Average Precipitation in Mauritania by Year

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

1950 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Mauritania. The average annual precipitation was 16.1 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Mauritania

1983 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Mauritania. The average annual precipitation was 5.4 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	62	11.0
2020	33	12.3
2019	81	10.3
2018	70	10.7
2017	102	9.3
2016	76	10.5
2015	34	12.2
2014	84	10.1
2013	37	12.0
2012	36	12.1
2011	98	9.4
2010	12	14.5
2009	47	11.5
2008	32	12.3
2007	87	10.0
2006	99	9.4
2005	53	11.4
2004	66	10.8
2003	22	12.8
2002	104	9.1
2001	94	9.8
2000	79	10.4
1999	31	12.3
1998	76	10.5
1997	95	9.7
1996	107	8.6
1995	59	11.2
1994	75	10.5
1993	85	10.1
1992	110	8.4
1991	115	7.8
1990	116	7.4
1989	48	11.4
1988	83	10.2
1987	106	8.7
1986	97	9.6
1985	105	9.0
1984	119	6.8
1983	121	5.4
1982	118	7.0
1981	90	9.8
1980	108	8.6
1979	88	10.0
1978	60	11.1
1977	120	6.6
1976	45	11.6
1975	63	10.9
1974	72	10.7
1973	112	8.3
1972	117	7.2
1971	109	8.5
1970	80	10.4
1969	2	15.9
1968	103	9.2
1967	10	14.7
1966	17	13.1
1965	4	15.5
1964	18	13.1
1963	42	11.7
1962	25	12.6
1961	53	11.4
1960	56	11.3
1959	67	10.8
1958	8	14.9
1957	9	14.7
1956	24	12.7
1955	10	14.7
1954	6	15.4
1953	6	15.4
1952	4	15.5
1951	15	13.5
1950	1	16.1
1949	86	10.1
1948	71	10.7
1947	28	12.5
1946	50	11.4
1945	41	11.8
1944	19	13.1
1943	3	15.5
1942	111	8.3
1941	113	8.3
1940	27	12.6
1939	57	11.3
1938	39	11.8
1937	48	11.4
1936	16	13.3
1935	30	12.5
1934	65	10.9
1933	13	13.8
1932	44	11.6
1931	100	9.3
1930	29	12.5
1929	26	12.6
1928	40	11.8
1927	14	13.7
1926	100	9.3
1925	46	11.5
1924	35	12.1
1923	51	11.4
1922	55	11.4
1921	114	8.1
1920	51	11.4
1919	74	10.6
1918	21	12.9
1917	67	10.8
1916	43	11.6
1915	69	10.8
1914	96	9.6
1913	93	9.8
1912	78	10.4
1911	89	9.9
1910	38	11.9
1909	58	11.2
1908	92	9.8
1907	63	10.9
1906	20	13.0
1905	23	12.8
1904	81	10.3
1903	73	10.6
1902	91	9.8
1901	61	11.0