Average Precipitation in Botswana by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Botswana 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 Botswana

1974 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Botswana. The average annual precipitation was 66.9 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Botswana

1965 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Botswana. The average annual precipitation was 22.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	64	41.5
2020	57	42.0
2019	75	39.5
2018	72	40.1
2017	27	46.6
2016	77	39.4
2015	94	36.1
2014	79	39.3
2013	68	41.0
2012	86	37.8
2011	20	48.3
2010	16	49.0
2009	59	41.9
2008	56	42.3
2007	90	37.4
2006	43	44.0
2005	83	38.6
2004	45	43.9
2003	92	36.7
2002	93	36.5
2001	40	44.1
2000	23	47.9
1999	85	37.9
1998	76	39.5
1997	31	46.0
1996	41	44.0
1995	103	34.5
1994	114	30.4
1993	110	32.8
1992	120	24.3
1991	26	46.9
1990	113	30.4
1989	51	42.7
1988	11	50.9
1987	106	34.0
1986	91	37.1
1985	109	33.1
1984	117	29.1
1983	97	35.6
1982	111	31.8
1981	30	46.1
1980	58	41.9
1979	95	35.7
1978	7	53.7
1977	3	58.0
1976	5	56.0
1975	24	47.3
1974	1	66.9
1973	25	47.2
1972	38	44.5
1971	67	41.1
1970	116	29.1
1969	53	42.5
1968	55	42.3
1967	8	53.2
1966	33	45.9
1965	121	22.3
1964	119	25.4
1963	34	45.4
1962	82	38.6
1961	28	46.6
1960	84	38.2
1959	96	35.6
1958	6	54.0
1957	50	42.9
1956	44	43.9
1955	2	61.1
1954	15	49.6
1953	17	48.9
1952	54	42.4
1951	62	41.6
1950	39	44.3
1949	89	37.5
1948	22	48.0
1947	104	34.4
1946	49	43.3
1945	108	33.8
1944	37	44.7
1943	19	48.6
1942	88	37.7
1941	101	34.8
1940	21	48.3
1939	13	49.8
1938	69	40.7
1937	70	40.4
1936	31	46.0
1935	112	30.8
1934	9	52.2
1933	115	29.7
1932	71	40.2
1931	99	35.2
1930	81	39.1
1929	65	41.4
1928	74	39.6
1927	107	33.9
1926	80	39.2
1925	4	57.4
1924	61	41.6
1923	14	49.7
1922	118	28.3
1921	10	52.2
1920	47	43.6
1919	48	43.5
1918	12	50.8
1917	66	41.4
1916	100	34.9
1915	46	43.7
1914	52	42.7
1913	105	34.3
1912	98	35.3
1911	60	41.7
1910	42	44.0
1909	18	48.6
1908	78	39.3
1907	29	46.5
1906	36	44.8
1905	102	34.5
1904	62	41.6
1903	87	37.7
1902	73	39.7
1901	35	45.1