Rainiest Cities in North Carolina.

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

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Annual Precip	Rainy Days/yr
1	Myrtle Grove	12,637	65.1"	113
2	Wilmington	120,805	60.1"	122
3	Leland	29,607	60.1"	126
4	Murraysville	16,339	60.1"	122
5	Boone	20,032	59.1"	146
6	Hendersonville	15,408	59.0"	121
7	Havelock	17,691	57.4"	126
8	Jacksonville	71,279	56.5"	128
9	Piney Green	14,078	56.5"	128
10	Greenville	92,857	53.4"	128
11	Winterville	10,725	53.4"	133
12	New Bern	32,734	53.0"	127
13	Kinston	19,505	52.9"	100
14	Goldsboro	34,383	52.3"	121
15	Clayton	29,320	52.1"	115
16	Knightdale	20,214	52.1"	111
17	Morganton	17,646	51.5"	121
18	Elizabeth City	18,871	51.3"	121
19	Lumberton	18,859	50.8"	121
20	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	50.7"	107
21	Garner	34,473	50.7"	107
22	Mount Airy	10,633	50.5"	137
23	Shelby	22,100	50.4"	116
24	Wilson	48,370	50.3"	120
25	Waynesville	10,502	50.2"	172
26	Wendell	13,064	49.9"	94
27	Lenoir	18,299	49.7"	122
28	Lincolnton	11,783	49.5"	119
29	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	49.5"	113
30	Smithfield	12,116	49.4"	118
31	Raleigh	481,031	49.4"	92
32	Carrboro	21,204	48.9"	124
33	Henderson	14,885	48.6"	107
34	Durham	291,467	48.6"	130
35	Rocky Mount	54,297	48.6"	114
36	Cary	179,306	48.3"	119
37	Apex	70,630	48.3"	119
38	Albemarle	16,762	48.3"	87
39	High Point	116,245	48.3"	116
40	Thomasville	27,321	48.3"	116
41	Archdale	12,087	48.3"	116
42	Fayetteville	210,815	47.9"	112
43	Spring Lake	11,573	47.9"	103
44	Concord	108,719	47.9"	111
45	Kannapolis	57,890	47.9"	109
46	Harrisburg	19,633	47.9"	111
47	Davidson	15,660	47.9"	109
48	Pinehurst	18,256	47.8"	89
49	Southern Pines	16,420	47.8"	89
50	Monroe	36,759	47.8"	106
51	Reidsville	14,585	47.8"	115
52	Tarboro	10,770	47.6"	113
53	Wake Forest	52,844	47.5"	140
54	Rolesville	10,766	47.5"	140
55	Clemmons	21,871	47.3"	122
56	Lewisville	13,828	47.3"	118
57	Mebane	19,538	47.2"	116
58	Graham	18,048	47.2"	116
59	Hickory	44,258	47.1"	118
60	Eden	15,356	47.1"	119
61	Holly Springs	45,248	47.1"	119
62	Burlington	59,610	47.1"	130
63	Sanford	31,478	46.9"	102
64	Statesville	29,894	46.6"	120
65	Anderson Creek	13,927	46.6"	103
66	Spout Springs	11,242	46.6"	103
67	Asheboro	27,580	46.6"	125
68	Newton	13,333	46.6"	118
69	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	46.6"	107
70	Laurinburg	15,087	46.6"	121
71	Morrisville	31,422	46.1"	118
72	Greensboro	301,198	45.9"	108
73	Lexington	19,690	45.5"	105
74	Hope Mills	17,939	44.6"	118
75	Mooresville	52,381	44.3"	109
76	Gastonia	82,884	44.0"	101
77	Kernersville	27,830	44.0"	116
78	Summerfield	11,116	44.0"	124
79	Salisbury	35,825	43.7"	94
80	Charlotte	903,844	43.6"	112
81	Huntersville	63,969	43.6"	107
82	Cornelius	32,783	43.6"	107
83	Mount Holly	18,208	43.6"	107
84	Belmont	15,546	43.6"	112
85	Pineville	11,055	43.6"	98
86	Chapel Hill	61,607	43.6"	131
87	Kings Mountain	12,039	43.3"	124
88	Elon	11,032	43.3"	130
89	Winston-Salem	252,037	43.2"	125
90	Asheville	94,535	40.6"	130
91	Indian Trail	42,036	37.9"	113
92	Matthews	30,577	37.9"	113
93	Mint Hill	27,556	37.9"	108
94	Waxhaw	22,275	37.9"	113
95	Stallings	16,886	37.9"	113
96	Weddington	13,805	37.9"	113