Average Precipitation in Eritrea by Year

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

1916 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Eritrea. The average annual precipitation was 59.0 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Eritrea

1990 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Eritrea. The average annual precipitation was 22.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	13	45.6
2020	17	43.6
2019	23	42.3
2018	15	44.7
2017	59	37.0
2016	42	39.2
2015	77	34.2
2014	22	42.5
2013	61	36.5
2012	98	32.3
2011	106	31.2
2010	56	37.5
2009	101	31.7
2008	62	36.5
2007	39	39.8
2006	44	38.9
2005	32	40.9
2004	100	31.8
2003	33	40.9
2002	67	35.1
2001	51	38.0
2000	37	40.0
1999	68	35.0
1998	19	42.7
1997	94	33.0
1996	79	34.1
1995	65	35.5
1994	57	37.3
1993	49	38.3
1992	52	38.0
1991	83	34.0
1990	121	22.3
1989	92	33.2
1988	21	42.6
1987	69	34.9
1986	63	35.9
1985	71	34.8
1984	120	25.1
1983	97	32.7
1982	75	34.3
1981	58	37.0
1980	30	41.1
1979	31	40.9
1978	28	41.2
1977	12	45.7
1976	64	35.9
1975	3	54.3
1974	96	32.9
1973	66	35.2
1972	93	33.1
1971	103	31.6
1970	95	32.9
1969	110	30.3
1968	104	31.2
1967	43	39.0
1966	117	28.7
1965	106	31.2
1964	2	56.0
1963	25	42.1
1962	74	34.4
1961	6	51.1
1960	90	33.4
1959	36	40.3
1958	88	33.6
1957	27	41.7
1956	18	42.8
1955	88	33.6
1954	16	44.6
1953	11	46.0
1952	99	32.2
1951	82	34.0
1950	8	48.8
1949	84	33.9
1948	86	33.8
1947	118	28.5
1946	46	38.7
1945	91	33.3
1944	72	34.7
1943	40	39.5
1942	14	44.8
1941	102	31.6
1940	80	34.1
1939	108	31.1
1938	7	50.9
1937	29	41.2
1936	24	42.2
1935	9	47.3
1934	20	42.7
1933	55	37.5
1932	4	52.6
1931	73	34.4
1930	111	30.1
1929	10	46.2
1928	85	33.8
1927	114	29.7
1926	76	34.2
1925	35	40.4
1924	41	39.5
1923	50	38.1
1922	54	37.8
1921	81	34.1
1920	5	51.3
1919	70	34.8
1918	105	31.2
1917	26	42.1
1916	1	59.0
1915	115	29.4
1914	45	38.8
1913	53	37.9
1912	87	33.7
1911	48	38.4
1910	34	40.4
1909	38	39.9
1908	78	34.1
1907	47	38.5
1906	112	29.9
1905	109	30.4
1904	116	29.2
1903	60	36.8
1902	119	25.5
1901	113	29.8