Average Precipitation in Netherlands by Year

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

1998 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of the Netherlands. The average annual precipitation was 102.6 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in the Netherlands

1921 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of the Netherlands. The average annual precipitation was 44.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	23	85.7
2020	60	78.2
2019	43	81.2
2018	107	63.2
2017	20	86.8
2016	63	77.4
2015	36	82.7
2014	71	75.8
2013	88	71.9
2012	28	84.4
2011	68	76.4
2010	51	79.6
2009	73	75.1
2008	27	84.4
2007	11	90.5
2006	74	75.0
2005	42	81.3
2004	24	84.9
2003	109	62.9
2002	8	91.2
2001	4	92.8
2000	16	87.7
1999	13	89.7
1998	1	102.6
1997	98	66.5
1996	115	59.1
1995	48	80.4
1994	14	89.5
1993	17	87.7
1992	40	81.5
1991	101	65.4
1990	83	73.3
1989	102	65.3
1988	12	89.8
1987	29	84.3
1986	54	79.4
1985	69	76.3
1984	25	84.7
1983	57	78.7
1982	90	71.2
1981	10	90.9
1980	34	83.0
1979	31	83.6
1978	96	67.0
1977	72	75.2
1976	119	55.4
1975	95	67.3
1974	9	90.9
1973	89	71.8
1972	97	66.5
1971	118	57.1
1970	38	82.0
1969	86	72.2
1968	45	80.8
1967	50	79.9
1966	2	100.5
1965	3	96.4
1964	92	70.6
1963	94	69.8
1962	82	74.4
1961	7	91.3
1960	5	91.8
1959	120	54.0
1958	35	82.9
1957	30	83.7
1956	52	79.6
1955	99	66.3
1954	49	80.0
1953	116	57.6
1952	32	83.4
1951	39	81.6
1950	15	88.4
1949	110	62.1
1948	84	72.4
1947	106	64.2
1946	65	77.0
1945	81	74.4
1944	33	83.1
1943	100	66.2
1942	66	76.8
1941	87	72.0
1940	47	80.6
1939	26	84.5
1938	85	72.4
1937	59	78.5
1936	77	74.6
1935	37	82.1
1934	105	64.4
1933	117	57.4
1932	78	74.6
1931	58	78.5
1930	17	87.7
1929	114	60.4
1928	64	77.2
1927	46	80.7
1926	61	77.7
1925	6	91.8
1924	76	74.6
1923	44	81.1
1922	80	74.5
1921	121	44.7
1920	104	64.9
1919	67	76.8
1918	55	79.3
1917	75	74.9
1916	41	81.4
1915	19	87.1
1914	53	79.6
1913	91	70.7
1912	21	86.3
1911	111	61.2
1910	56	78.8
1909	62	77.6
1908	108	63.1
1907	113	61.1
1906	70	75.8
1905	79	74.5
1904	112	61.2
1903	22	85.8
1902	103	64.9
1901	93	70.5