Average Precipitation in Iceland by Year

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

2018 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Iceland. The average annual precipitation was 138.0 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Iceland

1916 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Iceland. The average annual precipitation was 68.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	27	114.8
2020	22	118.1
2019	40	109.5
2018	1	138.0
2017	21	119.9
2016	7	125.5
2015	19	121.0
2014	8	124.6
2013	24	117.1
2012	38	110.2
2011	5	129.9
2010	92	93.4
2009	18	121.3
2008	52	106.2
2007	6	127.4
2006	13	123.8
2005	48	107.4
2004	11	124.0
2003	17	122.1
2002	9	124.4
2001	50	106.9
2000	65	101.5
1999	33	111.4
1998	52	106.2
1997	25	116.1
1996	59	102.5
1995	63	101.8
1994	34	111.4
1993	35	111.2
1992	3	130.8
1991	12	123.9
1990	29	113.7
1989	14	123.6
1988	54	105.6
1987	82	96.5
1986	51	106.7
1985	101	90.7
1984	28	113.8
1983	20	120.0
1982	41	109.0
1981	68	100.2
1980	103	90.4
1979	83	95.2
1978	67	100.5
1977	94	93.2
1976	30	113.3
1975	39	110.1
1974	15	123.1
1973	26	114.9
1972	4	130.7
1971	32	111.6
1970	47	107.5
1969	44	108.3
1968	75	97.5
1967	61	102.0
1966	96	92.1
1965	115	79.7
1964	58	102.8
1963	87	95.0
1962	70	99.7
1961	23	118.0
1960	102	90.6
1959	16	123.0
1958	95	92.9
1957	78	97.2
1956	43	108.4
1955	98	91.3
1954	66	100.5
1953	2	131.7
1952	97	91.4
1951	89	94.3
1950	56	103.8
1949	85	95.1
1948	88	94.3
1947	71	98.7
1946	64	101.6
1945	55	104.0
1944	91	93.6
1943	42	108.8
1942	62	101.8
1941	111	82.6
1940	57	103.6
1939	105	88.1
1938	60	102.1
1937	46	107.5
1936	74	97.8
1935	76	97.4
1934	37	110.3
1933	31	111.7
1932	86	95.1
1931	100	91.0
1930	36	110.8
1929	80	96.9
1928	112	82.4
1927	107	87.3
1926	45	107.9
1925	81	96.5
1924	73	97.8
1923	78	97.2
1922	49	107.3
1921	10	124.4
1920	76	97.4
1919	106	87.5
1918	72	98.4
1917	119	71.8
1916	121	68.3
1915	120	71.6
1914	110	83.1
1913	108	86.8
1912	118	74.6
1911	113	81.3
1910	114	79.7
1909	116	78.9
1908	90	93.6
1907	117	78.8
1906	93	93.2
1905	104	90.2
1904	69	99.9
1903	99	91.1
1902	109	84.6
1901	84	95.2