Rainfall in Europe (also comparison and infos for all the world)

[GiCa]

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Wettest place in Europe with the most year mean rainfall is Crkvice in Montenegro with 4,648 mm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crkvice in KOTOR municipality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotor


Driest areas of Europe are nearby MURCIA, Spain ; LAPLAND, Finland ; UKRAINIAN MOLDAVIA

[GiCa]

Wettest places in the world by continent

Llorò, colombia 13,299 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloró
Mawsynram, india 11,872 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawsynram
Mount Waiʻaleʻale, kauai, Hawaii 11,684 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Waialeale
Debundscha, cameroon 10,287 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debundscha
Mount Bellenden Ker

[GiCa]

Some stats on Wettest cities in europe

(Batumi, Georgia 2,435 mm)
Bergen, no, 2,347 mm a year
Vigo, es, 1791 mm
Shkoder, al, 1,678 mm
Podgorica, montenegro 1,659 mm
San Sebastian, es, 1,649 mm
Rijeka, Cr, 1,552 mm
Braga, pt, 1,448 mm
Ljubljana, sl, 1,362 mm
(Kutaisi, Georgia, 1,333 mm)
La Spezia, it, 1,316 mm
Tirana, al, 1,266 mm
Glasgow, uk, 1,245 mm
Porto, pt, 1,237 mm
Cork, ie, 1,227 mm
Udine, it, 1210 mm
Brest, fr, 1210 mm

[GiCa]

Stats on driest cities in europe

(las Palmas, es, 151 mm a year)
Almeria, es, 200 mm
Elche, es, 202 mm
(Santa Cruz de Tenerife, es, 225 mm)
Alicante, es, 277 mm
Cartagena, es, 295 mm
Murcia, es, 297 mm

[GiCa]

Rainest on days a year

Severodvinsk, Ru, 217 days a year
Jivaskyla, fi, 209
Tampere, fi, 197
Bergen, no, 195
Helsinki, fi, 182

[GiCa]

Less rainy days on a year

(Las Palmas, es, 22 rainy days)
Almeria, es, 25
(Santa Cruz de Tenerife 29)
Elche, es, 32
Alicante, es, 35
Murcia, es, 37
Cartagena, es, 39
Malaga, es, 42
Valencia, es, 46
Castellon de la Plana, es, 46
Lleida, es, 46
Catania, it, 47

[QUICAS]

Iberia Peninsula is so diverse that Northwest Iberia has a lot of cities among the top10 wettest and the Southeast Iberia have cities among the top10 driest.

Humid: Vigo, Porto, Braga and San Sebastian.
Dry: Alicante, Cartagena and Murcia.

[Cristiano viejo]

Iberia Peninsula is so diverse that Northwest Iberia has a lot of cities among the top10 wettest and the Southeast Iberia have cities among the top10 driest.

Humid: Vigo, Porto, Braga and San Sebastian.
Dry: Alicante, Cartagena and Murcia.

This is what some retards can not understand :p

This being said, the place in Spain where more rains is in Cádiz, Andalusia, specifically the Sierra of Grazalema.

[GiCa]

Vigo would be the second Wettest city in Europe.

Actually I was surprised by the oceanic west Europe except Spain. In many places they receive 700 mm. More than 800 mm it s very rare. A thing that puzzle me since for example 2/3 of Italy receive on average 800 mm a year.

Only Glasgow received more than 1000 mm or Brest.

[Damião de Góis]

Vigo would be the second Wettest city in Europe.

Actually I was surprised by the oceanic west Europe except Spain. In many places they receive 700 mm. More than 800 mm it s very rare. A thing that puzzle me since for example 2/3 of Italy receive on average 800 mm a year.

Only Glasgow received more than 1000 mm or Brest.

Those cities on the dark blue areas along the west coast of Europe should all get more than 1000mm:

http://i.imgur.com/kEJhdOK.jpg

[GiCa]

Well I decided to put only those above 1,200 mm

[Pribislav]

Some stats on Wettest cities in europe

(Batumi, Georgia 2,435 mm)
Bergen, no, 2,347 mm a year
Vigo, es, 1791 mm
Shkoder, al, 1,678 mm
Podgorica, montenegro 1,659 mm
San Sebastian, es, 1,649 mm
Rijeka, Cr, 1,552 mm
Braga, pt, 1,448 mm
Ljubljana, sl, 1,362 mm
(Kutaisi, Georgia, 1,333 mm)
La Spezia, it, 1,316 mm
Tirana, al, 1,266 mm
Glasgow, uk, 1,245 mm
Porto, pt, 1,237 mm
Cork, ie, 1,227 mm
Udine, it, 1210 mm
Brest, fr, 1210 mm

Nikšić (Montenegro) 1990 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikšić#Climate

Mostar (B&H) 1522 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostar#Climate

[Pribislav]

double post

[Petalpusher]

What do you get as physical traits with rain? Curly hair, Greek feet or pink nipples.

[GiCa]

What do you get as physical traits with rain? Curly hair, Greek feet or pink nipples.

Probably curly hair.. They are more waterproof

[Petalpusher]

Probably curly hair.. They are more waterproof

Makes sense when you look at Africa's precipitation and their amount of curly hair, thanks & winks !

[GiCa]

Makes sense when you look at Africa's precipitation and their amount of curly hair, thanks & winks !

At least you have something in common with them

[gıulıoımpa]

Rome is wetter than London. But londoneers complain more about the weather , mistery solved

[GiCa]

Driest cities in the world

Asyut, Egypt 0 mm a year
Qena, Egypt 0 mm a year
Iquique, Chile 1
Luxor, Egypt 1
Aswan, Egypt 1.4
Arica, Chile 1.5

[GiCa]

Some stats on Wettest cities in europe UPDATED

(Batumi, Georgia 2,435 mm)
Bergen, no, 2,347 mm a year
Vigo, es, 1791 mm
Shkoder, al, 1,678 mm
Podgorica, montenegro 1,659 mm
San Sebastian, es, 1,649 mm
Rijeka, Cr, 1,552 mm
Mostar, bh, 1,522 mm
Braga, pt, 1,448 mm
Ljubljana, sl, 1,362 mm
(Kutaisi, Georgia, 1,333 mm)
La Spezia, it, 1,316 mm
Tirana, al, 1,266 mm
Glasgow, uk, 1,245 mm
Porto, pt, 1,237 mm
Cork, ie, 1,227 mm
Udine, it, 1210 mm
Brest, fr, 1210 mm

[Pribislav]

Nikšić, which is the secenod largest city in Montenegro get 1990 mm on average https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikšić#Climate

[Pribislav]

Cetinje, hisorical capital of Montenegro get 3303 mm on average https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetinje#Climate

Cetinje has about 14 000 inhabitants.

[GiCa]

Yes, for a significative rank i only chose to list cities with at least 100.000 people

[GiCa]

Wettest cities in the world

Quibdó, Colombia 8,130.5 mm a year
Buenaventura, Colombia 6,275.6
Monrovia, Liberia 4,624
Sittwe, Myanmar 4,555
Villavicencio, Colombia 4,537.8
Lae, Papua new guinea 4,432.9
Sibolga, Indonesia 4,290
Sylhet, bangladesh 4,200
Padang, Indonesia 4,172
Kuching, Malaysia 4,116.7
Bogor, Indonesia 4,086
Myeik, Myanmar 3,921
Florencia, Colombia 3,840
Mangalore, India 3,796.9
Conakry, guinea 3,784
Bintulu, Malaysia 3,749.4
Douala, Cameroon 3,602.7
Ambon, Indonesia 3,459
Manado, Indonesia 3,288
Sibu, Malaysia 3,228.9
Pontianak, Indonesia 3,196
Taiping, Malaysia 3,187
Makassar, Indonesia 3,137
Sandakan, Malaysia 3,010.1

[GiCa]

Driest cities in the world

Updated

Asyut, Egypt 0 mm a year
Qena, Egypt 0 mm a year
Iquique, Chile 1
Luxor, Egypt 1
Aswan, Egypt 1.4
Arica, Chile 1.5
Pisco, peru 1.5

[GiCa]

Wettest cities in the world

Updated

Quibdó, Colombia 8,130.5 mm a year
Buenaventura, Colombia 6,275.6
Monrovia, Liberia 4,624
Sittwe, Myanmar 4,555
Villavicencio, Colombia 4,537.8
Lae, Papua new guinea 4,432.9
Sibolga, Indonesia 4,290
Sylhet, bangladesh 4,200
Padang, Indonesia 4,172
Kuching, Malaysia 4,116.7
Bogor, Indonesia 4,086
Myeik, Myanmar 3,921
Florencia, Colombia 3,840
Mangalore, India 3,796.9
Conakry, guinea 3,784
Bintulu, Malaysia 3,749.4
Douala, Cameroon 3,602.7
Colon, Panama 3,467
Ambon, Indonesia 3,459
Changuinola, Panama 3,384
Toamasina, madagascar 3,368.2
Manado, Indonesia 3,288
Siliguri, India 3,266
La Ceiba, Honduras 3,230.2
Sibu, Malaysia 3,228.9
Pontianak, Indonesia 3,196
Taiping, Malaysia 3,187
Makassar, Indonesia 3,137
Kozhikode, India 3,130.2
Thrissur, India 3,123
Alappuzha, India 3,115
Kottayam, India 3,105
Sandakan, Malaysia 3,010.1

[Dandelion]

Rain tourism will be next. You'd see hordes of other Europeans going to Montenegro whenever it's raining there lol.

[gıulıoımpa]

Rain tourism will be next. You'd see hordes of other Europeans going to Montenegro whenever it's raining there lol.Rain tourism may mean at least clean and not stinky tourist...at least for a while before the wet dog fragrance starts haha

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[Methuselah]

Too bad it doesn't rain much in the summer here. :cry2

[GiCa]

Rainest on days a year in the world

Quibdó, Colombia 304 rainy days a year
Medellin, Colombia 227
Severodvinsk, Russia 217
Toamasina, madagascar 211
Jivaskyla, finland 209
Tampere, finland 197
Bergen, Norway 195
Bello, Colombia 193
Helsinki, Finland 182

[Methuselah]

Rainest on days a year in the world

Quibdó, Colombia 304 rainy days a year
Medellin, Colombia 227
Severodvinsk, Russia 217
Toamasina, madagascar 211
Jivaskyla, finland 209
Tampere, finland 197
Bergen, Norway 195
Bello, Colombia 193
Helsinki, Finland 182

It seems like July is the rainiest month in Finland, but it is also the warmest one. The weather is still pretty dry in the summer time and in the winter time many buildings are very dry inside out. The year 2010 was quite something. Very demonic (all time high of 37,2 °C) and biblical at the same time. [1] We have very tricky climate i gotta say. I would rather live in Central Europe or England in that sense. And if i could decide i would make it rain every single day, all the time here in Northern Europe. Every single day. Less bugs and happy people. More fresh air.

[1] http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/press-release/125205

[Zroota]

Rome is wetter than London. But londoneers complain more about the weather , mistery solved
Except, London gets more rain days and drizzle. They are cloudier and more "moist", if you will. Hence the reason why they'd feel "wetter".

Rome on the other hands gets more heavy rain events but it is far more warmer. So the evaporation rate would make it feel "drier" than it is.

Sydney is also drier than London, but our vegetation is very Mediterranean overall.

[gıulıoımpa]

Except, London gets more rain days and drizzle. They are cloudier and more "moist", if you will. Hence the reason why they'd feel "wetter".

Rome on the other hands gets more heavy rain events but it is far more warmer. So the evaporation rate would make it feel "drier" than it is.

Sydney is also drier than London, but our vegetation is very Mediterranean overall.That is true. Even in spring it rains then the some comes out and the asphalt becomes am evaporation machine. Sometimes you can literally see the vapor rising

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[GiCa]

Less rainy days a year

Asyut, Egypt 0,3 days
Minya, Egypt 0.3
Pisco, peru 0,5
Sohag, Egypt 0,7
Aswan, Egypt 0.85
Beni Suef, Egypt 0.9

[user_]

Rain tourism will be next. You'd see hordes of other Europeans going to Montenegro whenever it's raining there lol.

Come to Georgian Black Sea cost, Batumi almost everyday has rain. Landscape super green.
Temperature is between 15-25 degrees. You can swim in the warm sea, while there will be fog on the beach, really interesting.
This is in sunny day, usually those mountains and houses are in the clouds.
https://preview.ibb.co/hxVhMU/v4a_J7_Yagr_ZU.jpg (https://ibb.co/esKbgU)

During winter heavy snowfalls but still not cold.
https://preview.ibb.co/jqjyvp/77c9664d80e74288078ac0f861abcec1.jpg (https://ibb.co/eCxJvp)

[Pribislav]

Rain tourism will be next. You'd see hordes of other Europeans going to Montenegro whenever it's raining there lol.

In Bay of Cotor in Montenegro in winter, outumn and spring rain is almost every day, but in summer is mostly sunny and rain is rare.

Average precipitation in places in Bay of Kotor and in sorroundings
Herceg Novi 1974 mm
Risan 3105 or 3500 mm
Grahovo 3224
Podvrsnik 3820 mm
Vrbanj 3742 mm
Knezlaz 4358
Crkvice 4774 or 4926 mm
Ivanova Korita 4614 mm
Goli Vrh 3129 mm
Jankov vrh 3750 mm
Cetinje 3303 mm

Veliki/Zubački Kabao peak (1894 m) in mountain Orjen near Herceg Novi has 6250 mm of precipitation annually on average, and 140 snowy days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orjen#Climate

[GiCa]

UPDATED

Rainest on days a year in the world

Quibdó, Colombia 304 rainy days a year
Buenaventura, Colombia 264
Villavicencio, Colombia 250
Lae, Papua New Guinea 246
Pontianak, Indonesia 238
Medellin, Colombia 227
Severodvinsk, Russia 217
Medan, Indonesia 216
Toamasina, madagascar 211
Jivaskyla, finland 209
Kuching, Malaysia 207
Tampere, finland 197
Bergen, Norway 195
Bello, Colombia 193
Balikpapan, Indonesia 193
Jayapura, Indonesia 185.6
Helsinki, Finland 182
Monrovia, Liberia 182

[GiCa]

Wettest cities in the world

Updated

Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia 8,130.5 mm a year
Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia 6,275.6
Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia 4,624
Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar 4,555
Villavicencio, Orinoquia, Colombia 4,537.8
Lae, Morobe, Papua new guinea 4,432.9
Sibolga, North Sumatra, Indonesia 4,290
Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh 4,200
Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia 4,172
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 4,116.7
Bogor, West Java, Indonesia 4,086

[Pribislav]

Some areas in Croatia gets close to 4000 mm of precipitation annual on average.
http://klima.hr/k1/k1_7/RnormY7100b.gif

[Jana]

^^^^Rijeka is most rainy big city in Croatia, it has more annual rainfall than London.

[Pribislav]

^^^^Rijeka is most rainy big city in Croatia, it has more annual rainfall than London.

Rain in Rijeka in winter is almost every day, right?

Risnjak gets around 3600 mm on average https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risnjak_National_Park#Climate
Probably there are some places in Gorski Kotar which are even wetter than Risnjak.
According to some meteorologists the wettest place in Croatia is southern Velebeit with + 4000 mm on average annual. There is no meteorological station there, and this are estimates.

[Jana]

Rain in Rijeka in winter is almost every day, right?

Risnjak gets around 3600 mm on average https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risnjak_National_Park#Climate
Probably there are some places in Gorski Kotar which are even wetter than Risnjak.
According to some meteorologists the wettest place in Croatia is southern Velebeit with + 4000 mm on average annual. There is no meteorological station there, and this are estimates.

Yes, even in summer it isn't rare. This summer entire August was rainy according to what I hear from my friends there. From October to April there is almost constant rain. :P

[Pribislav]

Yes, even in summer it isn't rare. This summer entire August was rainy according to what I hear from my friends there. From October to April there is almost constant rain. :P

Bay of Kotor has even more rain than Rijeka.
My aunt spend most of year in Stoliv in Bay of Kotor, and in winter there is rain almost every day in large quantities. In summer is better, there no to much rain except few thunderstorms.
Adriatic could be very depressed in winter time.

[Jana]

Bay of Kotor has even more rain than Rijeka.
My aunt spend most of year in Stoliv in Bay of Kotor, and in winter there is rain almost every day in large quantities. In summer is better, there no to much rain except few thunderstorms.
Adriatic could be very depressed in winter time.

Yes, due to huge mountains around Kotor Bay, it looks like Norwegian fjord. In Rijeka lot of rain due to Učka mountain and Gorski kotar in neighbourhood.

Depressive is exact world how I'd describe Adriatic in winter. Rainy, gray, no snow at all, not even properly cold but freezing bura wind, humid. Fuj. That is why I always wanted to move to Panonnia, it has much better climate imo (4 seasons) .Only summer there is too humid/hot.

[Pribislav]

Yes, due to huge mountains around Kotor Bay, it looks like Norwegian fjord. In Rijeka lot of rain due to Učka mountain and Gorski kotar in neighbourhood.

Depressive is exact world how I'd describe Adriatic in winter. Rainy, gray, no snow at all, not even properly cold but freezing bura wind, humid. Fuj. That is why I always wanted to move to Panonnia, it has much better climate imo (4 seasons) .Only summer there is too humid/hot.

My mother lived in Rijeka during the studies. She said that snow is rare in Rijeka, and when it falls quickly disappears. She went to her friend in Moravice in Gorski Kotar and there was a lot of snow, in the same time in Rijeka there is no snow at all and it was quite warmer. Interesting how much Rijeka and Istria are different in climate (warmer) than Gorski Kotar and Lika, and these regions are located close. This is due to Velebit which does not allow to influence of Med climate to Lika and Gorski Kotar.

[Jana]

My mother lived in Rijeka during the studies. She said that snow is rare in Rijeka, and when it falls quickly disappears. She went to her friend in Moravice in Gorski Kotar and there was a lot of snow, in the same time in Rijeka there is no snow at all and it was quite warmer. Interesting how much Rijeka and Istria are different in climate (warmer) than Gorski Kotar and Lika, and these regions are located close. This is due to Velebit which does not allow to influence of Med climate to Lika and Gorski Kotar.

Yes, you can ski in Gorski kotar while overlooking Adriatic. This is from Platak, ski resort 30 mns by car from Rijeka
https://www.skijanje.hr/slike/slike_3/r1/g2016/m02/y20416446694840125_15.jpg

Photo of Rijeka without snow with snowy Platak in the background:
https://www.skijanje.hr/slike/binsi/r1/g2015/m02/x18589385507733042717.jpg

Btw, this you know there exist Serbs native to Gorski kotar ? There are two Moravice settlements, I think they live in Brod Moravice (not sure)

[Pribislav]

Yes, you can ski in Gorski kotar while overlooking Adriatic. This is from Platak, ski resort 30 mns by car from Rijeka
https://www.skijanje.hr/slike/slike_3/r1/g2016/m02/y20416446694840125_15.jpg

Photo of Rijeka without snow with snowy Platak in the background:
https://www.skijanje.hr/slike/binsi/r1/g2015/m02/x18589385507733042717.jpg

Btw, this you know there exist Serbs native to Gorski kotar ? There are two Moravice settlements, I think they live in Brod Moravice (not sure)

There is native Serbs in Gorski Kotar. My mother know few Serbs from Moravice and Gomirje. I know one Serbian guy which have origin from Gorski Kotar.
Serbian Orthodox monastery Gomirje was founded around 1600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomirje_Monastery

Serbs in Gorski Kotar were always in minority and many Serbs don't know that there was native Serbs in Gorski Kotar
https://www.rastko.rs/istorija/srbi-balkan/img/croatia5b.jpg

[Jana]

There is native Serbs in Gorski Kotar. My mother know few Serbs from Moravice and Gomirje. I know one Serbian guy which have origin from Gorski Kotar.
Serbian Orthodox monastery Gomirje was founded around 1600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomirje_Monastery

Serbs in Gorski Kotar were always in minority and many Serbs don't know that there was native Serbs in Gorski Kotar
https://www.rastko.rs/istorija/srbi-balkan/img/croatia5b.jpg

It would be interesting to see gedmatch of Gorski Kotar Serbs, they can potentially be most northern shifted Serbs if they mixed with Croats, Slovenians and Germans of the area.
Croats of Gorski kotar are much more similar to Slovenians than to Croats from Lika, so maybe with Serbs it can be similar...

[Pribislav]

It would be interesting to see gedmatch of Gorski Kotar Serbs, they can potentially be most northern shifted Serbs if they mixed with Croats, Slovenians and Germans of the area.
Croats of Gorski kotar are much more similar to Slovenians than to Croats from Lika, so maybe with Serbs it can be similar...

I did not see autosomal result of any Serb from Gorski Kotar for now.
I know one Serbian family from Drežnica (Drežnica is Lika, but it's close to Gorski Kotar). One guy from that family went to elementary school with me, and his brother is older few years. Both of them has dark blonde hair and blue eyes, but they have different features. Younger guy look East Slavic, some kind of Balid. Older guy looks western, like German or something. They are R1b.
Guy which originated from Gorski Kotar (I mentioned him earlier) has brown hair, light brown eyes, usual South Slavic looks... He is I1.

From what I know there is only 3 tested Serbs from Gorski Kotat on y dna: 1 I2-PH908, 1 I1 and 1 R1b.

[Ritz06]

https://navva.org/norway/nation/rainfall-records-in-bergen-almost-approach-smoke/

[GiCa]

UPDATED

Rainest on days a year in the world

Quibdó, Colombia 304 rainy days a year
Buenaventura, Colombia 264
Villavicencio, Colombia 250
Lae, Papua New Guinea 246
Pontianak, Indonesia 238
Medellin, Colombia 227
Severodvinsk, Russia 217
Medan, Indonesia 216
Ya'an, China 213.2
Toamasina, madagascar 211
Jivaskyla, finland 209
Kuching, Malaysia 207
Tampere, finland 197
Bergen, Norway 195
Bello, Colombia 193
Balikpapan, Indonesia 193
Jayapura, Indonesia 185.6
Helsinki, Finland 182
Monrovia, Liberia 182

[Pribislav]

My native village in Dalmatia has 1447 mm of precioitation annually on average.