Average Precipitation in Kenya by Year

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

2019 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Kenya. The average annual precipitation was 112.3 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Kenya

1949 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Kenya. The average annual precipitation was 46.2 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	5	100.6
2020	27	77.6
2019	1	112.3
2018	16	82.4
2017	2	105.2
2016	52	69.1
2015	23	79.4
2014	89	61.8
2013	34	75.0
2012	20	80.0
2011	75	64.4
2010	67	65.9
2009	56	67.7
2008	59	67.5
2007	45	70.7
2006	26	77.9
2005	108	54.9
2004	69	65.7
2003	72	64.8
2002	18	80.5
2001	87	62.3
2000	119	49.1
1999	92	60.5
1998	41	72.7
1997	6	100.4
1996	113	52.8
1995	71	65.3
1994	37	74.0
1993	83	63.5
1992	79	64.1
1991	94	60.1
1990	34	75.0
1989	31	76.6
1988	24	78.5
1987	97	59.6
1986	55	68.3
1985	58	67.5
1984	111	54.0
1983	98	59.2
1982	10	88.7
1981	36	74.7
1980	117	50.1
1979	20	80.0
1978	12	84.2
1977	11	88.3
1976	116	51.3
1975	103	57.9
1974	100	58.9
1973	118	49.9
1972	51	69.2
1971	80	63.7
1970	62	66.8
1969	82	63.6
1968	4	103.3
1967	9	90.6
1966	44	71.5
1965	95	60.0
1964	42	71.9
1963	8	91.8
1962	50	69.3
1961	3	104.5
1960	73	64.7
1959	68	65.8
1958	66	65.9
1957	19	80.5
1956	85	62.7
1955	96	59.8
1954	86	62.4
1953	61	67.2
1952	107	55.8
1951	7	99.7
1950	106	56.6
1949	121	46.2
1948	78	64.1
1947	38	73.7
1946	102	58.9
1945	109	54.8
1944	65	66.3
1943	110	54.4
1942	77	64.2
1941	22	79.6
1940	40	73.0
1939	114	51.6
1938	88	62.2
1937	14	83.1
1936	25	78.3
1935	53	69.0
1934	105	57.6
1933	112	53.7
1932	48	69.8
1931	76	64.2
1930	13	84.2
1929	84	62.8
1928	104	57.6
1927	93	60.4
1926	28	77.3
1925	81	63.6
1924	99	59.1
1923	17	81.7
1922	90	61.8
1921	120	48.5
1920	60	67.3
1919	91	61.6
1918	115	51.3
1917	29	77.0
1916	32	76.5
1915	43	71.5
1914	49	69.7
1913	57	67.6
1912	30	76.7
1911	64	66.5
1910	101	58.9
1909	47	70.0
1908	54	68.5
1907	70	65.6
1906	15	82.7
1905	33	75.1
1904	46	70.5
1903	74	64.6
1902	39	73.3
1901	63	66.5