Average Precipitation in Lesotho by Year

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

1934 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Lesotho. The average annual precipitation was 123.6 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Lesotho

2015 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Lesotho. The average annual precipitation was 53.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	9	106.5
2020	36	92.7
2019	93	73.4
2018	116	62.5
2017	100	71.7
2016	104	68.5
2015	121	53.3
2014	91	74.2
2013	112	64.4
2012	86	76.3
2011	26	95.5
2010	23	96.8
2009	52	87.8
2008	67	80.7
2007	73	79.9
2006	11	104.0
2005	106	67.6
2004	80	77.3
2003	109	66.6
2002	70	80.2
2001	20	98.8
2000	32	93.9
1999	69	80.5
1998	21	98.7
1997	35	93.1
1996	15	101.3
1995	77	78.6
1994	111	64.9
1993	68	80.6
1992	120	55.1
1991	31	94.1
1990	103	69.4
1989	54	86.7
1988	8	107.8
1987	37	92.5
1986	63	82.6
1985	72	80.1
1984	110	66.4
1983	87	76.2
1982	108	66.9
1981	41	91.4
1980	113	63.9
1979	65	82.1
1978	33	93.3
1977	53	87.8
1976	4	118.0
1975	13	102.8
1974	24	96.3
1973	88	76.1
1972	74	79.8
1971	82	77.1
1970	98	72.0
1969	78	78.2
1968	114	63.6
1967	29	94.5
1966	97	72.2
1965	118	62.3
1964	38	92.5
1963	22	97.7
1962	90	75.4
1961	50	87.9
1960	28	94.8
1959	34	93.2
1958	40	91.4
1957	5	115.8
1956	10	105.0
1955	19	99.4
1954	96	72.3
1953	64	82.5
1952	61	82.9
1951	92	74.0
1950	16	100.7
1949	71	80.1
1948	94	72.8
1947	46	89.9
1946	62	82.7
1945	115	63.2
1944	79	77.6
1943	3	122.1
1942	7	109.5
1941	99	71.9
1940	51	87.9
1939	18	100.1
1938	30	94.3
1937	85	76.3
1936	48	89.8
1935	95	72.7
1934	1	123.6
1933	81	77.2
1932	105	67.8
1931	66	82.1
1930	84	76.6
1929	14	102.7
1928	76	79.2
1927	60	83.1
1926	55	86.4
1925	27	95.5
1924	17	100.5
1923	89	75.5
1922	75	79.7
1921	43	91.4
1920	59	83.1
1919	117	62.4
1918	46	89.9
1917	12	103.0
1916	101	71.3
1915	42	91.4
1914	58	83.2
1913	102	70.0
1912	83	76.8
1911	39	92.0
1910	25	95.9
1909	2	123.4
1908	49	88.8
1907	6	112.9
1906	44	90.4
1905	56	85.7
1904	107	67.3
1903	119	60.8
1902	57	83.5
1901	45	90.2