Average Precipitation in Zambia by Year

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

1962 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Zambia. The average annual precipitation was 127.4 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Zambia

1992 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Zambia. The average annual precipitation was 79.0 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	58	100.6
2020	42	104.2
2019	54	101.9
2018	43	103.9
2017	12	111.6
2016	108	89.2
2015	96	92.1
2014	51	102.2
2013	57	101.3
2012	17	110.9
2011	76	97.6
2010	34	105.5
2009	34	105.5
2008	47	103.0
2007	68	98.1
2006	39	104.6
2005	115	86.6
2004	13	111.5
2003	45	103.2
2002	100	91.6
2001	22	109.4
2000	26	107.7
1999	114	87.8
1998	88	94.9
1997	33	105.7
1996	85	95.0
1995	120	79.3
1994	119	79.5
1993	64	98.9
1992	121	79.0
1991	75	97.8
1990	106	89.9
1989	23	109.3
1988	81	95.8
1987	118	81.2
1986	19	109.8
1985	74	97.8
1984	79	97.3
1983	107	89.7
1982	59	100.0
1981	95	92.4
1980	73	97.9
1979	11	112.9
1978	2	127.3
1977	31	106.0
1976	10	112.9
1975	80	97.0
1974	7	119.4
1973	113	88.0
1972	102	91.3
1971	72	97.9
1970	67	98.2
1969	6	119.5
1968	50	102.3
1967	20	109.7
1966	93	93.9
1965	99	91.6
1964	111	88.2
1963	15	111.3
1962	1	127.4
1961	3	124.8
1960	84	95.2
1959	53	102.0
1958	28	106.6
1957	41	104.4
1956	4	120.6
1955	63	99.0
1954	92	94.5
1953	24	108.9
1952	21	109.5
1951	30	106.0
1950	48	102.6
1949	116	83.5
1948	29	106.1
1947	61	99.7
1946	90	94.6
1945	78	97.4
1944	44	103.4
1943	52	102.1
1942	87	95.0
1941	27	107.4
1940	56	101.5
1939	9	115.7
1938	62	99.1
1937	71	98.0
1936	14	111.4
1935	105	89.9
1934	16	111.3
1933	83	95.4
1932	36	105.3
1931	25	107.9
1930	86	95.0
1929	49	102.6
1928	77	97.6
1927	89	94.8
1926	5	120.0
1925	8	116.1
1924	117	82.4
1923	18	110.4
1922	110	88.4
1921	38	105.1
1920	55	101.7
1919	32	105.7
1918	102	91.3
1917	65	98.8
1916	91	94.6
1915	98	91.7
1914	70	98.1
1913	101	91.5
1912	104	90.4
1911	97	91.9
1910	66	98.2
1909	111	88.2
1908	68	98.1
1907	60	99.9
1906	109	89.1
1905	94	93.9
1904	37	105.3
1903	82	95.4
1902	40	104.5
1901	46	103.2