US Cities With the Most Rainy Days

Syracuse, NY has the most rainy days of any large US city, about 174 days a year with measurable rain.

Days with measurable rain a year, ranked

50 cities
#CityStateDays with measurable rain a year
1SyracuseNY174 days39.9 in a year
2RochesterNY168 days35.1 in a year
3AmherstNY166 days40.7 in a year
4BellevueWA163 days37.8 in a year
5Ann ArborMI163 days37.9 in a year
6EverettWA163 days40.3 in a year
7VancouverWA162 days37.5 in a year
8GreshamOR159 days40.7 in a year
9HillsboroOR158 days35.9 in a year
10TacomaWA154 days40.8 in a year
11SeattleWA153 days36.5 in a year
12RentonWA153 days34.7 in a year
13PortlandOR152 days44.1 in a year
14DavieFL149 days68.8 in a year
15SalemOR148 days40.1 in a year
16ColumbusOH147 days44.7 in a year
17Pembroke PinesFL147 days62.0 in a year
18MiramarFL147 days62.0 in a year
19EugeneOR146 days40.8 in a year
20KentWA144 days40.1 in a year
21New BedfordMA140 days45.9 in a year
22AlbanyNY139 days40.7 in a year
23LansingMI138 days33.3 in a year
24BuffaloNY137 days37.9 in a year
25HialeahFL137 days72.9 in a year
26WorcesterMA137 days48.3 in a year
27West Palm BeachFL137 days61.7 in a year
28ClevelandOH136 days33.3 in a year
29SpringfieldMA136 days45.2 in a year
30Fort WayneIN135 days39.5 in a year
31Miami GardensFL135 days68.3 in a year
32LexingtonKY134 days49.8 in a year
33PittsburghPA134 days38.3 in a year
34Lexington-FayetteKY134 days49.8 in a year
35MurfreesboroTN134 days55.9 in a year
36MobileAL133 days60.5 in a year
37CincinnatiOH132 days43.4 in a year
38PatersonNJ132 days44.9 in a year
39AkronOH131 days32.5 in a year
40Pompano BeachFL131 days55.6 in a year
41OrlandoFL130 days51.5 in a year
42ClarksvilleTN129 days53.5 in a year
43AllentownPA129 days47.4 in a year
44IndianapolisIN128 days43.6 in a year
45BostonMA128 days43.6 in a year
46South BostonMA128 days43.6 in a year
47HollywoodFL128 days65.0 in a year
48DaytonOH128 days41.7 in a year
49HartfordCT128 days42.8 in a year
50CambridgeMA128 days43.6 in a year

Thirty-year normals and records from each city's NOAA GHCN-Daily station, computed 2026-08-30. Cities with a population of 100,000 or more and a reporting station. Each city name opens its climate page.

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Normals and records: NOAA GHCN-Daily stations. Sunshine from ERA5 reanalysis. City locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).