Average Precipitation in Tanzania by Year

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

2020 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Tanzania. The average annual precipitation was 126.7 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Tanzania

1949 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Tanzania. The average annual precipitation was 72.1 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	47	100.3
2020	1	126.7
2019	7	120.0
2018	32	105.3
2017	65	96.3
2016	21	110.5
2015	55	98.5
2014	75	93.9
2013	64	96.4
2012	116	81.0
2011	49	99.7
2010	98	88.7
2009	83	92.3
2008	85	92.0
2007	76	93.6
2006	10	117.0
2005	119	77.0
2004	57	98.2
2003	120	76.8
2002	16	112.3
2001	84	92.0
2000	105	87.7
1999	62	96.7
1998	46	100.9
1997	15	112.3
1996	70	94.3
1995	73	93.9
1994	42	101.3
1993	109	84.8
1992	80	93.3
1991	38	102.5
1990	56	98.5
1989	17	111.2
1988	40	101.3
1987	106	87.1
1986	22	109.9
1985	59	97.8
1984	43	101.1
1983	104	87.7
1982	18	111.1
1981	71	94.3
1980	60	97.7
1979	5	120.5
1978	11	116.2
1977	28	106.8
1976	108	85.9
1975	101	88.2
1974	79	93.4
1973	86	91.9
1972	24	108.7
1971	94	89.8
1970	35	104.3
1969	107	86.0
1968	6	120.3
1967	8	118.2
1966	82	92.4
1965	68	94.6
1964	51	99.4
1963	3	122.9
1962	30	106.4
1961	2	125.4
1960	69	94.4
1959	92	90.0
1958	93	89.9
1957	20	110.7
1956	54	98.7
1955	63	96.5
1954	111	84.3
1953	97	88.7
1952	96	89.2
1951	4	122.4
1950	50	99.5
1949	121	72.1
1948	89	90.3
1947	14	112.8
1946	113	83.6
1945	52	99.3
1944	26	107.2
1943	114	82.6
1942	37	103.4
1941	23	108.8
1940	34	104.6
1939	103	87.8
1938	100	88.3
1937	27	106.9
1936	9	117.7
1935	48	99.9
1934	72	94.2
1933	91	90.0
1932	53	98.8
1931	33	104.9
1930	13	114.8
1929	112	83.8
1928	88	90.5
1927	66	96.2
1926	81	92.8
1925	36	103.9
1924	118	79.1
1923	29	106.4
1922	95	89.6
1921	110	84.7
1920	77	93.5
1919	67	94.9
1918	115	81.8
1917	44	101.0
1916	41	101.3
1915	58	98.1
1914	74	93.9
1913	39	101.8
1912	45	101.0
1911	78	93.4
1910	102	87.8
1909	117	80.5
1908	61	97.1
1907	99	88.6
1906	12	115.2
1905	31	105.9
1904	19	110.9
1903	25	108.5
1902	87	91.5
1901	90	90.1