Average Precipitation in Yemen by Year

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

1963 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Yemen. The average annual precipitation was 29.4 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Yemen

1984 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Yemen. The average annual precipitation was 9.2 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	57	16.8
2020	51	16.9
2019	67	16.7
2018	52	16.8
2017	46	17.0
2016	43	17.1
2015	66	16.7
2014	50	16.9
2013	71	16.6
2012	70	16.6
2011	38	17.1
2010	59	16.7
2009	62	16.7
2008	45	17.0
2007	12	18.9
2006	60	16.7
2005	60	16.7
2004	41	17.1
2003	49	16.9
2002	36	17.2
2001	55	16.8
2000	22	17.7
1999	11	19.1
1998	29	17.4
1997	18	18.0
1996	53	16.8
1995	72	16.6
1994	96	15.6
1993	41	17.1
1992	13	18.6
1991	97	15.6
1990	115	11.4
1989	9	20.2
1988	87	16.1
1987	97	15.6
1986	102	15.1
1985	116	11.3
1984	121	9.2
1983	6	22.7
1982	117	10.7
1981	114	12.4
1980	120	9.5
1979	54	16.8
1978	113	12.7
1977	8	20.7
1976	100	15.3
1975	14	18.5
1974	21	17.8
1973	62	16.7
1972	118	10.1
1971	119	9.7
1970	101	15.1
1969	107	14.6
1968	7	22.3
1967	3	24.0
1966	106	14.6
1965	31	17.4
1964	2	24.6
1963	1	29.4
1962	84	16.3
1961	4	23.6
1960	77	16.5
1959	105	14.9
1958	110	14.1
1957	89	16.1
1956	34	17.3
1955	29	17.4
1954	5	23.3
1953	64	16.7
1952	109	14.2
1951	79	16.5
1950	25	17.6
1949	102	15.1
1948	111	14.1
1947	108	14.2
1946	32	17.4
1945	112	14.0
1944	91	15.9
1943	93	15.8
1942	86	16.1
1941	67	16.7
1940	90	16.0
1939	56	16.8
1938	76	16.6
1937	95	15.6
1936	39	17.1
1935	58	16.8
1934	83	16.3
1933	104	15.1
1932	28	17.5
1931	99	15.5
1930	69	16.6
1929	22	17.7
1928	88	16.1
1927	24	17.7
1926	35	17.2
1925	72	16.6
1924	78	16.5
1923	19	18.0
1922	25	17.6
1921	85	16.2
1920	39	17.1
1919	48	16.9
1918	94	15.7
1917	37	17.2
1916	33	17.3
1915	75	16.6
1914	16	18.2
1913	44	17.0
1912	64	16.7
1911	10	19.5
1910	72	16.6
1909	46	17.0
1908	81	16.4
1907	82	16.3
1906	80	16.5
1905	15	18.3
1904	27	17.6
1903	20	17.8
1902	92	15.9
1901	17	18.1