Rainiest Cities in Illinois.

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

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Annual Precip	Rainy Days/yr
1	Carbondale	22,158	49.0"	121
2	Marion	16,836	49.0"	94
3	Herrin	12,226	49.0"	94
4	Mount Vernon	14,090	45.0"	115
5	Centralia	11,856	44.7"	110
6	Effingham	12,342	44.0"	116
7	Charleston	17,062	43.8"	120
8	Waterloo	11,129	43.6"	99
9	Belleville	41,370	43.4"	122
10	O'Fallon	32,262	43.4"	100
11	Swansea	14,710	43.4"	122
12	Shiloh	14,572	43.4"	122
13	Troy	11,647	43.4"	112
14	Highland	10,262	43.4"	103
15	Danville	28,595	43.2"	126
16	Columbia	11,127	42.8"	111
17	Tinley Park	54,842	42.1"	124
18	Calumet City	35,100	42.1"	124
19	Lansing	28,284	42.1"	139
20	Oak Forest	26,805	42.1"	124
21	Chicago Heights	26,736	42.1"	124
22	Park Forest	21,156	42.1"	124
23	South Holland	20,911	42.1"	124
24	Dolton	20,825	42.1"	124
25	Frankfort	20,651	42.1"	124
26	Harvey	20,230	42.1"	124
27	Mokena	20,021	42.1"	124
28	Homewood	19,294	42.1"	124
29	Matteson	18,645	42.1"	124
30	Country Club Hills	16,324	42.1"	124
31	Hazel Crest	13,792	42.1"	124
32	Richton Park	12,521	42.1"	124
33	Markham	11,355	42.1"	124
34	Granite City	26,549	41.9"	112
35	Edwardsville	26,474	41.9"	112
36	Alton	25,279	41.9"	99
37	Godfrey	17,712	41.9"	99
38	Glen Carbon	13,977	41.9"	112
39	Wood River	10,279	41.9"	99
40	Kankakee	23,996	41.7"	113
41	Bourbonnais	18,078	41.7"	127
42	Bradley	15,325	41.7"	113
43	Orland Park	57,916	41.4"	125
44	Darien	21,879	41.4"	125
45	Palos Hills	18,081	41.4"	125
46	Jacksonville	18,014	41.4"	112
47	Lemont	17,820	41.4"	125
48	Hinsdale	17,175	41.4"	133
49	Hickory Hills	14,526	41.4"	125
50	Western Springs	13,446	41.4"	133
51	Burr Ridge	11,141	41.4"	125
52	Mattoon	16,586	41.3"	114
53	Bolingbrook	74,096	41.1"	131
54	Plainfield	46,708	41.1"	131
55	Romeoville	41,152	41.1"	127
56	Lockport	26,409	41.1"	127
57	Homer Glen	24,529	41.1"	127
58	Crest Hill	20,628	41.1"	127
59	Canton	13,144	41.0"	94
60	Champaign	89,996	40.9"	123
61	Urbana	39,341	40.9"	123
62	Oak Lawn	56,861	40.9"	127
63	Burbank	28,739	40.9"	127
64	Blue Island	21,741	40.9"	127
65	Evergreen Park	19,420	40.9"	127
66	Alsip	18,583	40.9"	127
67	Bridgeview	16,849	40.9"	127
68	Chicago Ridge	14,099	40.9"	127
69	Midlothian	13,948	40.9"	127
70	Justice	12,324	40.9"	127
71	Palos Heights	12,152	40.9"	127
72	Worth	10,700	40.9"	127
73	Crestwood	10,579	40.9"	127
74	Riverdale	10,340	40.9"	127
75	Collinsville	24,031	40.8"	112
76	East St. Louis	17,999	40.8"	117
77	Cahokia Heights	17,106	40.8"	117
78	Fairview Heights	16,745	40.8"	122
79	Dixon	14,910	40.5"	97
80	Sterling	14,717	40.5"	109
81	Springfield	113,330	40.4"	119
82	Chatham	14,639	40.4"	119
83	Decatur	69,815	40.4"	116
84	Palatine	66,293	40.4"	136
85	Barrington	11,077	40.4"	131
86	Rantoul	12,421	40.4"	102
87	Naperville	150,692	40.2"	116
88	Wheaton	53,557	40.2"	121
89	Downers Grove	50,054	40.2"	121
90	Lombard	43,619	40.2"	133
91	Woodridge	33,941	40.2"	116
92	Glendale Heights	32,808	40.2"	124
93	Glen Ellyn	28,390	40.2"	121
94	Westmont	23,724	40.2"	133
95	Lisle	23,407	40.2"	116
96	Warrenville	14,718	40.2"	116
97	Elgin	114,934	39.9"	124
98	Carpentersville	37,346	39.9"	124
99	Algonquin	30,067	39.9"	124
100	South Elgin	24,217	39.9"	129
101	Pingree Grove	10,914	39.9"	124
102	Lincoln	13,281	39.8"	118
103	Kewanee	11,913	39.6"	124
104	Evanston	76,340	39.5"	130
105	Skokie	66,219	39.5"	130
106	Glenview	47,752	39.5"	130
107	Northbrook	34,585	39.5"	130
108	Highland Park	30,398	39.5"	130
109	Wilmette	27,503	39.5"	130
110	Morton Grove	24,619	39.5"	130
111	Deerfield	19,518	39.5"	130
112	Lake Forest	19,416	39.5"	130
113	Lincolnwood	13,112	39.5"	130
114	Winnetka	12,484	39.5"	130
115	Aurora	179,898	39.5"	116
116	Oswego	36,375	39.5"	116
117	Montgomery	21,515	39.5"	116
118	North Aurora	18,696	39.5"	116
119	Streator	12,330	39.4"	113
120	Bloomington	78,907	39.4"	96
121	Normal	53,569	39.4"	96
122	Crystal Lake	40,579	39.3"	110
123	Lake in the Hills	28,800	39.3"	110
124	Huntley	28,005	39.3"	110
125	Woodstock	26,147	39.3"	110
126	Ottawa	18,447	39.0"	135
127	Galesburg	29,481	39.0"	104
128	Morris	14,898	38.8"	117
129	Macomb	14,894	38.5"	109
130	Mundelein	31,915	38.4"	128
131	Vernon Hills	26,876	38.4"	128
132	Grayslake	20,929	38.4"	134
133	Libertyville	20,525	38.4"	113
134	Lake Zurich	19,832	38.4"	128
135	Round Lake	18,628	38.4"	128
136	Wauconda	14,027	38.4"	128
137	Freeport	23,505	38.4"	116
138	Moline	42,197	38.3"	122
139	Rock Island	36,151	38.3"	117
140	Taylorville	10,646	38.1"	92
141	Joliet	150,445	38.0"	123
142	New Lenox	28,006	38.0"	123
143	Shorewood	18,343	38.0"	135
144	Manhattan	11,026	38.0"	123
145	Schaumburg	76,868	38.0"	124
146	Hoffman Estates	51,175	38.0"	129
147	Bartlett	40,501	38.0"	129
148	Streamwood	39,001	38.0"	129
149	Hanover Park	36,732	38.0"	129
150	Roselle	22,752	38.0"	124
151	Bloomingdale	22,457	38.0"	124
152	Des Plaines	59,156	37.9"	126
153	Elmhurst	45,671	37.9"	133
154	Park Ridge	38,667	37.9"	126
155	Addison	35,489	37.9"	126
156	Elk Grove Village	31,987	37.9"	124
157	Niles	30,064	37.9"	126
158	Melrose Park	24,549	37.9"	126
159	Elmwood Park	23,868	37.9"	126
160	Maywood	23,201	37.9"	133
161	Villa Park	22,345	37.9"	133
162	Bensenville	18,603	37.9"	126
163	Bellwood	18,256	37.9"	133
164	Franklin Park	18,197	37.9"	126
165	Westchester	16,436	37.9"	133
166	Norridge	15,439	37.9"	126
167	Wood Dale	13,933	37.9"	126
168	Northlake	12,513	37.9"	126
169	River Forest	11,992	37.9"	126
170	Schiller Park	11,393	37.9"	126
171	River Grove	10,451	37.9"	126
172	Round Lake Beach	27,079	37.8"	126
173	Antioch	14,859	37.8"	126
174	Lindenhurst	14,417	37.8"	126
175	Fox Lake	11,131	37.8"	124
176	Gages Lake	10,819	37.8"	113
177	Peoria	112,169	37.6"	130
178	Pekin	31,781	37.6"	117
179	East Peoria	22,324	37.6"	116
180	Morton	16,595	37.5"	116
181	Washington	15,919	37.5"	116
182	Machesney Park	22,630	37.4"	125
183	Roscoe	10,706	37.4"	125
184	DeKalb	40,443	37.3"	121
185	Sycamore	18,559	37.3"	119
186	Rockford	147,521	37.2"	121
187	Belvidere	24,752	37.2"	120
188	Loves Park	23,502	37.2"	125
189	Channahon	13,927	37.2"	120
190	Minooka	12,891	37.2"	120
191	East Moline	20,904	37.1"	123
192	McHenry	28,074	37.0"	119
193	Cary	17,923	37.0"	119
194	Pontiac	11,294	37.0"	112
195	Quincy	39,109	36.5"	97
196	Waukegan	89,076	35.3"	129
197	North Chicago	30,643	35.3"	113
198	Gurnee	30,510	35.3"	113
199	Zion	24,600	35.3"	129
200	Beach Park	14,115	35.3"	129
201	Chicago	2,711,226	34.4"	121
202	Cicero	82,797	34.4"	121
203	Berwyn	55,595	34.4"	121
204	Oak Park	53,292	34.4"	121
205	Brookfield	19,331	34.4"	121
206	La Grange	15,998	34.4"	133
207	Forest Park	13,943	34.4"	121
208	La Grange Park	13,447	34.4"	133
209	Summit	10,846	34.4"	121
210	Lyons	10,339	34.4"	121
211	Yorkville	23,617	33.8"	126
212	Plano	12,203	33.8"	126
213	Carol Stream	39,460	33.2"	121
214	St. Charles	32,854	33.2"	129
215	Batavia	27,151	33.2"	121
216	West Chicago	25,395	33.2"	121
217	Geneva	21,258	33.2"	129
218	Campton Hills	10,877	33.2"	107
219	Arlington Heights	76,005	32.3"	136
220	Mount Prospect	55,472	32.3"	112
221	Buffalo Grove	42,891	32.3"	112
222	Wheeling	38,433	32.3"	112
223	Rolling Meadows	24,027	32.3"	136
224	Prospect Heights	15,618	32.3"	112