European Cities With the Wettest, Rainiest Weather

One European city far outperforms the rest for the amount precipitation it receives. In Podgorica, Montenegro 1661 millimetres (65.4 inches) of water lands in an average year. That's 293 mm (11.5 inches) more than the next wettest major city, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Here you'll find lists of Europe's major cities with the dampest climates overall, including rankings for the rainiest and snowiest five cities in Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Europe. The ratings are based on the total precipitation, both rain and snow, a city receives during an average year.

Despite their high precipitation, it comes down much less often in Europe's top ten wettest cities than in some with considerably drier weather. For most days with drizzle, Brussels tops the list at 199 days annually when the precipitation amounts to at least one millimetre (0.04 inches). That's almost double Podgorica's 101 wet days. But the showers at Brussels add up to a relatively light 852 mm (33.6 inches) a year

The rankings are for 70 major European cities which include national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people. You can also see the full list of European cities and their precipitation totals that these rankings are based on.

Annual precipitation a year on average for Europe's ten wettest major cities

City	Inches	Milli­metres
Podgorica, Montenegro	65.4	1661
Ljubljana, Slovenia	53.9	1368
Tirana, Albania	48.0	1219
Glasgow, United Kingdom	44.3	1124
Zurich, Switzerland	41.2	1048
Leeds, United Kingdom	40.3	1024
Naples, Italy	39.7	1008
Turin, Italy	38.6	981
Munich, Germany	38.1	967
Andorra la Vella, Andorra	37.5	952

Wettest Cities by European Region

Cities in northern and eastern Europe get less than half the precipitation of their wetter counterparts to the west and south. Reykjavík, Iceland heads the list for Northern Europe with 798 mm of moisture landing in the form of rain or snow over 148 days.

In Eastern Europe, Moscow is the wettest major city, where typically 689 mm of precipitation comes down on 121 days a year. But it rains or snows more often in Bratislava, Slovakia where an average 557 mm (21.9 inches) falls over 144 days annually.

In Southern Europe Pristina, Kosovo has the most wet days a year at 120. Yet its annual precipitation totals just 598 mm (23.5 inches), nowhere close to the amount falling in the wettest cities.

Western Europe

Annual precipitation a year on average for Western Europe's five wettest major cities

City	Inches	Milli­metres
Glasgow, United Kingdom	44.3	1124
Zurich, Switzerland	41.2	1048
Leeds, United Kingdom	40.3	1024
Munich, Germany	38.1	967
Vaduz, Liechtenstein	37.3	947

Northern Europe

Annual precipitation a year on average for Northern Europe's five wettest major cities

City	Inches	Milli­metres
Reykjavík, Iceland	31.4	798
Oslo, Norway	30.0	763
Tallinn, Estonia	27.3	693
Vilnius, Lithuania	26.9	683
Helsinki, Finland	26.9	682

Eastern Europe

Annual precipitation a year on average for Eastern Europe's five wettest major cities

City	Inches	Milli­metres
Moscow, Russia	27.1	689
Minsk, Belarus	26.7	677
Kiev, Ukraine	25.6	649
Saint Petersburg, Russia	24.9	633
Rostov-on-Don, Russia	23.4	595

Southern Europe

Annual precipitation a year on average for Southern Europe's five wettest major cities

City	Inches	Milli­metres
Podgorica, Montenegro	65.4	1661
Ljubljana, Slovenia	53.9	1368
Tirana, Albania	48.0	1219
Naples, Italy	39.7	1008
Turin, Italy	38.6	981