Average Precipitation in Greenland by Year

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

1996 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Greenland. The average annual precipitation was 54.1 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Greenland

1985 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Greenland. The average annual precipitation was 35.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	8	49.7
2020	3	52.3
2019	48	45.2
2018	15	48.4
2017	12	48.7
2016	11	49.2
2015	2	53.1
2014	6	50.7
2013	7	50.3
2012	9	49.4
2011	46	45.3
2010	107	39.9
2009	98	40.8
2008	22	47.4
2007	32	46.2
2006	88	41.6
2005	4	51.6
2004	23	47.1
2003	20	47.8
2002	64	44.2
2001	36	45.9
2000	25	47.0
1999	14	48.4
1998	45	45.5
1997	5	50.9
1996	1	54.1
1995	81	42.4
1994	75	43.1
1993	34	46.0
1992	47	45.2
1991	31	46.2
1990	41	45.7
1989	49	45.1
1988	51	44.9
1987	28	46.8
1986	66	44.0
1985	121	35.7
1984	37	45.8
1983	10	49.2
1982	102	40.3
1981	79	42.7
1980	74	43.2
1979	50	45.0
1978	60	44.4
1977	72	43.8
1976	16	48.4
1975	19	48.0
1974	78	42.9
1973	60	44.4
1972	17	48.3
1971	84	42.1
1970	18	48.2
1969	40	45.7
1968	105	40.1
1967	29	46.4
1966	108	39.8
1965	109	39.8
1964	24	47.0
1963	86	41.8
1962	114	38.8
1961	94	41.0
1960	97	40.9
1959	53	44.8
1958	87	41.7
1957	54	44.7
1956	65	44.1
1955	37	45.8
1954	67	44.0
1953	33	46.1
1952	59	44.4
1951	113	38.9
1950	99	40.8
1949	63	44.2
1948	27	46.9
1947	91	41.5
1946	70	43.9
1945	21	47.6
1944	43	45.6
1943	88	41.6
1942	30	46.4
1941	93	41.3
1940	62	44.3
1939	92	41.5
1938	83	42.2
1937	116	38.7
1936	44	45.5
1935	120	37.0
1934	118	38.5
1933	103	40.3
1932	39	45.7
1931	90	41.6
1930	114	38.8
1929	100	40.7
1928	116	38.7
1927	119	38.3
1926	95	40.9
1925	52	44.9
1924	111	39.3
1923	42	45.7
1922	55	44.7
1921	73	43.5
1920	80	42.6
1919	58	44.5
1918	77	42.9
1917	34	46.0
1916	56	44.6
1915	68	43.9
1914	96	40.9
1913	82	42.4
1912	85	42.0
1911	57	44.5
1910	110	39.6
1909	101	40.6
1908	26	46.9
1907	105	40.1
1906	76	43.1
1905	71	43.8
1904	104	40.1
1903	112	39.1
1902	69	43.9
1901	13	48.6