Average Precipitation in China by Year

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

2016 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of China. The average annual precipitation was 69.6 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in China

2011 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of China. The average annual precipitation was 54.9 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	7	67.4
2020	10	66.5
2019	36	63.6
2018	16	65.8
2017	26	64.6
2016	1	69.6
2015	20	65.4
2014	35	63.7
2013	34	63.7
2012	8	67.2
2011	121	54.9
2010	12	66.3
2009	112	58.1
2008	37	63.5
2007	98	59.7
2006	99	59.6
2005	57	62.0
2004	110	58.4
2003	71	61.2
2002	21	65.4
2001	93	59.9
2000	54	62.3
1999	71	61.2
1998	2	69.3
1997	63	61.6
1996	50	62.5
1995	69	61.3
1994	28	64.3
1993	23	65.0
1992	83	60.4
1991	89	60.1
1990	11	66.5
1989	77	60.9
1988	96	59.7
1987	39	63.1
1986	119	56.5
1985	42	63.0
1984	66	61.4
1983	6	67.7
1982	59	61.9
1981	45	62.9
1980	60	61.7
1979	91	60.0
1978	116	57.5
1977	58	61.9
1976	88	60.2
1975	17	65.7
1974	47	62.5
1973	4	68.5
1972	87	60.2
1971	108	59.1
1970	25	64.9
1969	56	62.1
1968	90	60.1
1967	78	60.8
1966	113	58.1
1965	103	59.4
1964	18	65.6
1963	115	57.8
1962	67	61.3
1961	13	66.1
1960	70	61.2
1959	9	67.0
1958	81	60.7
1957	68	61.3
1956	41	63.0
1955	92	59.9
1954	3	69.3
1953	32	64.0
1952	24	64.9
1951	33	63.9
1950	49	62.5
1949	14	65.9
1948	30	64.2
1947	29	64.3
1946	46	62.8
1945	100	59.6
1944	73	61.1
1943	109	59.0
1942	106	59.2
1941	62	61.7
1940	97	59.7
1939	95	59.8
1938	52	62.4
1937	22	65.1
1936	118	56.6
1935	61	61.7
1934	55	62.2
1933	107	59.1
1932	65	61.4
1931	27	64.5
1930	83	60.4
1929	111	58.1
1928	104	59.3
1927	83	60.4
1926	53	62.4
1925	114	58.0
1924	73	61.1
1923	94	59.9
1922	82	60.6
1921	76	60.9
1920	38	63.2
1919	102	59.5
1918	19	65.5
1917	80	60.7
1916	101	59.5
1915	15	65.9
1914	44	62.9
1913	105	59.2
1912	73	61.1
1911	5	68.2
1910	86	60.3
1909	51	62.4
1908	48	62.5
1907	40	63.1
1906	64	61.4
1905	43	63.0
1904	79	60.8
1903	30	64.2
1902	120	56.0
1901	117	57.4