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Rainy days per year

Mean number of days per year with measurable precipitation, over the stated climate normal period. The precipitation threshold is recorded on each observation.

Cities compared
36
Median
141.4 d/yr
Lowest · Valencia
62.1 d/yr
Highest · Salzburg
202.7 d/yr

The reference is the median of the 36 cities published here, not a European average. Eurostat's EU aggregates are not collected yet, and deriving one from these cities would invent a figure no source publishes.

Ordered lowest to highest

This measure states no direction, because readers of this site want opposite things from it. The order is lowest to highest and nothing here says which end is better — that is yours to decide.

Every value is published at the same geographic level: Point. Period 1991-2020. Confidence B throughout.

  1. 1ValenciaSpain

    62.1 d/yr

    Valencia city point · [1]
  2. 2LisbonPortugal

    82.0 d/yr

    Lisbon city point · [2]
  3. 3BarcelonaSpain

    91.9 d/yr

    Barcelona city point · [3]
  4. 4BolognaItaly

    108.6 d/yr

    Bologna city point · [4]
  5. 5PortoPortugal

    118.7 d/yr

    Porto city point · [5]
  6. 6BratislavaSlovakia

    120.1 d/yr

    Bratislava city point · [6]
  7. 7MilanItaly

    123.3 d/yr

    Milan city point · [7]
  8. 8ViennaAustria

    125.1 d/yr

    Vienna city point · [8]
  9. 9ZagrebCroatia

    127.2 d/yr

    Zagreb city point · [9]
  10. 10SplitCroatia

    127.3 d/yr

    Split city point · [10]
  11. 11StockholmSweden

    128.3 d/yr

    Stockholm city point · [11]
  12. 12BerlinGermany

    135.6 d/yr

    Berlin city point · [12]
  13. 13PragueCzechia

    136.6 d/yr

    Prague city point · [13]
  14. 14ParisFrance

    137.5 d/yr

    Paris city point · [14]
  15. 15WarsawPoland

    138.5 d/yr

    Warsaw city point · [15]
  16. 16GrazAustria

    138.8 d/yr

    Graz city point · [16]
  17. 17WrocławPoland

    139.6 d/yr

    Wrocław city point · [17]
  18. 18TampereFinland

    139.9 d/yr

    Tampere city point · [18]
  19. 19OsloNorway

    142.9 d/yr

    Oslo city point · [19]
  20. 20GdańskPoland

    143.6 d/yr

    Gdańsk city point · [20]
  21. 21HelsinkiFinland

    144.0 d/yr

    Helsinki city point · [21]
  22. 22CopenhagenDenmark

    144.3 d/yr

    Copenhagen city point · [22]
  23. 23TallinnEstonia

    145.2 d/yr

    Tallinn city point · [23]
  24. 24LjubljanaSlovenia

    146.0 d/yr

    Ljubljana city point · [24]
  25. 25LyonFrance

    146.8 d/yr

    Lyon city point · [25]
  26. 26VilniusLithuania

    151.5 d/yr

    Vilnius city point · [26]
  27. 27Luxembourg CityLuxembourg

    151.8 d/yr

    Luxembourg City city point · [27]
  28. 28HamburgGermany

    152.9 d/yr

    Hamburg city point · [28]
  29. 29BrusselsBelgium

    155.7 d/yr

    Brussels city point · [29]
  30. 30UtrechtNetherlands

    159.2 d/yr

    Utrecht city point · [30]
  31. 31AmsterdamNetherlands

    160.8 d/yr

    Amsterdam city point · [31]
  32. 32ZurichSwitzerland

    163.4 d/yr

    Zurich city point · [32]
  33. 33The HagueNetherlands

    167.6 d/yr

    The Hague city point · [33]
  34. 34MunichGermany

    169.4 d/yr

    Munich city point · [34]
  35. 35DublinIreland

    169.9 d/yr

    Dublin city point · [35]
  36. 36SalzburgAustria

    202.7 d/yr

    Salzburg city point · [36]

Each bar grows from the median towards the side its value falls on. The two halves are scaled independently, so the lowest and highest values reach their ends even when the spread is uneven: a bar's length is comparable with others on the same side of the median, not across it.

How this measure is built

Definition
Mean number of days per year with measurable precipitation, over the stated climate normal period. The precipitation threshold is recorded on each observation.
Calculation
count of local days with total precipitation of at least 1 mm, averaged across the 30 complete years in 1991-2020
Position
The median, the gap and the rank are arithmetic over the values in this table and can be recomputed from it. They are not a score, carry no weighting, and combine with nothing else on the site.Read the method

All measuresFind a city

36 referencesEvery figure's exact source query

  1. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, valencia. Valencia city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 39.4700,-0.3800; nearest grid point 39.5000,-0.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Madrid

  2. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, lisbon. Lisbon city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 38.7200,-9.1400; nearest grid point 38.7000,-9.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Lisbon

  3. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, barcelona. Barcelona city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 41.3900,2.1700; nearest grid point 41.4000,2.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Madrid

  4. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, bologna. Bologna city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 44.4900,11.3400; nearest grid point 44.5000,11.3000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Rome

  5. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, porto. Porto city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 41.1600,-8.6300; nearest grid point 41.2000,-8.6000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Lisbon

  6. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, bratislava. Bratislava city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 48.1500,17.1100; nearest grid point 48.1000,17.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Bratislava

  7. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, milan. Milan city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 45.4700,9.1800; nearest grid point 45.5000,9.2000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Rome

  8. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, vienna. Vienna city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 48.2100,16.3700; nearest grid point 48.2000,16.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Vienna

  9. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, zagreb. Zagreb city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 45.8200,15.9800; nearest grid point 45.8000,16.0000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Zagreb

  10. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, split. Split city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 43.5100,16.4400; nearest grid point 43.6000,16.5000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Zagreb

  11. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, stockholm. Stockholm city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 59.3300,18.0700; nearest grid point 59.3000,18.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Stockholm

  12. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, berlin. Berlin city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 52.5200,13.4000; nearest grid point 52.5000,13.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Berlin

  13. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, prague. Prague city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 50.0800,14.4400; nearest grid point 50.1000,14.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Prague

  14. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, paris. Paris city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 48.8600,2.3500; nearest grid point 48.9000,2.3000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Paris

  15. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, warsaw. Warsaw city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 52.2300,21.0100; nearest grid point 52.2000,21.0000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Warsaw

  16. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, graz. Graz city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 47.0700,15.4400; nearest grid point 47.1000,15.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Vienna

  17. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, wroclaw. Wrocław city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 51.1100,17.0400; nearest grid point 51.1000,17.0000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Warsaw

  18. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, tampere. Tampere city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 61.5000,23.7500; nearest grid point 61.5000,23.7000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Helsinki

  19. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, oslo. Oslo city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 59.9100,10.7300; nearest grid point 59.9000,10.7000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Oslo

  20. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, gdansk. Gdańsk city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 54.3500,18.6500; nearest grid point 54.3000,18.7000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Warsaw

  21. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, helsinki. Helsinki city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 60.1700,24.9400; nearest grid point 60.2000,24.9000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Helsinki

  22. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, copenhagen. Copenhagen city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 55.6800,12.5700; nearest grid point 55.7000,12.5000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Copenhagen

  23. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, tallinn. Tallinn city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 59.4400,24.7500; nearest grid point 59.4000,24.7000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Tallinn

  24. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, ljubljana. Ljubljana city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 46.0600,14.5100; nearest grid point 46.1000,14.5000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Ljubljana

  25. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, lyon. Lyon city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 45.7600,4.8400; nearest grid point 45.8000,4.8000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Paris

  26. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, vilnius. Vilnius city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 54.6900,25.2800; nearest grid point 54.7000,25.3000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Vilnius

  27. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, luxembourg_city. Luxembourg City city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 49.6100,6.1300; nearest grid point 49.6000,6.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Luxembourg

  28. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, hamburg. Hamburg city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 53.5500,9.9900; nearest grid point 53.5000,10.0000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Berlin

  29. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, brussels. Brussels city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 50.8500,4.3600; nearest grid point 50.8000,4.4000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Brussels

  30. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, utrecht. Utrecht city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 52.0900,5.1200; nearest grid point 52.1000,5.1000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Amsterdam

  31. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, amsterdam. Amsterdam city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 52.3700,4.9000; nearest grid point 52.4000,4.9000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Amsterdam

  32. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, zurich. Zurich city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 47.3800,8.5400; nearest grid point 47.4000,8.5000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Zurich

  33. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, the_hague. The Hague city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 52.0700,4.3000; nearest grid point 52.1000,4.3000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Amsterdam

  34. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, munich. Munich city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 48.1400,11.5800; nearest grid point 48.1000,11.6000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Berlin

  35. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, dublin. Dublin city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 53.3500,-6.2600; nearest grid point 53.3000,-6.3000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Dublin

  36. Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5-Land hourly point time series, 1991-2020, salzburg. Salzburg city point. Retrieved 2026-08-01. Open exact source query

    dataset reanalysis-era5-land-timeseries; requested 47.8000,13.0400; nearest grid point 47.8000,13.0000; variables 2m_temperature, total_precipitation; local days in Europe/Vienna