Average Precipitation in Nepal by Year

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

1915 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Nepal. The average annual precipitation was 143.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Nepal

2014 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Nepal. The average annual precipitation was 61.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	55	116.6
2020	67	113.1
2019	95	104.7
2018	75	111.6
2017	78	110.9
2016	66	113.2
2015	69	113.0
2014	121	61.7
2013	57	115.4
2012	73	112.4
2011	2	142.4
2010	65	113.4
2009	116	94.1
2008	48	119.2
2007	83	107.8
2006	98	104.0
2005	117	94.0
2004	53	117.2
2003	49	119.2
2002	40	121.3
2001	52	118.4
2000	36	122.5
1999	21	129.0
1998	31	124.2
1997	26	126.1
1996	88	106.1
1995	99	103.5
1994	109	98.7
1993	115	95.2
1992	120	89.7
1991	105	100.4
1990	37	122.1
1989	85	107.0
1988	43	120.9
1987	50	118.9
1986	70	112.8
1985	22	127.5
1984	54	117.1
1983	34	123.1
1982	102	101.8
1981	63	113.9
1980	79	109.9
1979	82	108.7
1978	27	125.5
1977	100	103.4
1976	88	106.1
1975	30	124.7
1974	58	114.5
1973	16	132.1
1972	101	102.5
1971	9	134.8
1970	60	114.5
1969	110	97.8
1968	61	114.4
1967	107	98.8
1966	111	97.2
1965	86	106.8
1964	92	105.3
1963	39	121.3
1962	14	133.3
1961	44	120.6
1960	106	99.0
1959	96	104.7
1958	112	96.7
1957	119	91.3
1956	38	121.5
1955	62	114.1
1954	56	115.5
1953	71	112.6
1952	72	112.5
1951	97	104.3
1950	46	120.5
1949	11	133.9
1948	35	122.6
1947	64	113.7
1946	13	133.5
1945	18	130.5
1944	32	124.2
1943	42	121.1
1942	19	129.4
1941	80	109.5
1940	41	121.1
1939	76	111.6
1938	6	135.8
1937	29	125.1
1936	4	140.0
1935	104	100.4
1934	93	105.0
1933	10	134.8
1932	113	96.5
1931	68	113.1
1930	103	101.5
1929	45	120.5
1928	84	107.6
1927	81	109.2
1926	59	114.5
1925	17	130.9
1924	33	123.8
1923	91	105.6
1922	7	135.1
1921	77	111.2
1920	108	98.7
1919	87	106.3
1918	23	127.2
1917	15	133.1
1916	20	129.3
1915	1	143.8
1914	5	137.6
1913	3	142.3
1912	90	105.8
1911	25	127.0
1910	24	127.1
1909	12	133.9
1908	118	92.5
1907	74	111.8
1906	51	118.7
1905	8	134.9
1904	28	125.5
1903	114	96.1
1902	47	119.5
1901	94	104.9