Which municipality in canton St. Gallen gets the most precipitation?

Grabs records the most precipitation in canton St. Gallen, at 3'009 mm per year (2025).

Where does the precipitation data come from?

From the geographically nearest MeteoSwiss station (25 km at most). Values are station readings, not measurements within the municipality itself.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The rainiest municipalities in canton St. Gallen (2025)

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Grabs is the rainiest municipality in canton St. Gallen: 3'009 mm annual precipitation (2025). Next come Walenstadt (3'009 mm) and Quarten (3'009 mm). Source: MeteoSwiss, nearest station.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Precipitation	Residents
1	Grabs	3'009 mm	7'402
2	Walenstadt	3'009 mm	5'852
3	Quarten	3'009 mm	3'085
4	Sennwald	3'009 mm	6'269
5	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	3'009 mm	2'618
6	Gams	3'009 mm	3'711
7	Amden	1'798 mm	1'906
8	Uznach	1'798 mm	7'014
9	Lichtensteig	1'798 mm	2'079
10	Neckertal	1'798 mm	6'437
11	Schänis	1'798 mm	4'154
12	Ebnat-Kappel	1'798 mm	5'092
13	Nesslau	1'798 mm	3'833
14	Weesen	1'798 mm	1'871
15	Kaltbrunn	1'798 mm	5'084
16	Wattwil	1'798 mm	9'161
17	Gommiswald	1'798 mm	5'657
18	St. Gallen	1'460 mm	78'213
19	Gaiserwald	1'460 mm	8'609
20	Wittenbach	1'460 mm	10'026
21	Mörschwil	1'460 mm	3'662
22	Eschenbach	1'445 mm	10'169
23	Kirchberg	1'445 mm	9'755
24	Mosnang	1'445 mm	2'969
25	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	1'445 mm	5'202
26	Lütisburg	1'445 mm	1'645
27	Schmerikon	1'423 mm	4'162
28	Benken	1'423 mm	3'035
29	Rapperswil-Jona	1'423 mm	28'640
30	Diepoldsau	1'187 mm	6'928
31	Eichberg	1'187 mm	1'571
32	Altstätten	1'187 mm	12'456
33	Rüthi	1'187 mm	2'542
34	Oberriet	1'187 mm	9'291
35	Jonschwil	1'168 mm	4'023
36	Wil	1'168 mm	24'980
37	Rorschach	1'125 mm	9'955
38	Untereggen	1'125 mm	1'027
39	Marbach	1'125 mm	2'118
40	Rheineck	1'125 mm	3'516
41	Tübach	1'125 mm	1'594
42	St. Margrethen	1'125 mm	6'558
43	Au	1'125 mm	8'481
44	Rebstein	1'125 mm	5'051
45	Goldach	1'125 mm	9'709
46	Steinach	1'125 mm	3'580
47	Eggersriet	1'125 mm	2'475
48	Balgach	1'125 mm	5'139
49	Thal	1'125 mm	7'097
50	Widnau	1'125 mm	10'337
51	Rorschacherberg	1'125 mm	7'685
52	Berneck	1'125 mm	3'989
53	Wartau	1'087 mm	5'496
54	Buchs	1'087 mm	13'931
55	Flums	1'087 mm	5'347
56	Sargans	1'087 mm	6'522
57	Sevelen	1'087 mm	5'392
58	Pfäfers	1'086 mm	1'601
59	Vilters-Wangs	1'086 mm	5'057
60	Mels	1'086 mm	9'538
61	Bad Ragaz	1'086 mm	6'835
62	Flawil	997 mm	10'631
63	Oberuzwil	997 mm	6'674
64	Häggenschwil	997 mm	1'431
65	Muolen	997 mm	1'257
66	Oberbüren	997 mm	4'660
67	Waldkirch	997 mm	3'544
68	Degersheim	997 mm	4'132
69	Uzwil	997 mm	14'279
70	Zuzwil	997 mm	5'026
71	Niederhelfenschwil	997 mm	3'256
72	Andwil	997 mm	2'128
73	Berg	997 mm	1'012
74	Niederbüren	997 mm	1'497
75	Gossau	997 mm	18'454

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Mean annual precipitation total from the nearest MeteoSwiss station (at most 25 km away), averaged up to 2025. Precipitation depends strongly on altitude and Alpine relief; the station distance is shown on every municipality page.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton St. Gallen gets the most precipitation?: Grabs records the most precipitation in canton St. Gallen, at 3'009 mm per year (2025).
Where does the precipitation data come from?: From the geographically nearest MeteoSwiss station (25 km at most). Values are station readings, not measurements within the municipality itself.