Which municipality in canton Ticino gets the most precipitation?

Bedretto records the most precipitation in canton Ticino, at 2'238 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 Ticino (1991–2020)

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Bedretto is the rainiest municipality in canton Ticino: 2'238 mm annual precipitation (1991–2020 normals). Next come Onsernone (2'122 mm) and Centovalli (2'120 mm). Source: MeteoSwiss 1 km climate-normals grid.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 1991–2020

Rank	Municipality	Precipitation	Residents
1	Bedretto	2'238 mm	116
2	Onsernone	2'122 mm	643
3	Centovalli	2'120 mm	1'049
4	Cerentino	2'021 mm	39
5	Campo (Vallemaggia)	1'991 mm	47
6	Verzasca	1'990 mm	749
7	Bosco/Gurin	1'985 mm	43
8	Brissago	1'956 mm	1'577
9	Ronco sopra Ascona	1'956 mm	516
10	Maggia	1'932 mm	2'686
11	Terre di Pedemonte	1'917 mm	2'646
12	Ascona	1'911 mm	5'290
13	Alto Malcantone	1'906 mm	1'374
14	Cevio	1'904 mm	1'083
15	Torricella-Taverne	1'892 mm	3'128
16	Gambarogno	1'891 mm	4'977
17	Avegno Gordevio	1'890 mm	1'525
18	Aranno	1'886 mm	348
19	Mezzovico-Vira	1'885 mm	1'418
20	Losone	1'882 mm	6'780
21	Lema	1'882 mm	2'667
22	Bedano	1'872 mm	1'501
23	Ponte Capriasca	1'871 mm	1'965
24	Tesserete	1'858 mm	6'702
25	Origlio	1'852 mm	1'534
26	Monteceneri	1'848 mm	4'746
27	Lamone	1'846 mm	1'748
28	Tresa	1'832 mm	3'147
29	Cademario	1'825 mm	784
30	Manno	1'822 mm	1'381
31	Cureglia	1'817 mm	1'484
32	Pura	1'811 mm	1'368
33	Bioggio	1'810 mm	2'802
34	Comano	1'808 mm	2'194
35	Porza	1'806 mm	1'696
36	Vezia	1'806 mm	1'957
37	Agno	1'804 mm	4'582
38	Canobbio	1'795 mm	2'403
39	Neggio	1'792 mm	322
40	Massagno	1'790 mm	6'976
41	Savosa	1'790 mm	2'315
42	Vernate	1'786 mm	618
43	Lugano	1'783 mm	63'691
44	Muzzano	1'779 mm	775
45	Caslano	1'774 mm	4'393
46	Locarno	1'771 mm	16'463
47	Tenero-Contra	1'766 mm	3'417
48	Mergoscia	1'765 mm	194
49	Magliaso	1'765 mm	1'609
50	Gordola	1'764 mm	4'877
51	Muralto	1'759 mm	2'513
52	Lavertezzo	1'757 mm	1'235
53	Brione sopra Minusio	1'756 mm	432
54	Linescio	1'748 mm	42
55	Minusio	1'746 mm	7'273
56	Cugnasco-Gerra	1'737 mm	2'838
57	Orselina	1'736 mm	682
58	Isone	1'731 mm	407
59	Lavizzara	1'726 mm	504
60	Collina d'Oro	1'720 mm	4'932
61	Cadenazzo	1'703 mm	3'139
62	Sant'Antonino	1'684 mm	2'655
63	Quinto	1'680 mm	1'289
64	Grancia	1'675 mm	457
65	Breggia	1'674 mm	1'842
66	Castel San Pietro	1'659 mm	2'241
67	Vacallo	1'655 mm	3'511
68	Melide	1'654 mm	1'812
69	Airolo	1'653 mm	1'443
70	Val Mara	1'650 mm	3'048
71	Morcote	1'647 mm	681
72	Morbio Inferiore	1'647 mm	4'437
73	Balerna	1'646 mm	3'415
74	Arogno	1'643 mm	931
75	Bissone	1'642 mm	945
76	Chiasso	1'641 mm	7'677
77	Riva San Vitale	1'641 mm	2'740
78	Novazzano	1'640 mm	2'339
79	Coldrerio	1'636 mm	2'838
80	Brusino Arsizio	1'633 mm	467
81	Vico Morcote	1'632 mm	398
82	Mendrisio	1'625 mm	15'076
83	Giornico	1'608 mm	1'761
84	Bellinzona	1'604 mm	45'828
85	Blenio	1'592 mm	1'752
86	Stabio	1'592 mm	4'518
87	Arbedo-Castione	1'583 mm	5'211
88	Faido	1'572 mm	2'706
89	Personico	1'559 mm	320
90	Lumino	1'557 mm	1'712
91	Riviera	1'509 mm	4'262
92	Pollegio	1'502 mm	919
93	Biasca	1'491 mm	6'213
94	Dalpe	1'482 mm	188
95	Serravalle	1'399 mm	2'052
96	Acquarossa	1'355 mm	1'781

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 Ticino gets the most precipitation?: Bedretto records the most precipitation in canton Ticino, at 2'238 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.