Rainiest Cities in California.

Cities in California with the highest annual precipitation, from 30-year averages at the nearest weather station.

501 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Annual Precip	Rainy Days/yr
1	Shasta Lake	10,311	63.0"	93
2	Grass Valley	14,113	53.2"	82
3	Scotts Valley	12,044	49.6"	72
4	Fortuna	12,326	47.7"	123
5	McKinleyville	17,113	46.1"	151
6	Mill Valley	14,012	44.4"	96
7	Larkspur	12,854	44.4"	68
8	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	12,085	44.4"	96
9	Corte Madera	10,077	44.4"	68
10	Healdsburg	11,243	42.8"	77
11	Eureka	26,010	40.4"	128
12	Arcata	18,607	40.4"	151
13	Ukiah	16,304	38.9"	77
14	Lake Arrowhead	10,639	37.7"	35
15	Crestline	9,835	37.7"	35
16	El Dorado Hills	51,026	36.1"	55
17	Granite Bay	21,673	36.1"	55
18	Cameron Park	18,315	36.1"	76
19	Auburn	13,768	36.1"	67
20	North Auburn	13,480	36.1"	67
21	Diamond Springs	10,927	36.1"	76
22	Placerville	10,762	36.1"	76
23	San Rafael	60,433	34.5"	69
24	Novato	52,546	34.5"	69
25	San Anselmo	12,679	34.5"	69
26	Windsor	26,081	33.8"	76
27	Redding	93,409	33.5"	59
28	Anderson	11,255	33.5"	81
29	San Bruno	42,307	31.9"	89
30	Pacifica	37,261	31.9"	89
31	Santa Rosa	177,090	31.5"	81
32	Rohnert Park	44,575	31.5"	81
33	Santa Cruz	61,607	30.6"	65
34	Live Oak	16,911	30.6"	65
35	Soquel	10,679	30.6"	65
36	Truckee	17,066	30.6"	84
37	Oroville	19,752	30.6"	65
38	Clearlake	16,659	29.9"	79
39	Sonoma	10,670	28.4"	68
40	Chico	102,188	27.4"	63
41	Napa	78,239	26.7"	68
42	Berkeley	120,257	26.1"	67
43	El Cerrito	25,994	26.1"	67
44	Orinda	19,514	26.1"	67
45	Moraga	16,769	26.1"	68
46	Emeryville	13,081	26.1"	67
47	Half Moon Bay	11,391	26.0"	116
48	Petaluma	59,247	25.6"	70
49	Vacaville	102,596	24.8"	61
50	Fairfield	120,785	24.5"	59
51	Suisun City	29,286	24.5"	59
52	Richmond	115,505	24.4"	58
53	San Pablo	31,720	24.4"	58
54	Albany	19,414	24.4"	58
55	Pinole	18,761	24.4"	58
56	El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)	16,294	24.4"	58
57	Red Bluff	14,549	23.1"	76
58	San Francisco	830,235	22.9"	71
59	Watsonville	51,712	22.7"	64
60	Oakland	439,418	22.6"	63
61	Alameda	77,238	22.6"	63
62	Piedmont	10,945	22.6"	63
63	Campbell	42,781	22.2"	56
64	Los Gatos	32,786	22.2"	56
65	Saratoga	30,319	22.2"	56
66	Vallejo	124,268	21.5"	61
67	Benicia	26,749	21.5"	62
68	Hercules	26,302	21.5"	58
69	Phelan	18,496	21.1"	—
70	Daly City	101,964	20.6"	66
71	Woodland	61,854	20.5"	56
72	South Lake Tahoe	21,269	20.5"	75
73	Monterey	29,613	20.4"	74
74	Pacific Grove	14,951	20.4"	74
75	American Canyon	21,691	20.2"	61
76	Pasadena	136,969	20.1"	43
77	Altadena	41,705	20.1"	34
78	South Pasadena	26,068	20.1"	43
79	La Cañada Flintridge	19,935	20.1"	34
80	San Marino	12,216	20.1"	43
81	Sierra Madre	10,940	20.1"	34
82	Yuba City	69,471	20.1"	63
83	Linda	23,871	20.1"	63
84	Olivehurst	18,444	20.1"	63
85	Marysville	12,726	20.1"	63
86	Big Bear City	11,431	20.0"	43
87	Gilroy	59,004	19.8"	55
88	Morgan Hill	45,425	19.8"	55
89	San Mateo	103,105	19.6"	67
90	South San Francisco	64,305	19.6"	65
91	Burlingame	30,525	19.6"	65
92	Millbrae	22,689	19.6"	65
93	Hillsborough	11,099	19.6"	65
94	Martinez	36,903	19.4"	58
95	Sacramento	528,706	19.2"	61
96	Arden-Arcade	94,994	19.2"	61
97	Citrus Heights	86,995	19.2"	60
98	Folsom	83,916	19.2"	55
99	Rancho Cordova	81,849	19.2"	60
100	Carmichael	76,948	19.2"	60
101	Rocklin	73,327	19.2"	55
102	Florin	50,211	19.2"	61
103	Antelope	48,301	19.2"	60
104	North Highlands	47,957	19.2"	60
105	Vineyard	43,751	19.2"	61
106	Foothill Farms	36,435	19.2"	60
107	Orangevale	35,958	19.2"	55
108	Fair Oaks	32,799	19.2"	60
109	Rosemont	23,766	19.2"	61
110	La Riviera	11,492	19.2"	61
111	Davis	66,978	19.2"	52
112	Dixon	19,683	19.2"	63
113	Redwood City	82,447	19.0"	55
114	Foster City	32,792	19.0"	67
115	San Carlos	29,614	19.0"	55
116	Belmont	27,337	19.0"	67
117	North Fair Oaks	13,100	19.0"	55
118	Santa Barbara	87,779	19.0"	40
119	Carpinteria	13,036	19.0"	40
120	Lodi	67,607	18.4"	66
121	Galt	25,962	18.4"	54
122	Nipomo	17,516	18.2"	50
123	Elk Grove	179,155	18.1"	58
124	West Sacramento	54,927	18.1"	58
125	Parkway	15,397	18.1"	58
126	Lemon Hill	15,312	18.1"	58
127	Roseville	155,955	18.0"	60
128	Lincoln	52,956	18.0"	57
129	Rio Linda	16,335	18.0"	70
130	San Luis Obispo	48,491	17.9"	56
131	Arroyo Grande	18,372	17.9"	57
132	Grover Beach	12,604	17.9"	57
133	Walnut Creek	70,088	17.7"	60
134	Pleasant Hill	34,235	17.7"	56
135	Lafayette	25,285	17.7"	60
136	Alamo	14,488	17.7"	60
137	Los Angeles	3,857,263	17.7"	35
138	West Hollywood	34,884	17.7"	35
139	Beverly Hills	31,624	17.7"	35
140	Stockton	322,326	17.3"	58
141	Country Club	10,161	17.3"	58
142	Goleta	32,685	17.3"	39
143	Eastern Goleta Valley	28,295	17.3"	39
144	Isla Vista	13,920	17.3"	39
145	University of California-Santa Barbara	12,121	17.3"	39
146	Los Osos	14,166	17.0"	42
147	Morro Bay	10,692	17.0"	42
148	Santa Clarita	230,221	16.8"	31
149	Stevenson Ranch	20,990	16.8"	31
150	Castaic	17,999	16.8"	31
151	Valley Center	11,119	16.7"	41
152	Glendale	190,748	16.5"	34
153	Burbank	104,546	16.5"	35
154	Simi Valley	125,634	16.4"	31
155	Calabasas	22,669	16.4"	34
156	Agoura Hills	19,721	16.4"	34
157	Oak Park	13,757	16.4"	35
158	Seaside	31,814	16.2"	69
159	San Jose	990,138	16.1"	64
160	Santa Clara	130,256	16.1"	57
161	Milpitas	78,578	16.1"	64
162	Alum Rock	10,440	16.1"	64
163	Concord	124,035	16.1"	57
164	Bay Point	24,231	16.1"	57
165	Alpine	15,180	16.1"	43
166	Clayton	10,937	16.1"	60
167	Hayward	158,801	16.0"	59
168	San Leandro	87,826	16.0"	59
169	Castro Valley	65,001	16.0"	59
170	San Lorenzo	29,171	16.0"	59
171	Ashland	22,210	16.0"	59
172	Cherryland	14,143	16.0"	59
173	Fairview	10,745	16.0"	59
174	Fremont	228,295	15.9"	60
175	Union City	67,464	15.9"	60
176	East Los Angeles	111,647	15.7"	33
177	El Monte	106,109	15.7"	33
178	Alhambra	81,022	15.7"	33
179	Baldwin Park	70,138	15.7"	33
180	Montebello	61,045	15.7"	28
181	Pico Rivera	60,272	15.7"	28
182	Monterey Park	59,132	15.7"	33
183	Arcadia	55,170	15.7"	33
184	Rosemead	50,013	15.7"	33
185	San Gabriel	38,392	15.7"	33
186	Bell Gardens	38,229	15.7"	28
187	Monrovia	37,571	15.7"	46
188	La Puente	37,142	15.7"	32
189	Temple City	35,430	15.7"	33
190	West Whittier-Los Nietos	25,615	15.7"	28
191	East San Gabriel	23,410	15.7"	33
192	West Puente Valley	22,495	15.7"	33
193	Duarte	22,184	15.7"	46
194	Valinda	20,962	15.7"	33
195	South El Monte	19,287	15.7"	33
196	Avocado Heights	12,593	15.7"	32
197	Commerce	11,993	15.7"	28
198	Lompoc	43,646	15.4"	47
199	Marina	22,563	15.4"	58
200	Prunedale	19,723	15.4"	58
201	Murrieta	112,064	15.3"	48
202	Temecula	111,167	15.3"	48
203	French Valley	45,269	15.3"	48
204	Fallbrook	32,112	15.3"	48
205	Paso Robles	31,446	15.3"	47
206	Atascadero	29,712	15.3"	52
207	San Ramon	85,993	15.2"	61
208	Pleasanton	76,960	15.2"	61
209	Dublin	70,803	15.2"	61
210	Danville	43,401	15.2"	60
211	Blackhawk	10,137	15.2"	60
212	Palo Alto	67,237	15.1"	56
213	Menlo Park	32,727	15.1"	56
214	East Palo Alto	29,069	15.1"	56
215	Stanford	18,662	15.1"	56
216	Ramona	22,634	14.6"	53
217	San Fernando	23,632	14.6"	39
218	La Crescenta-Montrose	19,660	14.6"	37
219	Livermore	85,522	14.6"	59
220	Escondido	149,668	14.5"	41
221	San Marcos	94,882	14.5"	43
222	Pomona	147,943	14.5"	31
223	West Covina	107,037	14.5"	33
224	Upland	79,257	14.5"	31
225	Diamond Bar	53,355	14.5"	31
226	Glendora	50,926	14.5"	42
227	Covina	49,888	14.5"	33
228	Azusa	49,031	14.5"	46
229	Montclair	37,810	14.5"	31
230	Claremont	36,595	14.5"	31
231	San Dimas	33,789	14.5"	31
232	La Verne	30,600	14.5"	31
233	Walnut	27,611	14.5"	33
234	South San Jose Hills	16,911	14.5"	33
235	Vincent	15,340	14.5"	33
236	Citrus	10,904	14.5"	33
237	San Diego Country Estates	10,223	14.4"	55
238	Newark	46,903	14.4"	60
239	South Gate	91,483	14.3"	28
240	Florence-Graham	60,690	14.3"	34
241	Huntington Park	53,108	14.3"	34
242	Bell	32,476	14.3"	28
243	Maywood	24,317	14.3"	34
244	Cudahy	22,087	14.3"	28
245	Walnut Park	14,958	14.3"	34
246	View Park-Windsor Hills	11,230	14.3"	34
247	Poway	48,713	14.2"	50
248	Irvine	311,690	14.1"	32
249	Culver City	39,931	14.1"	29
250	Torrance	142,130	13.8"	34
251	Redondo Beach	69,291	13.8"	28
252	Hermosa Beach	19,063	13.8"	28
253	Palos Verdes Estates	12,925	13.8"	28
254	Hollister	43,811	13.7"	48
255	Carson	92,871	13.6"	34
256	Rancho Palos Verdes	40,864	13.6"	28
257	West Carson	22,143	13.6"	34
258	Lomita	20,225	13.6"	34
259	Anaheim	344,521	13.5"	35
260	Orange	138,266	13.5"	35
261	Yorba Linda	67,170	13.5"	35
262	Placentia	52,826	13.5"	35
263	Brea	47,469	13.5"	35
264	Rowland Heights	45,911	13.5"	32
265	Sunnyvale	154,236	13.4"	66
266	Manteca	89,043	13.4"	57
267	Mountain View	83,732	13.4"	66
268	Cupertino	58,566	13.4"	57
269	Lathrop	35,052	13.4"	57
270	Los Altos	30,698	13.4"	66
271	Ripon	16,201	13.4"	57
272	Garden Acres	10,667	13.4"	57
273	Vista	99,114	13.4"	44
274	Santa Maria	110,462	13.3"	47
275	Orcutt	31,454	13.3"	47
276	Lake Forest	86,281	13.1"	50
277	Rancho Santa Margarita	46,990	13.1"	50
278	Coto de Caza	15,190	13.1"	50
279	Susanville	14,177	13.0"	39
280	Oxnard	200,928	12.9"	44
281	Ventura	109,857	12.9"	40
282	Port Hueneme	21,582	12.9"	44
283	San Bernardino	222,724	12.9"	43
284	Redlands	73,375	12.9"	43
285	Highland	56,675	12.9"	43
286	Loma Linda	25,122	12.9"	43
287	Muscoy	12,025	12.9"	43
288	Tehachapi	11,946	12.7"	39
289	Golden Hills	9,891	12.7"	—
290	Tracy	96,966	12.7"	61
291	Mission Viejo	92,151	12.7"	50
292	Laguna Niguel	64,139	12.7"	31
293	San Clemente	63,273	12.7"	50
294	Aliso Viejo	51,113	12.7"	31
295	San Juan Capistrano	35,095	12.7"	50
296	Dana Point	32,790	12.7"	31
297	Laguna Hills	30,740	12.7"	50
298	Ladera Ranch	23,793	12.7"	50
299	Laguna Beach	22,710	12.7"	31
300	Laguna Woods	17,289	12.7"	50
301	Rancho Mission Viejo	11,971	12.7"	50
302	Antioch	116,477	12.6"	50
303	Pittsburg	76,257	12.6"	50
304	Brentwood	65,208	12.6"	50
305	Oakley	45,183	12.6"	50
306	Rio Vista	10,102	12.6"	50
307	Salinas	161,761	12.6"	56
308	Santa Ana	312,534	12.5"	35
309	Garden Grove	170,964	12.5"	35
310	Westminster	89,860	12.5"	35
311	Tustin	78,981	12.5"	35
312	North Tustin	25,807	12.5"	35
313	Merced	91,953	12.5"	52
314	Atwater	32,162	12.5"	52
315	Winton	11,797	12.5"	52
316	Turlock	72,502	12.4"	57
317	Livingston	14,606	12.4"	57
318	Delhi	11,009	12.4"	57
319	Mountain House	25,513	12.4"	61
320	Discovery Bay	14,911	12.4"	61
321	Modesto	219,215	12.3"	53
322	Ceres	49,342	12.3"	53
323	Riverbank	25,166	12.3"	53
324	Patterson	24,693	12.3"	53
325	Oakdale	23,194	12.3"	53
326	Salida	13,900	12.3"	53
327	Manhattan Beach	34,210	12.2"	35
328	Lennox	19,449	12.2"	35
329	El Segundo	16,769	12.2"	35
330	Del Aire	11,115	12.2"	35
331	Hemet	91,326	12.2"	35
332	San Jacinto	55,180	12.2"	35
333	Banning	31,093	12.2"	35
334	Santa Monica	91,169	12.2"	34
335	Malibu	10,421	12.2"	34
336	Lindsay	12,643	12.1"	45
337	Exeter	10,258	12.1"	45
338	Long Beach	455,548	12.0"	35
339	Downey	110,939	12.0"	28
340	Lakewood	79,850	12.0"	35
341	Bellflower	76,819	12.0"	35
342	Paramount	52,050	12.0"	35
343	Seal Beach	24,722	12.0"	35
344	Artesia	15,889	12.0"	35
345	East Rancho Dominguez	14,603	12.0"	35
346	Hawaiian Gardens	13,691	12.0"	35
347	Los Alamitos	11,794	12.0"	35
348	Rossmoor	11,532	12.0"	35
349	Signal Hill	11,468	12.0"	35
350	Thousand Oaks	125,205	12.0"	36
351	Camarillo	70,186	12.0"	36
352	Moorpark	35,854	12.0"	31
353	Santa Paula	31,376	12.0"	36
354	Fillmore	16,816	12.0"	31
355	Fullerton	140,968	11.9"	38
356	Norwalk	99,789	11.9"	28
357	Whittier	86,165	11.9"	32
358	Buena Park	82,871	11.9"	38
359	La Habra	61,970	11.9"	38
360	South Whittier	55,650	11.9"	32
361	Hacienda Heights	54,291	11.9"	32
362	Cypress	49,498	11.9"	38
363	Cerritos	47,867	11.9"	38
364	La Mirada	47,180	11.9"	38
365	Stanton	39,402	11.9"	38
366	Santa Fe Springs	18,871	11.9"	28
367	La Palma	15,272	11.9"	38
368	East Whittier	9,990	11.9"	38
369	Oceanside	172,242	11.9"	54
370	Soledad	26,365	11.8"	51
371	Greenfield	20,232	11.8"	51
372	King City	13,604	11.8"	51
373	Sanger	26,699	11.8"	47
374	Reedley	25,609	11.8"	54
375	Selma	24,659	11.8"	47
376	Parlier	14,507	11.8"	47
377	Inglewood	104,569	11.8"	38
378	Compton	92,698	11.8"	38
379	Hawthorne	85,191	11.8"	38
380	Lynwood	64,578	11.8"	38
381	Gardena	59,422	11.8"	38
382	Westmont	34,123	11.8"	38
383	Lawndale	30,781	11.8"	38
384	West Rancho Dominguez	23,300	11.8"	38
385	Willowbrook	21,681	11.8"	38
386	Beaumont	56,266	11.8"	33
387	Yucaipa	54,421	11.8"	33
388	East Hemet	20,257	11.8"	33
389	Valle Vista	18,602	11.8"	33
390	Newman	12,316	11.7"	55
391	Menifee	110,305	11.7"	32
392	Lake Elsinore	72,461	11.7"	32
393	Wildomar	37,277	11.7"	32
394	Temescal Valley	30,069	11.7"	35
395	Lakeland Village	12,236	11.7"	32
396	Canyon Lake	11,119	11.7"	32
397	Fontana	214,169	11.6"	36
398	Ontario	180,547	11.6"	36
399	Rancho Cucamonga	175,411	11.6"	36
400	El Cajon	104,449	11.6"	49
401	La Mesa	60,797	11.6"	49
402	Santee	59,332	11.6"	49
403	Spring Valley (San Diego County)	31,969	11.6"	49
404	Lakeside (San Diego County)	22,447	11.6"	45
405	Winter Gardens	22,131	11.6"	36
406	Rancho San Diego	21,272	11.6"	36
407	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix	19,765	11.6"	49
408	Bostonia	16,765	11.6"	36
409	Carlsbad	114,373	11.4"	53
410	Encinitas	61,480	11.4"	28
411	Solana Beach	12,823	11.4"	28
412	Kerman	16,815	11.3"	39
413	Huntington Beach	195,240	11.2"	41
414	Costa Mesa	110,330	11.2"	41
415	Fountain Valley	56,258	11.2"	41
416	San Diego	1,389,526	11.0"	50
417	Fresno	545,970	11.0"	47
418	Clovis	124,725	11.0"	47
419	Porterville	63,157	11.0"	49
420	Madera	67,831	10.8"	58
421	Chowchilla	19,020	10.8"	58
422	Mendota	12,577	10.8"	58
423	Moreno Valley	211,666	10.7"	43
424	Perris	80,511	10.7"	32
425	Mead Valley	19,286	10.7"	28
426	Calimesa	10,902	10.7"	35
427	Visalia	143,939	10.3"	40
428	Tulare	70,945	10.3"	40
429	Dinuba	25,475	10.3"	40
430	Farmersville	10,397	10.3"	40
431	Chula Vista	276,375	10.2"	52
432	Riverside	319,069	10.0"	28
433	Woodcrest	17,368	10.0"	28
434	Corona	159,670	10.0"	35
435	Chino	92,652	10.0"	35
436	Chino Hills	77,927	10.0"	35
437	Eastvale	70,633	10.0"	35
438	Norco	25,054	10.0"	35
439	Rialto	104,143	9.9"	38
440	Colton	53,772	9.9"	38
441	Bloomington	25,698	9.9"	38
442	Grand Terrace	13,078	9.9"	38
443	Los Banos	47,593	9.5"	47
444	Newport Beach	83,845	9.4"	35
445	Jurupa Valley	107,011	9.4"	35
446	El Sobrante (Riverside County)	13,129	9.4"	35
447	Home Gardens	10,506	9.4"	35
448	Coronado	19,015	9.3"	42
449	National City	58,893	9.2"	33
450	La Presa	34,962	9.2"	49
451	Lemon Grove	27,686	9.2"	49
452	Bonita	12,652	9.2"	33
453	Imperial Beach	25,764	8.6"	33
454	Hanford	59,754	8.5"	42
455	Kingsburg	12,755	8.5"	42
456	Coalinga	17,203	8.2"	37
457	Corcoran	22,491	8.1"	50
458	Hesperia	100,775	7.8"	25
459	Shafter	21,193	7.7"	34
460	Delano	51,679	7.5"	36
461	McFarland	14,222	7.5"	36
462	Avenal	13,608	7.5"	36
463	Palmdale	164,634	7.3"	27
464	Lemoore	27,102	7.2"	47
465	Wasco	26,558	7.1"	34
466	Lancaster	169,169	6.8"	28
467	Rosamond	21,473	6.8"	28
468	Quartz Hill	11,510	6.8"	28
469	Lake Los Angeles	13,051	6.8"	23
470	Sun Village	11,036	6.8"	23
471	Bakersfield	411,986	6.7"	33
472	Oildale	34,687	6.7"	33
473	East Niles	28,532	6.7"	33
474	Arvin	19,539	6.7"	37
475	Rosedale	18,877	6.7"	33
476	Lamont	13,164	6.7"	33
477	East Bakersfield	11,062	6.7"	33
478	Hillcrest	10,511	6.7"	33
479	Potomac Park	10,138	6.7"	33
480	Yucca Valley	21,770	6.3"	26
481	California City	14,414	5.8"	20
482	Victorville	137,627	5.6"	25
483	Apple Valley	75,473	5.6"	25
484	Adelanto	37,964	5.6"	25
485	Spring Valley Lake	9,483	5.6"	25
486	Desert Hot Springs	33,200	5.1"	14
487	Barstow	25,100	5.0"	22
488	Ridgecrest	28,225	4.7"	19
489	Cathedral City	52,267	4.6"	17
490	Palm Springs	45,070	4.6"	17
491	Rancho Mirage	17,563	4.6"	17
492	Twentynine Palms	27,355	3.9"	21
493	Blythe	17,396	3.6"	15
494	Coachella	43,307	3.0"	15
495	Indio	91,950	2.9"	11
496	Palm Desert	51,990	2.9"	11
497	La Quinta	38,707	2.9"	11
498	El Centro	44,240	2.5"	13
499	Calexico	38,585	2.5"	11
500	Brawley	27,283	2.4"	14
501	Imperial	21,430	2.4"	13