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 Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann (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	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	3'009 mm	2'618
4	Sennwald	3'009 mm	6'269
5	Gams	3'009 mm	3'711
6	Quarten	3'009 mm	3'085
7	Schänis	1'798 mm	4'154
8	Ebnat-Kappel	1'798 mm	5'092
9	Nesslau	1'798 mm	3'833
10	Kaltbrunn	1'798 mm	5'084
11	Amden	1'798 mm	1'906
12	Uznach	1'798 mm	7'014
13	Weesen	1'798 mm	1'871
14	Lichtensteig	1'798 mm	2'079
15	Neckertal	1'798 mm	6'437
16	Wattwil	1'798 mm	9'161
17	Gommiswald	1'798 mm	5'657
18	Wittenbach	1'460 mm	10'026
19	St. Gallen	1'460 mm	78'213
20	Gaiserwald	1'460 mm	8'609
21	Mörschwil	1'460 mm	3'662
22	Mosnang	1'445 mm	2'969
23	Kirchberg	1'445 mm	9'755
24	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	1'445 mm	5'202
25	Eschenbach	1'445 mm	10'169
26	Lütisburg	1'445 mm	1'645
27	Rapperswil-Jona	1'423 mm	28'640
28	Benken	1'423 mm	3'035
29	Schmerikon	1'423 mm	4'162
30	Diepoldsau	1'187 mm	6'928
31	Eichberg	1'187 mm	1'571
32	Oberriet	1'187 mm	9'291
33	Altstätten	1'187 mm	12'456
34	Rüthi	1'187 mm	2'542
35	Wil	1'168 mm	24'980
36	Jonschwil	1'168 mm	4'023
37	Goldach	1'125 mm	9'709
38	Steinach	1'125 mm	3'580
39	Untereggen	1'125 mm	1'027
40	Marbach	1'125 mm	2'118
41	Eggersriet	1'125 mm	2'475
42	Rheineck	1'125 mm	3'516
43	Balgach	1'125 mm	5'139
44	Tübach	1'125 mm	1'594
45	St. Margrethen	1'125 mm	6'558
46	Rorschach	1'125 mm	9'955
47	Au	1'125 mm	8'481
48	Rebstein	1'125 mm	5'051
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	Sargans	1'087 mm	6'522
55	Sevelen	1'087 mm	5'392
56	Buchs	1'087 mm	13'931
57	Flums	1'087 mm	5'347
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	Degersheim	997 mm	4'132
66	Uzwil	997 mm	14'279
67	Zuzwil	997 mm	5'026
68	Berg	997 mm	1'012
69	Muolen	997 mm	1'257
70	Oberbüren	997 mm	4'660
71	Waldkirch	997 mm	3'544
72	Niederbüren	997 mm	1'497
73	Niederhelfenschwil	997 mm	3'256
74	Andwil	997 mm	2'128
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.