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Driest Cities in Virginia

The top 25 of 47 Virginia cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Harrisonburg
39.0 in
2Pulaski
40.0 in
3Staunton
40.6 in
4Winchester
40.7 in
5Woodbridge
41.0 in
6Wytheville
41.7 in
7Radford
42.1 in
8Blacksburg
42.6 in
9Roanoke
42.8 in
10Salem
42.8 in
11Lexington
42.9 in
12Centreville
43.2 in
13Gainesville
43.2 in
14Herndon
43.2 in
15Manassas
43.2 in
16Fredericksburg
43.4 in
17Front Royal
43.4 in
18Fairfax
43.6 in
19Lynchburg
43.6 in
20Reston
43.6 in
21Tysons
43.6 in
22Leesburg
43.8 in
23Ashburn
45.1 in
24Newport News
45.1 in
25Sterling
45.1 in

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, “Driest Cities in Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/virginia/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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