Nagano City vs. Shizuoka City: one gets 2.8 times the rain
Nagano and Shizuoka are neighboring prefectures. We compare the rain measured at the weather station in each prefectural capital.
Which gets more precipitation in a year: Nagano City or Shizuoka City?
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The answer is Shizuoka City
Rain-gauge chart comparing a year of precipitation as water height, 2020–2024 average. Shizuoka City: 2,845.5 mm. Nagano City: 1,022.0 mm. Values observed at one weather station in each prefecture.
Shizuoka City gets 2,845.5 mm of precipitation a year and Nagano City gets 1,022.0 mm, a difference of 1,823.5 mm. Shizuoka City ranks 2nd of the 45 stations with data; Nagano City ranks 45th of the 45 stations with data.
| Rank | Prefecture (station) | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyazaki | 2,847.7 mm |
| 2 | Shizuoka (Shizuoka City) | 2,845.5 mm |
| 3 | Kagoshima | 2,750.0 mm |
| 4 | Kochi | 2,749.0 mm |
| 5 | Okinawa | 2,664.7 mm |
| 6 | Fukui | 2,606.0 mm |
| 7 | Ishikawa | 2,512.4 mm |
| 8 | Saga | 2,246.5 mm |
| 9 | Nagasaki | 2,185.3 mm |
| 10 | Kumamoto | 2,109.1 mm |
| 45 | Nagano (Nagano City) | 1,022.0 mm |
- Indicator
- Annual precipitation (mm)
- Period
- 2020–2024 average
- What the value is
- observed at one weather station in each prefecture
- Calculation
- mean of the yearly values
- Data retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Source
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, "Social and Demographic Statistics" (originally Japan Meteorological Agency observations), processed by datapictlab
Sources and license
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, "Social and Demographic Statistics" (originally Japan Meteorological Agency observations), processed by datapictlab (公共データ利用規約（第1.0版）)
- National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Boundaries), MLIT, processed (CC BY 4.0)
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