18 Map of Venersborg Venersborg4,262 people 64 in December 1 in
19 Shelton Shelton10,612 people 62 in November 4 in
20 Belfair Belfair4,557 people 61 in November 0.3 in
21 Chain Lake4,950 people 61 in November 3 in
22 Enumclaw Enumclaw12,798 people 59 in November 4 in
23 Battle Ground Battle Ground21,886 people 58 in December 1 in
24 Sedro-Woolley Sedro-Woolley12,831 people 58 in November 6 in
25 Map of Lochsloy Lochsloy3,029 people 58 in November 3 in
26 Map of Hockinson Hockinson6,150 people 58 in December 1 in
27 Arlington Arlington21,095 people 56 in November 6 in
28 Monroe Monroe19,755 people 56 in November 3 in
29 Camas Camas27,007 people 56 in December 4 in
30 Bremerton Bremerton44,830 people 55 in December 3 in
31 Lake Cassidy3,292 people 55 in November 3 in
32 Black Diamond5,961 people 55 in November 18 in
33 Sisco Heights3,015 people 55 in November 3 in
34 Washougal Washougal17,490 people 53 in November 4 in
35 Map of Sudden Valley Sudden Valley6,084 people 53 in November 3 in
36 Buckley Buckley5,371 people 53 in November 4 in
37 Orchards Orchards29,438 people 52 in December 4 in
38 Prairie Heights4,998 people 52 in November 4 in
39 Duvall Duvall8,526 people 52 in November 3 in
40 Wauna4,805 people 52 in December 0.3 in
41 Map of Union Hill-Novelty Hill Union Hill-Novelty Hill23,047 people 52 in November 4 in
42 Hobart Hobart6,552 people 52 in November 18 in
43 Chico3,336 people 52 in November 3 in
44 Maple Valley Maple Valley28,287 people 52 in November 18 in
45 Map of La Center La Center3,883 people 51 in December 3 in
46 Grand Mound Grand Mound3,287 people 51 in November 4 in
47 Map of Brush Prairie Brush Prairie2,526 people 51 in December 1 in
48 Tumwater Tumwater26,956 people 50 in November 4 in
49 Port Orchard Port Orchard17,149 people 50 in December 3 in
50 Map of Rochester Rochester5,834 people 50 in November 4 in
51 Key Center3,544 people 50 in December 0.3 in
52 Map of Prairie Ridge Prairie Ridge12,074 people 50 in November 4 in
53 Longbranch4,638 people 50 in December 0.3 in
54 Map of Lake Stevens Lake Stevens40,253 people 50 in November 3 in
55 Map of Parkwood Parkwood6,873 people 50 in December 3 in
56 Eatonville Eatonville2,850 people 50 in November 6 in
57 Map of Lake Morton-Berrydale Lake Morton-Berrydale11,183 people 49 in November 18 in
58 Canterwood2,971 people 49 in December 0.3 in
59 Map of Longview Heights Longview Heights4,357 people 49 in December 2 in
60 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon35,377 people 49 in November 6 in
61 Covington Covington21,233 people 49 in November 18 in
62 Rosedale4,208 people 49 in December 0.3 in
63 Centralia Centralia18,830 people 49 in December 4 in
64 Bethel4,394 people 49 in December 3 in
65 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor12,424 people 49 in December 0.3 in
66 Lexington4,413 people 49 in December 2 in
67 Map of High Bridge High Bridge3,196 people 49 in November 3 in
68 Woodland Woodland6,487 people 48 in December 3 in
69 Sammamish Sammamish66,463 people 48 in November 4 in
70 Map of Barberton Barberton8,668 people 48 in December 4 in
71 Bryant2,648 people 48 in November 6 in
72 Salmon Creek Salmon Creek20,017 people 48 in December 0.8 in
73 Map of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake22,090 people 48 in November 4 in
74 Lake Holm3,555 people 48 in November 4 in
75 Olympia Olympia55,951 people 48 in November 4 in
76 Map of Artondale Artondale14,073 people 48 in December 0.3 in
77 Map of Five Corners Five Corners21,194 people 48 in December 4 in
78 Longview Longview38,069 people 47 in December 2 in
79 Bunk Foss3,627 people 47 in November 3 in
80 Kelso Kelso12,684 people 47 in December 2 in
81 Map of Tracyton Tracyton6,137 people 47 in December 3 in
82 Map of Maple Heights-Lake Desire Maple Heights-Lake Desire4,113 people 47 in November 6 in
83 Vancouver Vancouver195,300 people 47 in December 4 in
84 Chehalis Chehalis7,587 people 46 in December 4 in
85 Kalama Kalama3,050 people 46 in December 1 in
86 Navy Yard City Navy Yard City2,672 people 46 in December 3 in
87 Maplewood5,803 people 46 in November 0.3 in
88 Lacey Lacey57,737 people 45 in November 4 in
89 Map of Everson Everson3,040 people 45 in November 11 in
90 Ridgefield Ridgefield13,408 people 45 in December 3 in
91 Tehaleh9,561 people 45 in November 6 in
92 Cottage Lake Cottage Lake22,518 people 45 in November 4 in
93 Map of East Renton Highlands East Renton Highlands12,582 people 45 in November 4 in
94 Hazel Dell23,237 people 44 in December 4 in
95 Snohomish Snohomish10,239 people 44 in November 3 in
96 Marysville Marysville73,002 people 44 in November 3 in
97 Map of Spanaway Spanaway34,019 people 44 in November 6 in
98 Map of Lake Goodwin Lake Goodwin5,536 people 44 in November 3 in
99 Map of Graham Graham35,079 people 44 in November 6 in
100 Map of Frederickson Frederickson25,383 people 44 in November 6 in
101 Map of Fairwood Fairwood17,856 people 44 in November 6 in
102 Lake Tapps12,798 people 44 in November 4 in
103 Tanglewilde Tanglewilde6,314 people 44 in November 4 in
104 Burlington Burlington10,003 people 44 in November 6 in
105 South Hill South Hill68,025 people 43 in November 6 in
106 Lynden Lynden16,234 people 43 in November 11 in
107 Summit View8,480 people 43 in November 6 in
108 Map of Fircrest Fircrest7,069 people 43 in November 6 in
109 Parkland Parkland38,742 people 43 in November 6 in
110 Clover Creek7,345 people 43 in November 6 in
111 Elk Plain14,276 people 43 in November 6 in
112 Fort Lewis Fort Lewis15,167 people 43 in November 4 in
113 North Fort Lewis6,337 people 43 in November 4 in
114 DuPont DuPont9,931 people 43 in November 4 in
115 Wollochet6,689 people 43 in November 0.3 in
116 Map of Felida Felida10,841 people 42 in December 0.8 in
117 Lakewood Lakewood62,937 people 42 in November 6 in
118 Map of Bangor Base Bangor Base6,112 people 42 in November 3 in
119 Map of Issaquah Issaquah39,591 people 42 in November 4 in
120 University Place University Place34,911 people 42 in November 6 in
121 White Center White Center14,886 people 42 in November 6 in
122 Map of Midland Midland9,050 people 42 in November 6 in
123 McChord AFB McChord AFB2,999 people 42 in November 6 in
124 Map of Tacoma Tacoma222,758 people 42 in November 6 in
125 Map of Summit Summit8,791 people 42 in November 6 in
126 Map of Lake Shore Lake Shore6,978 people 42 in December 4 in
127 Steilacoom Steilacoom6,686 people 42 in November 4 in
128 Yelm Yelm11,102 people 42 in November 4 in
129 Map of Silver Firs Silver Firs22,306 people 42 in November 3 in
130 Map of Maltby Maltby10,910 people 42 in November 3 in
131 Burien51,513 people 41 in November 6 in
132 Clearview3,254 people 41 in November 3 in
133 Map of Silverdale Silverdale20,685 people 41 in November 3 in
134 Edgewood Edgewood13,032 people 41 in November 6 in
135 Fobes Hill2,569 people 41 in November 3 in
136 Mill Creek East25,453 people 41 in November 3 in
137 Map of Lakeland South Lakeland South13,100 people 41 in November 6 in
138 Map of Port Angeles East Port Angeles East3,137 people 41 in November 0.4 in
139 Milton Milton8,894 people 41 in November 6 in
140 Renton105,317 people 40 in November 6 in
141 Federal Way99,493 people 40 in November 6 in
142 Auburn Auburn85,676 people 40 in November 6 in
143 Map of Redmond Redmond77,353 people 40 in November 4 in
144 Eastmont23,721 people 40 in December 3 in
145 Map of Lakeland North Lakeland North15,950 people 40 in November 6 in
146 Map of Orting Orting8,978 people 40 in November 6 in
147 Alderton2,706 people 40 in November 6 in
148 Puyallup Puyallup42,746 people 40 in November 6 in
149 Normandy Park Normandy Park6,659 people 40 in November 6 in
150 Vashon Vashon9,934 people 40 in November 6 in
151 Kent Kent135,603 people 40 in November 6 in
152 Map of Sumner Sumner10,733 people 40 in November 6 in
153 Map of Bryn Mawr-Skyway Bryn Mawr-Skyway17,638 people 40 in November 6 in
154 Des Moines32,823 people 40 in November 6 in
155 Manchester Manchester5,956 people 40 in November 3 in
156 SeaTac32,414 people 39 in November 6 in
157 Fife10,949 people 39 in November 6 in
158 Boulevard Park4,575 people 39 in November 6 in
159 Map of North Yelm North Yelm2,522 people 39 in November 4 in
160 Tukwila21,451 people 39 in November 6 in
161 Blaine Blaine6,100 people 39 in November 9 in
162 Lake Forest Park Lake Forest Park13,335 people 39 in November 4 in
163 Stanwood Stanwood8,373 people 39 in November 6 in
164 Bothell East14,578 people 39 in November 4 in
165 Newcastle12,989 people 39 in November 4 in
166 Map of Bellevue Bellevue151,847 people 39 in November 4 in
167 Woodinville Woodinville13,438 people 39 in November 4 in
168 Map of Shoreline Shoreline61,431 people 38 in November 4 in
169 Bothell Bothell49,610 people 38 in November 4 in
170 Map of Martha Lake Martha Lake22,634 people 38 in December 3 in
171 Indianola Indianola3,468 people 38 in November 4 in
172 Seattle Seattle754,195 people 38 in November 4 in
173 Bellingham Bellingham93,438 people 38 in November 3 in
174 North Lynnwood23,339 people 38 in December 4 in
175 Everett Everett111,845 people 38 in November 3 in
176 Lynnwood Lynnwood40,110 people 38 in December 4 in
177 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island24,631 people 38 in November 3 in
178 Bothell West22,029 people 37 in December 4 in
179 Map of Alderwood Manor Alderwood Manor10,266 people 37 in December 4 in
180 Mercer Island Mercer Island25,307 people 37 in November 4 in
181 Meadowdale3,009 people 37 in December 4 in
182 Kirkland Kirkland92,621 people 37 in November 4 in
183 Kenmore Kenmore23,741 people 36 in November 4 in
184 Edmonds Edmonds42,735 people 36 in December 4 in
185 Map of Suquamish Suquamish4,084 people 36 in November 3 in
186 Birch Bay Birch Bay10,837 people 36 in November 9 in
187 Mukilteo Mukilteo21,323 people 35 in December 3 in
188 Map of Marietta-Alderwood Marietta-Alderwood3,754 people 35 in November 3 in
189 Clyde Hill Clyde Hill3,119 people 35 in November 4 in
190 Ferndale Ferndale15,999 people 35 in November 3 in
191 Map of Warm Beach Warm Beach3,442 people 33 in November 3 in
192 Poulsbo Poulsbo12,165 people 33 in November 3 in
193 Hansville Hansville3,384 people 32 in November 3 in
194 Map of Anacortes Anacortes17,966 people 32 in November 3 in
195 Port Ludlow Port Ludlow2,891 people 30 in November 0.6 in
196 Camano Camano17,303 people 30 in November 3 in
197 Port Angeles Port Angeles20,118 people 28 in November 0.4 in
198 Map of Port Hadlock-Irondale Port Hadlock-Irondale3,884 people 25 in November 3 in
199 Friday Harbor Friday Harbor2,728 people 24 in November 6 in
200 Oak Harbor Oak Harbor24,362 people 24 in November 3 in
201 Port Townsend Port Townsend10,438 people 24 in November 3 in
202 White Salmon White Salmon2,548 people 24 in December 17 in
203 Deer Park Deer Park4,791 people 23 in December 48 in
204 Liberty Lake Liberty Lake12,737 people 22 in December 45 in
205 Dayton Dayton2,774 people 21 in November 16 in
206 Map of Colfax Colfax2,708 people 21 in December 33 in
207 Spokane Valley Spokane Valley106,365 people 20 in December 45 in
208 Chewelah Chewelah2,606 people 20 in December 43 in
209 Colville Colville4,998 people 20 in November 43 in
210 Pullman32,229 people 20 in December 33 in
211 Mead Mead6,893 people 19 in December 45 in
212 Sequim Sequim8,161 people 18 in November 1 in
213 Map of Sunnyslope Sunnyslope3,706 people 18 in December 40 in
214 Country Homes Country Homes6,198 people 18 in December 45 in
215 Map of Leavenworth Leavenworth2,569 people 18 in December 80 in
216 Fairwood Fairwood10,674 people 17 in December 45 in
217 Goldendale Goldendale3,483 people 17 in December 27 in
218 Airway Heights Airway Heights11,245 people 17 in December 45 in
219 Cheney Cheney12,804 people 17 in December 45 in
220 Spokane Spokane230,293 people 17 in December 45 in
221 Fairchild AFB Fairchild AFB2,931 people 17 in December 45 in
222 Walla Walla Walla Walla33,925 people 16 in December 9 in
223 Medical Lake4,950 people 16 in December 45 in
224 Suncrest Suncrest5,345 people 16 in December 48 in
225 Map of College Place College Place9,854 people 16 in December 7 in
226 Map of Clarkston Heights-Vineland Clarkston Heights-Vineland7,884 people 13 in May 13 in
227 Map of Clarkston Clarkston7,191 people 12 in May 13 in
228 Omak Omak5,036 people 12 in December —
229 Chelan Chelan4,350 people 12 in December 21 in
230 Map of Gleed Gleed2,844 people 11 in December 20 in
231 Ellensburg Ellensburg20,874 people 11 in December —
232 Map of Moxee Moxee4,625 people 11 in December 20 in
233 Map of Ahtanum Ahtanum3,777 people 10 in December 20 in
234 East Wenatchee East Wenatchee14,199 people 10 in December 17 in
235 Map of Selah Selah8,437 people 9.8 in December 20 in
236 Cashmere Cashmere3,304 people 9.7 in December 17 in
237 Wenatchee Wenatchee35,484 people 9.5 in December 17 in
238 Wapato Wapato4,538 people 9.4 in December 20 in
239 Map of Burbank Burbank3,589 people 9.4 in January 2 in
240 Yakima Yakima96,961 people 9.3 in December 20 in
241 Map of Terrace Heights Terrace Heights10,041 people 9.3 in December 20 in
242 Connell Connell5,054 people 9.2 in December 14 in
243 Map of Warden Warden2,581 people 9.1 in December 15 in
244 Map of Union Gap Union Gap6,584 people 8.9 in December 20 in
245 Map of Finley Finley5,634 people 8.6 in January 2 in
246 Othello Othello8,795 people 8.5 in December —
247 Kennewick Kennewick85,295 people 8.2 in December 2 in
248 Pasco Pasco79,575 people 8.2 in December 2 in
249 Map of Toppenish Toppenish8,723 people 8.2 in December 20 in
250 Map of Zillah Zillah3,140 people 7.9 in December 20 in
251 Moses Lake Moses Lake26,083 people 7.8 in December —
252 Sunnyside Sunnyside16,277 people 7.8 in December 10 in
253 Prosser Prosser6,305 people 7.8 in December —
254 Map of Moses Lake North Moses Lake North4,517 people 7.8 in December —
255 Grandview Grandview11,187 people 7.7 in December 10 in
256 Map of Cascade Valley Cascade Valley4,609 people 7.7 in December —
257 Map of Granger Granger3,705 people 7.7 in December 10 in
258 West Richland West Richland17,586 people 7.6 in December 2 in
259 Richland Richland62,753 people 7.5 in December 2 in
260 Quincy Quincy7,998 people 7.5 in December —
261 Benton City Benton City3,695 people 7.5 in December —
262 Mabton Mabton2,536 people 7.5 in December 10 in
263 Ephrata Ephrata8,560 people 7.3 in December —
264 Mattawa Mattawa3,616 people 7.0 in December 10 in
265 Map of Desert Aire Desert Aire2,788 people 6.9 in December 10 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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