As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Alachua County, Florida, had in 2026?
37.12 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville, Alachua County, through Oct 13. That is 10.63 inches less than a usual year to date (78% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 37.12 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 47.75 in
- Percent of usual
- 78%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 38.92 in
This is Alachua County’s 2026 so far, drawn as a Rain Print. Put your name and dates on it: framed $89, print $45.Get Alachua County’s 2026 rain and snow drawn as a Rain Print, with your name and dates: framed $89, print $45. Make yours
Prints of 2026 ship in January, once the full year is in.
Want another year, like the drought or the year you married? Rainfall art of any town and year.
Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.53 | 3.57 | −2.04 |
| Feb | 1.12 | 2.97 | −1.85 |
| Mar | 0.62 | 3.61 | −2.99 |
| Apr | 0.35 | 3.11 | −2.76 |
| May | 7.06 | 3.58 | +3.48 |
| Jun | 2.33 | 7.95 | −5.62 |
| Jul | 4.48 | 7.06 | −2.58 |
| Aug | 10.30 | 8.13 | +2.17 |
| Sep | 3.44 | 6.19 | −2.75 |
| Oct to the 13th | 5.89 | 1.58 | +4.31 |
| So far | 37.12 | 47.75 | −10.63 |
2026 so far in Alachua County
- Wettest month: August, 10.30 inches.
- Biggest single day: 2.96 inches on Aug 3.
- Longest dry stretch: 17 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Mar 18 to Apr 3.
- 2025 by the same date: 38.92 inches at the same gauge. 2026 had 1.80 inches less than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville (gauge ID US1FLAL0026), 3 miles from the middle of Alachua County. It reported every one of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this gauge, added up over the same 286 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.
Why this gauge: 16 stations inside Alachua County reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Mountain snow sites, and stations far above the rest in the county, come last, since their rain is not what the farms below get. Then the pick goes to one with NOAA normals, then the most days reported, then the one nearest the middle of the county. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Alachua County, Florida, had in 2026?
37.12 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville, Alachua County, through Oct 13. That is 10.63 inches less than a usual year to date (78% of usual).
Is Alachua County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville had 37.12 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 78% of the usual 47.75 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Alachua County in 2026?
August, with 10.30 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Alachua County in 2026?
2.96 inches on Aug 3, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Alachua County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the volunteer rain gauge 1.7 miles southeast of Gainesville had 38.92 inches in 2025 and 37.12 inches in 2026. 2026 had 1.80 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Columbia County 39.89 in, 85% to Oct 11
- Gilchrist County 36.04 in
- Levy County 46.37 in
- Marion County 40.82 in, 88%
Rain in Florida, county by county · PRF insurance in Alachua County · Farmland Atlas: Alachua County