Average Precipitation in Democratic Republic of the Congo by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1961 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The average annual precipitation was 171.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1913 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The average annual precipitation was 139.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	44	153.4
2020	31	154.5
2019	23	155.1
2018	34	154.2
2017	30	154.5
2016	39	153.8
2015	69	151.4
2014	80	150.0
2013	51	152.9
2012	82	149.7
2011	61	152.1
2010	88	148.4
2009	58	152.4
2008	83	149.6
2007	77	150.2
2006	12	157.6
2005	111	143.9
2004	119	141.1
2003	109	144.5
2002	11	158.7
2001	110	144.2
2000	102	146.1
1999	62	152.1
1998	100	146.4
1997	36	154.2
1996	116	142.2
1995	105	145.3
1994	113	143.4
1993	106	145.2
1992	114	142.6
1991	89	148.3
1990	57	152.4
1989	14	156.7
1988	22	155.3
1987	32	154.5
1986	33	154.4
1985	64	151.8
1984	107	145.2
1983	108	144.7
1982	25	154.8
1981	96	147.6
1980	72	151.2
1979	42	153.7
1978	73	151.1
1977	8	159.2
1976	21	155.4
1975	91	148.2
1974	53	152.7
1973	120	140.7
1972	98	147.2
1971	103	145.8
1970	48	153.0
1969	3	163.5
1968	46	153.2
1967	71	151.2
1966	6	160.0
1965	52	152.9
1964	49	152.9
1963	5	161.2
1962	2	163.7
1961	1	171.8
1960	10	159.1
1959	64	151.8
1958	117	141.9
1957	9	159.2
1956	7	159.5
1955	4	161.8
1954	27	154.8
1953	93	148.0
1952	78	150.2
1951	41	153.8
1950	17	156.0
1949	118	141.9
1948	56	152.4
1947	13	156.8
1946	43	153.5
1945	68	151.7
1944	24	155.0
1943	112	143.8
1942	66	151.8
1941	39	153.8
1940	20	155.6
1939	16	156.1
1938	92	148.2
1937	37	154.0
1936	29	154.6
1935	81	149.8
1934	97	147.5
1933	86	148.8
1932	87	148.6
1931	70	151.4
1930	85	148.9
1929	59	152.2
1928	104	145.5
1927	94	147.9
1926	18	156.0
1925	19	155.7
1924	84	149.5
1923	26	154.8
1922	75	151.1
1921	115	142.3
1920	89	148.3
1919	15	156.1
1918	99	146.4
1917	54	152.6
1916	60	152.2
1915	101	146.1
1914	35	154.2
1913	121	139.7
1912	76	150.8
1911	79	150.1
1910	67	151.8
1909	45	153.2
1908	95	147.7
1907	74	151.1
1906	63	151.9
1905	47	153.1
1904	55	152.5
1903	28	154.6
1902	38	153.9
1901	49	152.9