Average Precipitation in Israel by Year

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

1944 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Israel. The average annual precipitation was 74.2 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Israel

2017 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Israel. The average annual precipitation was 18.6 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	83	38.0
2020	14	56.9
2019	63	45.0
2018	45	48.4
2017	121	18.6
2016	81	38.3
2015	69	42.6
2014	89	37.3
2013	64	44.8
2012	53	46.8
2011	74	40.1
2010	96	35.5
2009	98	34.1
2008	112	28.8
2007	103	33.0
2006	97	34.9
2005	95	35.8
2004	83	38.0
2003	19	55.4
2002	40	49.0
2001	77	39.6
2000	66	44.1
1999	120	21.6
1998	107	32.1
1997	42	48.7
1996	86	37.7
1995	116	26.4
1994	7	63.8
1993	104	32.9
1992	6	64.3
1991	3	65.9
1990	108	32.0
1989	105	32.9
1988	20	55.4
1987	72	40.4
1986	16	56.1
1985	82	38.1
1984	80	38.9
1983	43	48.6
1982	56	45.9
1981	92	36.9
1980	28	50.8
1979	36	49.6
1978	101	33.1
1977	34	50.1
1976	85	37.8
1975	78	39.1
1974	8	63.8
1973	100	33.7
1972	93	36.8
1971	21	54.8
1970	75	39.8
1969	62	45.0
1968	51	47.1
1967	22	53.3
1966	60	45.3
1965	55	46.3
1964	23	53.2
1963	68	42.7
1962	113	27.8
1961	32	50.3
1960	115	26.9
1959	106	32.7
1958	119	22.3
1957	33	50.2
1956	94	36.2
1955	87	37.6
1954	47	48.1
1953	10	61.8
1952	109	32.0
1951	38	49.3
1950	90	37.0
1949	11	61.4
1948	35	50.1
1947	102	33.0
1946	110	30.2
1945	39	49.3
1944	1	74.2
1943	46	48.2
1942	57	45.7
1941	52	46.9
1940	31	50.4
1939	30	50.5
1938	5	64.6
1937	71	41.1
1936	48	47.9
1935	61	45.2
1934	54	46.8
1933	118	25.8
1932	117	25.9
1931	44	48.5
1930	88	37.4
1929	50	47.6
1928	70	42.6
1927	67	43.1
1926	58	45.4
1925	111	30.1
1924	26	51.0
1923	79	39.0
1922	59	45.4
1921	27	50.9
1920	13	57.3
1919	41	48.8
1918	9	62.5
1917	25	52.7
1916	17	55.9
1915	114	27.2
1914	49	47.7
1913	37	49.4
1912	24	53.2
1911	2	72.6
1910	76	39.8
1909	73	40.3
1908	18	55.5
1907	12	57.4
1906	65	44.8
1905	15	56.9
1904	4	65.8
1903	91	37.0
1902	29	50.8
1901	99	33.8