Average Precipitation in Cape Verde by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde

1927 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Cape Verde. The average annual precipitation was 64.7 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Cape Verde

1977 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Cape Verde. The average annual precipitation was 10.4 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	55	30.8
2020	56	30.7
2019	26	36.3
2018	63	29.8
2017	66	29.1
2016	37	33.7
2015	60	30.4
2014	81	27.7
2013	70	28.9
2012	79	27.9
2011	97	23.0
2010	47	31.8
2009	54	31.1
2008	51	31.4
2007	65	29.4
2006	56	30.7
2005	35	34.2
2004	80	27.7
2003	68	29.0
2002	71	28.7
2001	69	29.0
2000	33	34.9
1999	39	33.4
1998	120	13.2
1997	105	21.1
1996	109	19.4
1995	22	37.7
1994	108	20.0
1993	95	23.6
1992	94	24.5
1991	115	16.8
1990	76	28.4
1989	84	27.0
1988	86	26.7
1987	40	33.1
1986	48	31.7
1985	99	22.4
1984	52	31.1
1983	119	14.9
1982	106	20.4
1981	111	18.6
1980	50	31.6
1979	45	31.9
1978	89	25.5
1977	121	10.4
1976	75	28.4
1975	12	42.6
1974	110	19.2
1973	113	18.2
1972	102	21.7
1971	93	24.6
1970	73	28.6
1969	27	36.3
1968	114	17.0
1967	9	47.8
1966	29	36.1
1965	25	36.7
1964	21	37.8
1963	31	36.0
1962	14	41.8
1961	13	42.1
1960	23	37.0
1959	103	21.6
1958	19	40.2
1957	11	44.7
1956	28	36.2
1955	8	49.9
1954	17	41.0
1953	10	46.9
1952	7	50.6
1951	41	32.9
1950	6	55.9
1949	16	41.4
1948	99	22.4
1947	118	16.0
1946	112	18.3
1945	32	35.7
1944	43	32.2
1943	4	56.5
1942	36	33.9
1941	101	22.4
1940	78	28.1
1939	64	29.4
1938	20	39.1
1937	83	27.3
1936	30	36.1
1935	61	30.3
1934	82	27.6
1933	92	24.7
1932	88	25.5
1931	67	29.1
1930	91	24.9
1929	44	32.0
1928	15	41.6
1927	1	64.7
1926	116	16.6
1925	53	31.1
1924	58	30.6
1923	96	23.3
1922	90	25.2
1921	117	16.5
1920	104	21.3
1919	24	36.8
1918	5	56.1
1917	87	26.1
1916	38	33.7
1915	42	32.5
1914	46	31.8
1913	98	22.7
1912	59	30.6
1911	77	28.2
1910	85	27.0
1909	2	59.4
1908	34	34.4
1907	18	40.6
1906	3	56.6
1905	49	31.7
1904	74	28.5
1903	72	28.6
1902	62	30.2
1901	107	20.3