Average Precipitation in Rwanda by Year

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

1963 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Rwanda. The average annual precipitation was 156.4 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Rwanda

1913 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Rwanda. The average annual precipitation was 85.3 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	50	120.9
2020	12	137.0
2019	6	139.9
2018	72	115.0
2017	67	116.1
2016	27	126.3
2015	26	126.8
2014	42	123.0
2013	36	124.2
2012	73	114.9
2011	9	138.8
2010	7	139.2
2009	33	124.7
2008	90	111.8
2007	14	134.2
2006	15	133.8
2005	114	99.7
2004	120	86.0
2003	28	125.6
2002	64	117.1
2001	4	142.7
2000	103	108.9
1999	109	106.0
1998	29	125.1
1997	41	123.1
1996	57	118.5
1995	42	123.0
1994	22	128.5
1993	89	112.1
1992	82	113.5
1991	68	115.5
1990	76	114.2
1989	96	110.9
1988	21	129.0
1987	31	124.8
1986	91	111.8
1985	70	115.3
1984	95	111.2
1983	46	122.0
1982	54	118.9
1981	52	119.5
1980	38	123.9
1979	30	125.1
1978	19	131.0
1977	8	139.1
1976	58	118.2
1975	25	126.8
1974	60	117.7
1973	34	124.5
1972	23	128.3
1971	31	124.8
1970	37	124.1
1969	98	110.3
1968	20	129.4
1967	49	121.5
1966	59	117.9
1965	74	114.5
1964	45	122.5
1963	1	156.4
1962	10	137.8
1961	17	133.1
1960	110	105.2
1959	63	117.2
1958	51	120.4
1957	16	133.6
1956	24	127.4
1955	39	123.7
1954	94	111.2
1953	44	122.7
1952	116	94.9
1951	11	137.7
1950	62	117.2
1949	101	109.3
1948	93	111.6
1947	35	124.5
1946	86	112.2
1945	75	114.4
1944	84	113.2
1943	115	98.2
1942	56	118.6
1941	5	141.0
1940	78	114.1
1939	92	111.7
1938	106	107.4
1937	3	144.1
1936	18	131.2
1935	71	115.1
1934	107	106.3
1933	102	109.2
1932	87	112.2
1931	79	113.8
1930	2	144.5
1929	65	117.1
1928	113	101.1
1927	99	110.3
1926	47	121.7
1925	53	119.3
1924	111	103.5
1923	66	116.2
1922	104	108.4
1921	118	90.2
1920	100	109.5
1919	69	115.5
1918	117	91.2
1917	80	113.7
1916	97	110.5
1915	83	113.4
1914	112	101.9
1913	121	85.3
1912	40	123.6
1911	119	88.7
1910	81	113.7
1909	88	112.1
1908	105	107.8
1907	77	114.2
1906	108	106.1
1905	48	121.5
1904	85	112.3
1903	13	134.7
1902	55	118.9
1901	61	117.6