West River, #1 on this list · Photo: William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Prince Edward Island · 2026

Wettest towns in Prince Edward Island

The list ends with O'Leary, at 1,002 mm. West River is #189 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. No place on Prince Edward Island makes the national top 100 on this list. First place on Prince Edward Island goes to West River, with 1,290 mm. Three Rivers takes second place with 1,263 mm; New Glasgow is third with 1,252 mm. At the halfway mark stands Cornwall, at 1,136 mm.

Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work

West River

Prince Edward Island · 4,155 people

1,290 mm Precipitation a year

Overall A⁻·#500 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

Three Rivers

Prince Edward Island · 9,322 people

1,263 mm Precipitation a year

Overall C·#1,965 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

New Glasgow

Prince Edward Island · 5,502 people

1,252 mm Precipitation a year

Overall B⁻·#1,498 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

All 12, ranked on Prince Edward Island

Best first on Prince Edward Island; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.

Every Prince Edward Island list

#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it

1West River4,155 people1,290 mm#189 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

2Three Rivers9,322 people1,263 mm#208 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

3New Glasgow5,502 people1,252 mm#212 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

4Summerside19,006 people1,252 mm#213 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

5Kensington, Part 13,357 people1,252 mm#214 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

6North Shore2,994 people1,136 mm#426 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

7Cornwall7,920 people1,136 mm#427 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

8Stratford13,152 people1,136 mm#428 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

9East River, Part 12,657 people1,136 mm#429 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

10Vernon River2,779 people1,136 mm#430 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

11Charlottetown48,118 people1,136 mm#431 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

12O'Leary2,878 people1,002 mm#833 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

Rankings

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Photos: West River, William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Three Rivers, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · New Glasgow, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).