Average Precipitation in Germany by Year

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

2002 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Germany. The average annual precipitation was 88.9 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Germany

1959 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Germany. The average annual precipitation was 52.1 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	36	75.4
2020	91	64.9
2019	86	66.2
2018	116	55.4
2017	7	80.8
2016	76	68.8
2015	89	65.0
2014	70	70.0
2013	51	72.0
2012	63	70.4
2011	80	66.9
2010	25	77.5
2009	46	73.2
2008	63	70.4
2007	4	87.4
2006	77	68.1
2005	67	70.3
2004	53	72.0
2003	115	55.6
2002	1	88.9
2001	17	79.0
2000	45	73.3
1999	39	74.5
1998	11	79.9
1997	93	64.8
1996	108	60.1
1995	33	75.7
1994	24	77.8
1993	23	78.0
1992	57	71.5
1991	110	59.6
1990	55	71.9
1989	100	62.0
1988	21	78.0
1987	8	80.2
1986	38	74.9
1985	81	66.9
1984	49	72.6
1983	62	70.5
1982	97	63.0
1981	3	87.6
1980	31	76.0
1979	41	74.0
1978	66	70.4
1977	40	74.4
1976	119	53.6
1975	106	61.1
1974	21	78.0
1973	95	63.8
1972	104	61.2
1971	117	55.2
1970	13	79.6
1969	90	65.0
1968	32	75.8
1967	37	75.2
1966	2	87.9
1965	5	87.0
1964	109	59.7
1963	98	62.4
1962	92	64.9
1961	30	76.5
1960	12	79.8
1959	121	52.1
1958	10	80.0
1957	61	70.6
1956	42	73.8
1955	71	70.0
1954	16	79.0
1953	114	56.6
1952	44	73.6
1951	68	70.2
1950	19	78.6
1949	103	61.3
1948	79	67.5
1947	102	61.3
1946	69	70.1
1945	50	72.4
1944	29	76.7
1943	113	57.5
1942	99	62.1
1941	34	75.6
1940	35	75.4
1939	6	83.0
1938	84	66.3
1937	58	71.4
1936	47	73.1
1935	48	72.8
1934	107	61.0
1933	111	59.6
1932	94	64.8
1931	17	79.0
1930	15	79.4
1929	112	58.7
1928	78	67.7
1927	14	79.4
1926	27	77.3
1925	59	71.4
1924	74	69.2
1923	54	72.0
1922	9	80.1
1921	120	53.4
1920	85	66.2
1919	73	69.4
1918	75	68.9
1917	87	65.7
1916	20	78.4
1915	52	72.0
1914	43	73.6
1913	82	66.5
1912	28	77.1
1911	118	54.9
1910	25	77.5
1909	56	71.8
1908	101	61.4
1907	96	63.1
1906	72	69.9
1905	60	71.0
1904	105	61.2
1903	65	70.4
1902	88	65.4
1901	83	66.5