Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Ohio
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Ohio ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geauga County | 50.7" | Relatively Low | $305,100 |
| 2 | Adams County | 47.9" | Relatively Low | $157,500 |
| 3 | Brown County | 47.9" | Relatively Low | $181,100 |
| 4 | Highland County | 46.7" | Relatively Low | $157,000 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 45.7" | Relatively Low | $135,600 |
| 6 | Scioto County | 45.1" | Relatively Low | $132,300 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 45.1" | Very Low | $140,400 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 45.0" | Very Low | $132,000 |
| 9 | Morgan County | 45.0" | Very Low | $134,200 |
| 10 | Gallia County | 44.5" | Relatively Low | $135,000 |
| 11 | Perry County | 44.4" | Very Low | $178,300 |
| 12 | Champaign County | 44.0" | Very Low | $186,300 |
| 13 | Coshocton County | 43.6" | Relatively Low | $142,300 |
| 14 | Pike County | 43.6" | Relatively Low | $148,500 |
| 15 | Ross County | 43.6" | Relatively Low | $158,500 |
| 16 | Clermont County | 43.4" | Relatively Low | $245,600 |
| 17 | Hamilton County | 43.4" | Relatively High | $225,700 |
| 18 | Greene County | 43.3" | Relatively Low | $238,000 |
| 19 | Hocking County | 43.2" | Relatively Low | $172,300 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 43.2" | Relatively Low | $120,600 |
| 21 | Meigs County | 43.1" | Relatively Low | $113,400 |
| 22 | Vinton County | 43.1" | Very Low | $131,700 |
| 23 | Preble County | 43.1" | Relatively Low | $171,100 |
| 24 | Portage County | 43.1" | Relatively Low | $210,500 |
| 25 | Trumbull County | 42.7" | Relatively Moderate | $128,100 |
| 26 | Logan County | 42.6" | Relatively Low | $186,200 |
| 27 | Harrison County | 42.6" | Very Low | $118,000 |
| 28 | Washington County | 42.5" | Relatively Low | $174,100 |
| 29 | Ashland County | 42.5" | Relatively Low | $175,900 |
| 30 | Richland County | 42.5" | Relatively Low | $154,000 |
| 31 | Clinton County | 42.4" | Very Low | $192,800 |
| 32 | Madison County | 42.3" | Very Low | $231,400 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | 41.6" | Relatively Moderate | $167,400 |
| 34 | Shelby County | 41.6" | Relatively Low | $190,300 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 41.6" | Relatively High | $265,700 |
| 36 | Stark County | 41.6" | Relatively Moderate | $177,700 |
| 37 | Athens County | 41.6" | Relatively Low | $173,800 |
| 38 | Butler County | 41.4" | Relatively Moderate | $243,000 |
| 39 | Miami County | 41.3" | Relatively Low | $209,200 |
| 40 | Guernsey County | 41.3" | Very Low | $154,100 |
| 41 | Columbiana County | 41.2" | Relatively Low | $139,100 |
| 42 | Mahoning County | 41.2" | Relatively Moderate | $141,100 |
| 43 | Warren County | 41.0" | Relatively Low | $319,700 |
| 44 | Pickaway County | 40.9" | Relatively Low | $235,700 |
| 45 | Fayette County | 40.8" | Very Low | $162,200 |
| 46 | Holmes County | 40.7" | Relatively Low | $251,800 |
| 47 | Medina County | 40.5" | Relatively Low | $268,000 |
| 48 | Union County | 40.5" | Very Low | $306,600 |
| 49 | Lake County | 40.5" | Relatively Low | $199,900 |
| 50 | Van Wert County | 40.4" | Very Low | $137,300 |
| 51 | Fairfield County | 40.3" | Relatively Low | $272,200 |
| 52 | Darke County | 40.3" | Relatively Low | $169,100 |
| 53 | Clark County | 40.3" | Relatively Low | $155,900 |
| 54 | Wyandot County | 40.2" | Very Low | $159,500 |
| 55 | Huron County | 40.1" | Relatively Low | $158,900 |
| 56 | Mercer County | 39.8" | Very Low | $208,600 |
| 57 | Marion County | 39.4" | Relatively Low | $146,200 |
| 58 | Knox County | 38.8" | Relatively Low | $218,300 |
| 59 | Licking County | 38.8" | Relatively Low | $250,700 |
| 60 | Seneca County | 38.7" | Relatively Low | $136,200 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 38.7" | Very Low | $174,500 |
| 62 | Putnam County | 38.7" | Very Low | $191,600 |
| 63 | Tuscarawas County | 38.7" | Relatively Low | $176,800 |
| 64 | Muskingum County | 38.6" | Relatively Low | $170,100 |
| 65 | Noble County | 38.6" | Very Low | $149,300 |
| 66 | Crawford County | 38.5" | Very Low | $123,600 |
| 67 | Sandusky County | 38.2" | Relatively Low | $152,500 |
| 68 | Williams County | 37.9" | Relatively Low | $140,000 |
| 69 | Hardin County | 37.6" | Very Low | $134,800 |
| 70 | Belmont County | 37.5" | Relatively Low | $143,000 |
| 71 | Morrow County | 37.5" | Very Low | $200,800 |
| 72 | Henry County | 37.3" | Very Low | $166,000 |
| 73 | Ashtabula County | 37.1" | Relatively Low | $149,600 |
| 74 | Paulding County | 37.0" | Very Low | $126,800 |
| 75 | Wayne County | 36.9" | Relatively Low | $204,600 |
| 76 | Lorain County | 36.7" | Relatively Moderate | $207,200 |
| 77 | Allen County | 35.8" | Relatively Low | $158,400 |
| 78 | Auglaize County | 35.8" | Very Low | $182,000 |
| 79 | Delaware County | 35.8" | Relatively Low | $419,500 |
| 80 | Wood County | 35.2" | Relatively Low | $214,400 |
| 81 | Fulton County | 35.0" | Very Low | $176,000 |
| 82 | Erie County | 34.0" | Relatively Low | $183,900 |
| 83 | Ottawa County | 34.0" | Relatively Low | $200,700 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 33.8" | Relatively Low | $196,500 |
| 85 | Cuyahoga County | 33.3" | Relatively High | $183,200 |
| 86 | Defiance County | 33.0" | Very Low | $150,900 |
| 87 | Summit County | 32.5" | Relatively Moderate | $195,700 |
| 88 | Lucas County | 32.4" | Relatively Moderate | $155,200 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Wettest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Ohio