Average Precipitation in Costa Rica by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica

1970 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Costa Rica. The average annual precipitation was 370.0 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Costa Rica

1930 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Costa Rica. The average annual precipitation was 162.0 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	37	307.3
2020	30	314.4
2019	32	313.3
2018	23	319.5
2017	75	269.9
2016	95	254.0
2015	83	263.2
2014	69	274.9
2013	110	235.3
2012	116	214.8
2011	54	290.1
2010	8	338.8
2009	81	264.5
2008	4	347.5
2007	45	301.9
2006	63	280.6
2005	50	293.5
2004	41	305.3
2003	28	317.0
2002	48	295.8
2001	88	260.6
2000	91	256.3
1999	57	285.3
1998	43	304.3
1997	59	283.6
1996	18	328.2
1995	25	317.9
1994	104	244.3
1993	49	295.6
1992	102	245.5
1991	72	272.7
1990	62	281.7
1989	73	272.4
1988	24	319.4
1987	71	273.3
1986	94	255.4
1985	101	246.0
1984	51	293.4
1983	77	267.0
1982	85	262.0
1981	11	330.1
1980	42	304.3
1979	40	307.0
1978	68	276.3
1977	106	242.9
1976	89	260.6
1975	22	323.6
1974	34	311.8
1973	11	330.1
1972	61	282.8
1971	44	303.8
1970	1	370.0
1969	27	317.5
1968	39	307.1
1967	52	292.8
1966	19	327.9
1965	87	261.1
1964	65	278.1
1963	60	283.1
1962	47	297.1
1961	70	274.7
1960	46	301.0
1959	112	229.7
1958	100	246.7
1957	96	253.8
1956	15	329.1
1955	9	332.2
1954	15	329.1
1953	58	283.7
1952	56	285.3
1951	67	276.4
1950	31	313.5
1949	26	317.6
1948	78	266.0
1947	66	276.8
1946	99	246.8
1945	76	269.5
1944	21	324.0
1943	36	309.4
1942	14	329.8
1941	86	262.0
1940	115	220.3
1939	90	258.3
1938	7	339.1
1937	3	349.8
1936	74	272.0
1935	33	312.0
1934	64	279.7
1933	35	310.9
1932	84	262.9
1931	109	235.8
1930	121	162.0
1929	120	183.8
1928	105	244.2
1927	80	265.2
1926	92	255.8
1925	103	244.6
1924	17	328.7
1923	119	190.4
1922	113	227.3
1921	111	232.7
1920	107	242.7
1919	79	265.7
1918	114	220.9
1917	13	329.8
1916	2	369.4
1915	6	339.8
1914	117	194.9
1913	53	290.3
1912	108	236.6
1911	98	250.3
1910	93	255.5
1909	5	340.1
1908	55	285.8
1907	118	190.7
1906	82	263.6
1905	38	307.1
1904	29	316.3
1903	20	324.2
1902	97	251.3
1901	10	331.6