Average Precipitation in Ghana by Year

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

1968 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Ghana. The average annual precipitation was 172.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Ghana

1983 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Ghana. The average annual precipitation was 83.9 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	45	124.1
2020	58	121.2
2019	6	144.1
2018	31	128.6
2017	93	113.3
2016	72	118.7
2015	102	110.0
2014	47	123.4
2013	103	109.5
2012	48	123.2
2011	68	119.4
2010	22	133.1
2009	44	124.3
2008	16	135.3
2007	27	131.3
2006	90	114.2
2005	88	114.4
2004	82	116.2
2003	37	127.3
2002	69	119.2
2001	110	106.3
2000	101	110.1
1999	30	130.5
1998	112	104.3
1997	51	122.6
1996	60	121.1
1995	65	119.8
1994	87	114.4
1993	106	108.0
1992	120	94.3
1991	24	132.6
1990	115	102.2
1989	28	131.0
1988	79	117.4
1987	56	121.3
1986	100	110.1
1985	55	121.7
1984	53	121.9
1983	121	83.9
1982	104	108.6
1981	91	113.7
1980	49	123.2
1979	10	140.8
1978	84	115.9
1977	119	95.5
1976	92	113.6
1975	71	118.8
1974	36	127.4
1973	81	116.8
1972	88	114.4
1971	41	126.1
1970	99	111.2
1969	46	124.0
1968	1	172.8
1967	78	117.4
1966	50	123.1
1965	33	128.4
1964	63	120.3
1963	2	165.0
1962	5	145.1
1961	97	111.5
1960	15	136.2
1959	40	126.6
1958	111	104.5
1957	4	146.0
1956	74	118.0
1955	11	139.3
1954	34	128.0
1953	52	122.5
1952	14	137.1
1951	8	141.1
1950	113	103.1
1949	26	131.7
1948	95	112.6
1947	13	138.1
1946	107	107.5
1945	76	117.6
1944	43	124.8
1943	32	128.4
1942	73	118.6
1941	29	130.6
1940	59	121.2
1939	39	126.7
1938	66	119.8
1937	96	112.3
1936	80	117.1
1935	23	132.7
1934	21	133.6
1933	9	140.9
1932	75	117.6
1931	25	132.0
1930	38	127.3
1929	12	138.2
1928	62	120.4
1927	70	119.1
1926	94	113.3
1925	20	133.7
1924	54	121.7
1923	83	116.0
1922	77	117.5
1921	19	133.8
1920	116	101.3
1919	108	107.2
1918	35	127.8
1917	3	156.5
1916	18	134.3
1915	67	119.5
1914	105	108.4
1913	86	115.4
1912	117	100.3
1911	61	120.9
1910	7	141.3
1909	17	135.1
1908	56	121.3
1907	109	106.9
1906	64	119.9
1905	98	111.3
1904	118	97.7
1903	114	102.4
1902	85	115.6
1901	42	125.6