Average Precipitation in United Arab Emirates by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates

1976 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of the United Arab Emirates. The average annual precipitation was 16.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in the United Arab Emirates

2001 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of the United Arab Emirates. The average annual precipitation was 2.6 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	98	5.5
2020	35	7.3
2019	29	7.7
2018	85	6.1
2017	32	7.5
2016	71	6.5
2015	91	6.0
2014	20	8.1
2013	98	5.5
2012	109	4.5
2011	110	4.4
2010	116	3.5
2009	10	9.0
2008	115	3.6
2007	107	4.6
2006	62	6.7
2005	100	5.5
2004	108	4.6
2003	106	4.6
2002	111	4.3
2001	121	2.6
2000	101	5.5
1999	93	5.9
1998	70	6.5
1997	3	10.8
1996	7	9.6
1995	24	7.9
1994	112	4.0
1993	5	9.7
1992	18	8.3
1991	45	7.1
1990	93	5.9
1989	24	7.9
1988	27	7.8
1987	12	8.7
1986	79	6.2
1985	120	3.0
1984	105	5.0
1983	19	8.2
1982	2	15.2
1981	103	5.3
1980	60	6.7
1979	11	8.9
1978	102	5.5
1977	23	8.0
1976	1	16.8
1975	65	6.5
1974	55	6.8
1973	119	3.1
1972	4	10.6
1971	113	3.8
1970	117	3.2
1969	58	6.8
1968	21	8.0
1967	114	3.8
1966	104	5.1
1965	74	6.3
1964	9	9.2
1963	97	5.7
1962	118	3.1
1961	61	6.7
1960	73	6.4
1959	42	7.2
1958	80	6.2
1957	6	9.7
1956	88	6.0
1955	8	9.5
1954	66	6.5
1953	77	6.3
1952	76	6.3
1951	28	7.7
1950	87	6.1
1949	38	7.3
1948	21	8.0
1947	57	6.8
1946	75	6.3
1945	95	5.9
1944	48	7.0
1943	31	7.5
1942	68	6.5
1941	72	6.4
1940	56	6.8
1939	26	7.8
1938	86	6.1
1937	46	7.0
1936	48	7.0
1935	41	7.2
1934	37	7.3
1933	51	7.0
1932	34	7.4
1931	32	7.5
1930	92	6.0
1929	64	6.6
1928	43	7.1
1927	63	6.6
1926	53	6.8
1925	84	6.1
1924	78	6.3
1923	35	7.3
1922	89	6.0
1921	67	6.5
1920	80	6.2
1919	51	7.0
1918	53	6.8
1917	50	7.0
1916	14	8.4
1915	69	6.5
1914	44	7.1
1913	13	8.4
1912	14	8.4
1911	39	7.2
1910	58	6.8
1909	39	7.2
1908	90	6.0
1907	30	7.5
1906	17	8.3
1905	16	8.4
1904	80	6.2
1903	83	6.1
1902	96	5.9
1901	46	7.0