Climate · 1991-2020

Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)

Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory): Oberiberg comes top with 2,174 mm and Saint-Léonard comes last with 584 mm. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 1,117 mm. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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#MunicipalityCantonAnnual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)
1OberibergSchwyz2,174 mm
2IllgauSchwyz2,163 mm
3CentovalliTicino2,155 mm
4OnsernoneTicino2,117 mm
5MuotathalSchwyz2,073 mm
6BrissagoTicino2,068 mm
7AlpthalSchwyz2,064 mm
8LavizzaraTicino2,037 mm
9Wildhaus-Alt St. JohannSt. Gallen2,029 mm
10MaggiaTicino2,017 mm
11CevioTicino2,011 mm
12UnteribergSchwyz2,001 mm
13GrindelwaldBern1,987 mm
14NesslauSt. Gallen1,984 mm
15AmdenSt. Gallen1,982 mm
16UnterschächenUri1,977 mm
17InnertkirchenBern1,974 mm
18Ronco sopra AsconaTicino1,964 mm
19GlarusGlarus1,963 mm
20VerzascaTicino1,953 mm
21VorderthalSchwyz1,948 mm
22Ebnat-KappelSt. Gallen1,943 mm
23Terre di PedemonteTicino1,937 mm
24GommiswaldSt. Gallen1,934 mm
25LosoneTicino1,922 mm
26Bürglen (UR)Uri1,918 mm
26Schwende-RüteAppenzell Innerrhoden1,918 mm
28GambarognoTicino1,915 mm
29Mezzovico-ViraTicino1,913 mm
30AsconaTicino1,901 mm
31SpiringenUri1,897 mm
32SchwyzSchwyz1,892 mm
33Alto MalcantoneTicino1,891 mm
34RothenthurmSchwyz1,881 mm
35Torricella-TaverneTicino1,872 mm
35MonteceneriTicino1,872 mm
37FlühliLucerne1,862 mm
37Avegno GordevioTicino1,862 mm
39SteinerbergSchwyz1,859 mm
40UrnäschAppenzell Ausserrhoden1,855 mm
40WalenstadtSt. Gallen1,855 mm
40SchänisSt. Gallen1,855 mm
43LemaTicino1,854 mm
44Glarus NordGlarus1,853 mm
45ObergomsValais1,851 mm
46Glarus SüdGlarus1,843 mm
47AiroloTicino1,841 mm
48SattelSchwyz1,839 mm
49EngelbergObwalden1,836 mm
49BedanoTicino1,836 mm
51AttinghausenUri1,833 mm
51Le ChenitVaud1,833 mm
53EinsiedelnSchwyz1,831 mm
54LocarnoTicino1,828 mm
54CapriascaTicino1,828 mm
56WeesenSt. Gallen1,825 mm
57HaslibergBern1,815 mm
57KaltbrunnSt. Gallen1,815 mm
57GravesanoTicino1,815 mm
57Ponte CapriascaTicino1,815 mm
61CademarioTicino1,812 mm
61OriglioTicino1,812 mm
63LamoneTicino1,810 mm
63TresaTicino1,810 mm
65SchübelbachSchwyz1,809 mm
65MuraltoTicino1,809 mm
67MorschachSchwyz1,805 mm
67Tenero-ContraTicino1,805 mm
69Eschenbach (SG)St. Gallen1,801 mm
70Ormont-DessusVaud1,800 mm
71VitznauLucerne1,798 mm
72WolfenschiessenNidwalden1,797 mm
72MannoTicino1,797 mm
74SilenenUri1,795 mm
74HundwilAppenzell Ausserrhoden1,795 mm
74MinusioTicino1,795 mm
77Hasle (LU)Lucerne1,793 mm
78CadempinoTicino1,792 mm
78ComanoTicino1,792 mm
80CuregliaTicino1,791 mm
81Val-d'IlliezValais1,787 mm
82BioggioTicino1,784 mm
83LauterbrunnenBern1,783 mm
84BeatenbergBern1,782 mm
84GordolaTicino1,782 mm
86CanobbioTicino1,777 mm
86VeziaTicino1,777 mm
88LavertezzoTicino1,776 mm
89OrselinaTicino1,775 mm
90PuraTicino1,774 mm
90VernateTicino1,774 mm
92KernsObwalden1,770 mm
92CadenazzoTicino1,770 mm
94Arzier-Le MuidsVaud1,768 mm
95PorzaTicino1,765 mm
96L'AbbayeVaud1,763 mm
97GiswilObwalden1,762 mm
98Saint-CergueVaud1,758 mm
98ChampéryValais1,758 mm
100SavosaTicino1,757 mm

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonAnnual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)
1792GrôneValais749 mm
1793VeysonnazValais746 mm
1794VexValais731 mm
1795BürchenValais722 mm
1796GrächenValais720 mm
1797TörbelValais715 mm
1798LaldenValais703 mm
1799Noble-ContréeValais702 mm
1800GrimisuatValais675 mm
1801ChippisValais665 mm
1802VispValais634 mm
1803SierreValais628 mm
1804SionValais613 mm
1805Stalden (VS)Valais601 mm
1806Saint-LéonardValais584 mm

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Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)”?

Oberiberg ranks first for “Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)”, with 2,174 mm.

What is the median for “Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory)”?

The median across the 1,806 ranked municipalities is 1,117 mm.