Average Precipitation in Italy by Year

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

1996 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Italy. The average annual precipitation was 98.9 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Italy

1945 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Italy. The average annual precipitation was 57.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	111	68.7
2020	101	70.3
2019	30	82.4
2018	104	70.0
2017	120	61.8
2016	90	71.2
2015	112	68.3
2014	24	85.3
2013	50	79.0
2012	107	69.3
2011	108	69.0
2010	9	90.7
2009	23	85.5
2008	26	83.3
2007	92	70.9
2006	116	66.3
2005	37	80.6
2004	35	81.6
2003	87	71.9
2002	20	86.0
2001	97	70.7
2000	79	73.5
1999	62	76.2
1998	82	72.4
1997	84	72.3
1996	1	98.9
1995	53	78.3
1994	94	70.9
1993	80	73.4
1992	67	75.3
1991	72	74.6
1990	65	75.8
1989	115	66.6
1988	100	70.4
1987	49	79.3
1986	44	79.6
1985	86	72.0
1984	10	90.1
1983	113	67.5
1982	38	80.2
1981	102	70.2
1980	28	82.8
1979	5	94.1
1978	22	85.6
1977	92	70.9
1976	2	98.6
1975	36	80.9
1974	83	72.3
1973	73	74.4
1972	13	87.7
1971	95	70.8
1970	117	64.9
1969	32	82.2
1968	63	76.2
1967	118	64.7
1966	21	86.0
1965	61	76.4
1964	34	82.0
1963	19	86.2
1962	81	73.0
1961	106	69.5
1960	6	92.1
1959	16	87.2
1958	47	79.4
1957	56	77.9
1956	71	74.9
1955	64	76.0
1954	57	77.7
1953	54	78.2
1952	114	67.4
1951	15	87.6
1950	75	74.0
1949	105	69.7
1948	88	71.8
1947	110	68.9
1946	76	73.7
1945	121	57.3
1944	96	70.8
1943	85	72.2
1942	77	73.6
1941	25	83.6
1940	29	82.5
1939	18	86.6
1938	98	70.4
1937	4	95.6
1936	46	79.5
1935	40	79.9
1934	17	86.9
1933	27	82.9
1932	74	74.2
1931	39	79.9
1930	43	79.7
1929	91	71.0
1928	14	87.6
1927	60	76.5
1926	51	78.6
1925	88	71.8
1924	66	75.8
1923	78	73.5
1922	109	68.9
1921	119	63.9
1920	52	78.3
1919	70	74.9
1918	68	75.2
1917	41	79.8
1916	8	90.7
1915	3	96.8
1914	31	82.2
1913	103	70.0
1912	69	75.0
1911	33	82.1
1910	12	89.7
1909	48	79.4
1908	98	70.4
1907	58	77.0
1906	54	78.2
1905	11	89.9
1904	45	79.6
1903	59	76.6
1902	42	79.8
1901	7	91.8