Average Precipitation in Afghanistan by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Afghanistan for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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All-Time Rainiest Year in Afghanistan

1957 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Afghanistan. The average annual precipitation was 45.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Afghanistan

1917 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Afghanistan. The average annual precipitation was 20.1 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	119	22.6
2020	7	41.2
2019	9	40.3
2018	109	28.3
2017	93	31.0
2016	16	39.0
2015	5	42.5
2014	85	31.6
2013	21	38.2
2012	17	39.0
2011	59	33.4
2010	90	31.2
2009	8	40.7
2008	99	30.3
2007	61	33.3
2006	33	36.5
2005	19	38.8
2004	71	32.6
2003	36	36.0
2002	73	32.5
2001	118	24.3
2000	116	25.2
1999	66	33.0
1998	18	38.9
1997	48	34.5
1996	51	34.3
1995	77	32.4
1994	43	35.0
1993	49	34.4
1992	6	41.6
1991	2	44.5
1990	27	37.3
1989	57	33.8
1988	46	34.7
1987	60	33.3
1986	52	34.3
1985	115	25.9
1984	106	29.0
1983	65	33.0
1982	3	43.8
1981	23	37.9
1980	28	37.1
1979	34	36.5
1978	81	31.9
1977	75	32.4
1976	20	38.7
1975	44	34.9
1974	79	32.3
1973	103	29.9
1972	4	43.1
1971	120	21.0
1970	117	25.1
1969	15	39.1
1968	28	37.1
1967	12	39.5
1966	94	30.9
1965	13	39.5
1964	44	34.9
1963	32	36.5
1962	107	29.0
1961	38	35.7
1960	24	37.9
1959	22	38.2
1958	54	34.1
1957	1	45.8
1956	25	37.7
1955	96	30.6
1954	39	35.6
1953	10	40.2
1952	56	33.9
1951	53	34.2
1950	98	30.5
1949	91	31.1
1948	87	31.5
1947	111	27.6
1946	114	26.0
1945	37	35.8
1944	78	32.3
1943	35	36.4
1942	30	37.1
1941	63	33.1
1940	95	30.7
1939	31	36.5
1938	64	33.1
1937	68	32.8
1936	89	31.3
1935	55	34.1
1934	40	35.6
1933	42	35.1
1932	88	31.4
1931	11	39.9
1930	82	31.9
1929	100	30.0
1928	104	29.8
1927	112	27.3
1926	62	33.2
1925	113	26.8
1924	14	39.4
1923	41	35.2
1922	69	32.7
1921	84	31.6
1920	74	32.5
1919	58	33.6
1918	83	31.8
1917	121	20.1
1916	102	29.9
1915	108	28.9
1914	26	37.3
1913	97	30.6
1912	80	32.1
1911	76	32.4
1910	67	33.0
1909	92	31.0
1908	47	34.6
1907	72	32.6
1906	86	31.5
1905	105	29.5
1904	70	32.7
1903	50	34.3
1902	110	27.9
1901	101	29.9