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Annual precipitation in Sarasota County

1895 – 2025 · 131 data points 58 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Climate · Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 40.4 in −24.9 in since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 58 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −14.2 in
vs Florida −4.2 in Florida: 44.7 in · 2025
Annual precipitation, 1895 – 2025 inches · Sarasota County
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1915 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40.4 in
2025 

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Compared with Annual precipitation · inches
Sarasota County
40.4 in
Florida
44.7 in
United States
29.3 in

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance

The series at a glance Sarasota County · 1895 – 2025
Latest value 40.4 in · 2025
First value 51.7 in · 1895
Highest 78.7 in · 1959
Lowest 34.9 in · 1927
Data points 131

By year

All years · 1895 – 2025

YearSarasota CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 40.4 in −24.9 in 44.7 in 29.3 in
2024 65.3 in +26.0 in 56.8 in 31.6 in
2023 39.3 in −23.1 in 54.4 in 29.5 in
2022 62.4 in +17.0 in 54.8 in 28.5 in
2021 45.4 in −9.5 in 55.4 in 30.4 in
2020 55.0 in +6.0 in 58.0 in 30.4 in
2019 49.0 in −10.9 in 52.1 in 34.8 in
2018 59.9 in −2.5 in 60.5 in 34.6 in
2017 62.3 in +4.9 in 58.6 in 32.3 in
2016 57.5 in +2.8 in 53.4 in 31.4 in
2015 54.6 in −2.4 in 52.9 in 34.6 in
2014 57.1 in −1.9 in 59.1 in 30.8 in
2013 58.9 in +5.7 in 56.9 in 31.0 in
2012 53.2 in +9.3 in 55.1 in 27.5 in
2011 44.0 in −7.1 in 46.8 in 30.1 in
2010 51.1 in +6.8 in 48.1 in 31.4 in
2009 44.3 in −2.0 in 53.8 in 32.3 in
2008 46.3 in +10.4 in 53.1 in 31.2 in
2007 35.9 in −14.0 in 43.7 in 29.2 in
2006 49.9 in −7.7 in 41.0 in 29.8 in
2005 57.6 in +5.6 in 59.5 in 30.1 in
2004 52.0 in −14.9 in 57.2 in 33.2 in
2003 66.9 in +9.8 in 58.8 in 30.5 in
2002 57.1 in +3.9 in 58.5 in 29.0 in
2001 53.2 in +12.4 in 52.2 in 29.0 in
2000 40.8 in −12.2 in 40.3 in 28.2 in
1999 53.0 in −5.4 in 49.7 in 28.5 in
1998 58.4 in −6.5 in 57.0 in 33.8 in
1997 64.9 in +20.6 in 59.6 in 31.8 in
1996 44.4 in −26.8 in 54.0 in 33.7 in
1995 71.1 in +19.2 in 59.1 in 32.7 in
1994 51.9 in +1.6 in 64.8 in 30.6 in
1993 50.3 in −9.3 in 49.9 in 32.6 in
1992 59.6 in +8.8 in 56.2 in 31.2 in
1991 50.8 in +13.4 in 62.6 in 32.4 in
1990 37.4 in −6.1 in 42.6 in 32.2 in
1989 43.4 in −10.2 in 48.7 in 29.0 in
1988 53.6 in −4.8 in 52.5 in 25.9 in
1987 58.4 in +10.1 in 52.8 in 29.0 in
1986 48.4 in +7.9 in 52.4 in 31.4 in
1985 40.4 in −6.0 in 52.3 in 30.0 in
1984 46.4 in −26.8 in 49.3 in 31.4 in
1983 73.2 in +11.1 in 64.9 in 34.7 in
1982 62.1 in +13.2 in 61.3 in 33.8 in
1981 48.9 in +1.4 in 44.5 in 29.9 in
1980 47.4 in −5.8 in 49.3 in 28.2 in
1979 53.3 in +2.7 in 59.9 in 32.7 in
1978 50.6 in +2.1 in 53.3 in 30.1 in
1977 48.5 in +5.2 in 48.0 in 30.4 in
1976 43.3 in −3.7 in 51.6 in 26.3 in
1975 47.0 in −2.5 in 55.2 in 33.0 in
1974 49.6 in +0.7 in 48.5 in 30.6 in
1973 48.9 in +2.2 in 56.4 in 34.9 in
1972 46.7 in −4.2 in 52.1 in 31.7 in
1971 50.8 in +3.3 in 48.6 in 30.3 in
1970 47.5 in −15.6 in 53.1 in 29.7 in
1969 63.1 in +5.4 in 60.4 in 30.6 in
1968 57.7 in +6.2 in 52.3 in 30.4 in
1967 51.4 in +5.0 in 47.7 in 29.6 in
1966 46.4 in −5.2 in 57.6 in 27.4 in
1965 51.6 in +9.0 in 54.7 in 29.8 in
1964 42.6 in −9.4 in 63.5 in 30.2 in
1963 52.1 in −8.4 in 51.0 in 25.7 in
1962 60.5 in +21.1 in 48.6 in 28.6 in
1961 39.4 in −21.7 in 44.4 in 31.2 in
1960 61.2 in −17.5 in 63.2 in 28.7 in
1959 78.7 in +16.2 in 70.8 in 30.6 in
1958 62.5 in −10.8 in 57.2 in 30.2 in
1957 73.2 in +35.6 in 61.4 in 33.8 in
1956 37.7 in −0.6 in 43.9 in 25.4 in
1955 38.2 in −18.8 in 42.4 in 27.7 in
1954 57.0 in −3.9 in 45.0 in 26.2 in
1953 60.9 in +10.2 in 67.3 in 28.3 in
1952 50.8 in +3.9 in 49.5 in 26.3 in
1951 46.9 in +6.3 in 50.3 in 31.2 in
1950 40.5 in −8.0 in 47.8 in 30.9 in
1949 48.6 in −1.6 in 55.2 in 30.3 in
1948 50.2 in −21.5 in 63.3 in 30.7 in
1947 71.7 in +30.3 in 72.9 in 29.4 in
1946 41.4 in −10.0 in 54.3 in 31.1 in
1945 51.4 in +15.8 in 55.5 in 33.0 in
1944 35.6 in −22.4 in 53.2 in 30.6 in
1943 58.0 in +6.0 in 48.9 in 26.8 in
1942 52.0 in +1.8 in 53.4 in 31.3 in
1941 50.2 in −3.4 in 59.1 in 32.8 in
1940 53.6 in −4.9 in 51.7 in 30.4 in
1939 58.4 in +12.4 in 53.6 in 26.3 in
1938 46.1 in −8.8 in 42.9 in 29.7 in
1937 54.9 in −3.2 in 57.7 in 30.5 in
1936 58.0 in +6.8 in 57.8 in 27.3 in
1935 51.3 in +0.9 in 52.7 in 29.5 in
1934 50.3 in −2.6 in 53.0 in 25.8 in
1933 52.9 in +9.2 in 54.8 in 27.5 in
1932 43.7 in −4.2 in 53.7 in 30.4 in
1931 47.9 in −7.3 in 42.5 in 27.5 in
1930 55.2 in +1.2 in 60.4 in 25.6 in
1929 54.0 in −4.7 in 58.9 in 30.1 in
1928 58.7 in +23.7 in 62.2 in 29.5 in
1927 34.9 in −21.2 in 41.0 in 32.0 in
1926 56.2 in −4.5 in 61.8 in 30.9 in
1925 60.7 in −0.6 in 51.8 in 27.0 in
1924 61.3 in +22.0 in 61.3 in 26.5 in
1923 39.3 in −29.2 in 51.0 in 31.7 in
1922 68.5 in +19.8 in 58.9 in 29.9 in
1921 48.6 in −3.5 in 45.0 in 28.8 in
1920 52.1 in +1.6 in 57.9 in 31.3 in
1919 50.6 in +2.2 in 56.7 in 31.7 in
1918 48.4 in +0.7 in 49.5 in 28.8 in
1917 47.6 in +4.6 in 43.1 in 25.3 in
1916 43.0 in −10.6 in 47.3 in 29.4 in
1915 53.6 in +3.3 in 56.9 in 32.8 in
1914 50.3 in −2.9 in 50.5 in 28.8 in
1913 53.2 in −7.8 in 48.2 in 29.8 in
1912 61.0 in +18.3 in 63.5 in 30.5 in
1911 42.7 in −11.4 in 48.7 in 29.5 in
1910 54.1 in +4.2 in 51.1 in 24.9 in
1909 49.9 in −1.2 in 49.2 in 31.2 in
1908 51.1 in +6.4 in 47.2 in 29.8 in
1907 44.7 in −8.5 in 49.3 in 30.9 in
1906 53.2 in −6.6 in 54.9 in 32.8 in
1905 59.7 in +8.5 in 57.8 in 32.6 in
1904 51.2 in −6.5 in 48.0 in 27.9 in
1903 57.7 in +11.9 in 56.6 in 29.4 in
1902 45.9 in −11.0 in 52.5 in 30.6 in
1901 56.9 in −4.8 in 58.5 in 27.6 in
1900 61.8 in +4.3 in 61.7 in 30.6 in
1899 57.4 in +4.4 in 51.5 in 28.7 in
1898 53.1 in −2.3 in 53.7 in 29.6 in
1897 55.3 in +5.9 in 57.0 in 29.7 in
1896 49.4 in −2.2 in 50.3 in 29.8 in
1895 51.7 in 52.0 in 27.5 in

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAnnual precipitation
1 Walton County 54.3 in
2 Escambia County 53.2 in
3 Okaloosa County 52.8 in
4 Santa Rosa County 52.2 in
5 Gulf County 51.5 in
6 Bay County 51.1 in
7 Holmes County 50.8 in
8 Franklin County 49.9 in
9 Washington County 49.8 in
10 Dixie County 48.3 in
11 Taylor County 48.1 in
12 Levy County 48.0 in
13 Highlands County 47.7 in
14 Brevard County 47.7 in
15 Alachua County 47.6 in
16 Liberty County 47.0 in
17 Orange County 46.8 in
18 Gilchrist County 46.8 in
19 Glades County 46.7 in
20 Hendry County 46.5 in
21 Calhoun County 46.5 in
22 Osceola County 46.5 in
23 Seminole County 46.3 in
24 Volusia County 45.9 in
25 Lafayette County 45.3 in
…
55 Lake County 40.6 in
56 Monroe County 40.4 in
57 Pasco County 40.4 in
58 Sarasota County 40.4 in
59 Hamilton County 40.2 in
60 Gadsden County 40.2 in
61 Manatee County 40.2 in
…

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 2025

What it means

Rain and snow (as water) that fell during the year.

How it is calculated

Sum of daily precipitation at the nearest weather station; months with a few missing days are scaled up, years with incomplete months are left out.