Climateby Month

Wettest places in the US in September

Ranked by the most precipitation in September. First: Ketchikan, AK (14.3 in), of 378 cities.

Wettest places in the US in September
RankCityPrecipitationHighWet days
1Ketchikan, AK14.3 in59°F20
2Sitka, AK11.7 in58°F22
3Miami, FL10.2 in89°F18
4Naples, FL10.0 in90°F17
5Fort Lauderdale, FL10.0 in89°F19
6Seward, AK9.9 in56°F17
7Juneau, AK9.2 in56°F22
8Key Largo, FL9.0 in91°F18
9Cape Coral, FL9.0 in90°F16
10Hilo, HI8.7 in83°F23
11Wilmington, NC8.7 in84°F11
12Palm Bay, FL8.6 in89°F15
13Port St. Lucie, FL8.2 in88°F15
14Boca Raton, FL8.0 in89°F17
15West Palm Beach, FL8.0 in88°F17
16Palm Coast, FL7.7 in86°F14
17Jacksonville, FL7.6 in87°F12
18Beaumont, TX7.4 in90°F9
19League City, TX7.3 in88°F11
20Key West, FL7.2 in89°F16
21St. Augustine, FL7.2 in87°F14
22Daytona Beach, FL7.2 in87°F15
23Myrtle Beach, SC7.0 in83°F9
24Lakeland, FL7.0 in92°F15
25Panama City Beach, FL7.0 in89°F10

Which states lead

Florida (16 of the top 25), Alaska (4 of the top 25), Texas (2 of the top 25), then 3 more states. The top 25 range from 14.3 in to 7.0 in; the median across all 378 cities is 3.2 in.

The other end: driest in September

Wettest places through the year

MonthFirst placePrecipitation
JanuaryCannon Beach, OR18.7 in
FebruaryCannon Beach, OR12.3 in
MarchCannon Beach, OR13.8 in
AprilKetchikan, AK10.3 in
MayKetchikan, AK8.7 in
JuneMiami, FL10.5 in
JulyNaples, FL9.8 in
AugustKetchikan, AK11.3 in
SeptemberKetchikan, AK14.3 in
OctoberKetchikan, AK18.4 in
NovemberCannon Beach, OR19.2 in
DecemberCannon Beach, OR19.6 in

378 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.