NASA precipitation climatology

Spin through the world's rainfall patterns in 3D.

This globe turns real NASA precipitation climatology into a tactile little weather sculpture. Drag it, zoom in, jump to famous wet and dry zones, and read the planet through rain.

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Rotatable 3D globe Yearly rainfall estimate NASA source data Static-site friendly

Green highlights = heavier yearly precipitation

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Controls

Move it like a real object

Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom, and use the buttons below for a guided tour of rainfall extremes.

Quick jumps

Famous wet and dry zones

Amazon Basin

Dense equatorial rainfall belts create one of the wettest regions on Earth.

Legend

Average yearly precipitation

This is a climatology estimate rather than live weather, so it shows long-term rainfall structure instead of day-to-day storms.

Source note

Dataset and attribution

Based on the NASA GPM IMERG Grand Average Precipitation Climatology, covering June 2000 to May 2023.

NASA precipitation climatology page Visualization details and credits

NASA is credited as the source of the dataset and visualization imagery. This page is an independent presentation and does not imply NASA endorsement.