Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel gets the most precipitation?

Le Cerneux-Péquignot records the most precipitation in canton Neuchâtel, at 1'550 mm per year (1991–2020).

Where does the precipitation data come from?

From the MeteoSwiss 1 km climate-normals grid ({year}), read at the main settlement — a modelled spatial field, not a single station reading transposed onto the municipality.

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Ranking · Data 1991–2020 · Source: BFS

The rainiest municipalities in canton Neuchâtel (1991–2020)

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Le Cerneux-Péquignot is the rainiest municipality in canton Neuchâtel: 1'550 mm annual precipitation (1991–2020 normals). Next come Les Verrières (1'537 mm) and Le Locle (1'527 mm). Source: MeteoSwiss 1 km climate-normals grid.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 1991–2020

Rank	Municipality	Precipitation	Residents
1	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	1'550 mm	313
2	Les Verrières	1'537 mm	660
3	Le Locle	1'527 mm	10'912
4	La Côte-aux-Fées	1'496 mm	467
5	La Brévine	1'461 mm	614
6	La Sagne	1'460 mm	1'090
7	La Chaux-du-Milieu	1'441 mm	494
8	Les Planchettes	1'419 mm	187
9	La Chaux-de-Fonds	1'407 mm	37'858
10	Brot-Plamboz	1'386 mm	300
11	Les Ponts-de-Martel	1'381 mm	1'234
12	Val-de-Travers	1'377 mm	10'710
13	Rochefort	1'369 mm	1'383
14	Lignières	1'265 mm	1'101
15	Le Landeron	1'250 mm	4'685
16	Val-de-Ruz	1'195 mm	17'543
17	Neuchâtel	1'176 mm	45'466
18	La Grande Béroche	1'165 mm	9'363
19	Boudry	1'147 mm	6'341
20	Cressier	1'118 mm	2'072
21	Milvignes	1'077 mm	9'367
22	Cortaillod	1'053 mm	4'769
23	Laténa	1'030 mm	11'752
24	Cornaux	1'019 mm	1'684

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Mean annual precipitation total from the MeteoSwiss 1 km gridded climate normals — a spatial analysis of the 1991–2020 normals period — read at the municipality's main settlement. Precipitation depends strongly on altitude and Alpine relief, which the 1 km grid resolves far better than a single distant station.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel gets the most precipitation?: Le Cerneux-Péquignot records the most precipitation in canton Neuchâtel, at 1'550 mm per year (1991–2020).
Where does the precipitation data come from?: From the MeteoSwiss 1 km climate-normals grid ({year}), read at the main settlement — a modelled spatial field, not a single station reading transposed onto the municipality.