Wettest Cities in Michigan

The top 25 of 46 Michigan cities on GIS Map, ranked by average annual precipitation (rain and melted snow).

#	City	County	Average annual precipitation	Population
1	Grand Rapids	Kent	39.6 in	198,535
2	Wyoming	Kent	39.6 in	77,353
3	Ludington	Mason	38.9 in	7,676
4	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	37.9 in	122,036
5	Big Rapids	Mecosta	37.9 in	8,477
6	Petoskey	Emmet	36.6 in	5,856
7	Manistee	Manistee	36.3 in	6,275
8	Traverse City	Grand Traverse	36.2 in	15,593
9	St. Clair Shores	Macomb	35.8 in	58,140
10	Mount Pleasant	Isabella	35.5 in	21,236
11	Cadillac	Wexford	35.2 in	10,445
12	Dearborn Heights	Wayne	35.1 in	61,771
13	Livonia	Wayne	35.1 in	93,851
14	Muskegon	Muskegon	35.1 in	37,226
15	Sterling Heights	Macomb	35.0 in	133,573
16	Dearborn	Wayne	34.9 in	107,423
17	Port Huron	St. Clair	34.9 in	28,620
18	Holland	Ottawa	34.8 in	34,423
19	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	34.5 in	13,335
20	East Lansing	Ingham	34.3 in	45,758
21	Taylor	Wayne	34.3 in	62,081
22	Westland	Wayne	34.3 in	83,633
23	Frankenmuth	Saginaw	34.2 in	5,157
24	Saginaw	Saginaw	34.0 in	43,536
25	Pontiac	Oakland	33.9 in	62,104

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Wettest Cities in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/wettest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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