Average Precipitation in Libya by Year

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

1957 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Libya. The average annual precipitation was 7.1 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Libya

1970 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Libya. The average annual precipitation was 2.6 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	113	3.5
2020	108	3.8
2019	34	5.0
2018	31	5.1
2017	68	4.4
2016	119	3.1
2015	77	4.3
2014	70	4.3
2013	89	4.1
2012	52	4.6
2011	67	4.4
2010	118	3.2
2009	117	3.3
2008	57	4.6
2007	102	3.9
2006	21	5.5
2005	66	4.4
2004	110	3.7
2003	48	4.6
2002	102	3.9
2001	80	4.3
2000	87	4.1
1999	105	3.8
1998	52	4.6
1997	40	4.9
1996	46	4.7
1995	18	5.5
1994	13	5.7
1993	98	4.0
1992	81	4.3
1991	26	5.3
1990	65	4.4
1989	87	4.1
1988	2	6.5
1987	105	3.8
1986	20	5.5
1985	77	4.3
1984	61	4.5
1983	24	5.4
1982	13	5.7
1981	75	4.3
1980	46	4.7
1979	56	4.6
1978	5	6.2
1977	70	4.3
1976	2	6.5
1975	33	5.1
1974	35	5.0
1973	115	3.3
1972	26	5.3
1971	91	4.1
1970	121	2.6
1969	29	5.2
1968	109	3.7
1967	86	4.2
1966	59	4.5
1965	95	4.0
1964	92	4.1
1963	52	4.6
1962	7	6.0
1961	19	5.5
1960	75	4.3
1959	99	3.9
1958	120	3.0
1957	1	7.1
1956	43	4.8
1955	116	3.3
1954	45	4.7
1953	61	4.5
1952	93	4.0
1951	99	3.9
1950	42	4.8
1949	63	4.5
1948	51	4.6
1947	114	3.4
1946	82	4.3
1945	10	5.7
1944	35	5.0
1943	23	5.4
1942	58	4.5
1941	107	3.8
1940	70	4.3
1939	85	4.2
1938	22	5.5
1937	95	4.0
1936	50	4.6
1935	112	3.6
1934	9	5.8
1933	82	4.3
1932	6	6.0
1931	90	4.1
1930	101	3.9
1929	8	5.9
1928	15	5.7
1927	94	4.0
1926	68	4.4
1925	4	6.3
1924	16	5.6
1923	70	4.3
1922	60	4.5
1921	10	5.7
1920	39	4.9
1919	48	4.6
1918	30	5.1
1917	64	4.4
1916	82	4.3
1915	111	3.6
1914	95	4.0
1913	12	5.7
1912	41	4.9
1911	24	5.4
1910	70	4.3
1909	32	5.1
1908	44	4.8
1907	52	4.6
1906	26	5.3
1905	38	4.9
1904	16	5.6
1903	104	3.9
1902	37	4.9
1901	77	4.3