Average Precipitation in Zimbabwe by Year

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

1939 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Zimbabwe. The average annual precipitation was 110.8 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Zimbabwe

1922 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Zimbabwe. The average annual precipitation was 43.0 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	82	65.1
2020	69	70.4
2019	40	76.7
2018	81	65.4
2017	10	93.1
2016	108	54.3
2015	119	46.4
2014	85	64.6
2013	77	67.8
2012	96	61.3
2011	32	80.8
2010	51	73.9
2009	70	69.8
2008	95	61.4
2007	52	73.6
2006	38	77.7
2005	92	62.9
2004	31	81.0
2003	86	64.5
2002	118	46.4
2001	11	92.8
2000	9	94.2
1999	49	74.9
1998	55	72.6
1997	24	87.3
1996	43	75.9
1995	117	48.4
1994	113	50.9
1993	53	72.9
1992	115	49.2
1991	106	55.6
1990	72	69.4
1989	68	70.6
1988	63	71.0
1987	112	51.4
1986	48	74.9
1985	28	83.8
1984	97	61.0
1983	111	51.5
1982	114	50.2
1981	21	87.8
1980	65	70.9
1979	91	63.1
1978	2	103.9
1977	7	95.1
1976	27	84.0
1975	59	72.1
1974	4	101.2
1973	41	76.2
1972	39	77.0
1971	84	64.7
1970	116	48.5
1969	12	92.8
1968	105	56.3
1967	54	72.7
1966	61	71.5
1965	120	45.2
1964	94	62.7
1963	78	67.1
1962	15	91.1
1961	58	72.2
1960	89	63.3
1959	62	71.1
1958	8	94.3
1957	75	68.9
1956	18	88.8
1955	25	85.9
1954	22	87.8
1953	6	98.8
1952	23	87.6
1951	93	62.9
1950	83	64.8
1949	104	58.8
1948	50	74.9
1947	103	59.0
1946	47	75.2
1945	64	71.0
1944	66	70.7
1943	26	85.9
1942	98	60.9
1941	71	69.6
1940	42	76.0
1939	1	110.8
1938	36	78.5
1937	80	66.2
1936	29	83.8
1935	109	54.2
1934	46	75.4
1933	88	63.8
1932	30	83.3
1931	100	60.7
1930	73	69.1
1929	14	92.1
1928	79	66.8
1927	99	60.7
1926	16	90.8
1925	3	102.9
1924	74	69.0
1923	19	88.7
1922	121	43.0
1921	20	87.9
1920	45	75.7
1919	34	79.5
1918	5	99.0
1917	56	72.6
1916	90	63.3
1915	35	78.6
1914	33	79.8
1913	101	60.0
1912	110	53.5
1911	37	78.0
1910	76	68.9
1909	60	71.6
1908	87	64.3
1907	13	92.3
1906	57	72.2
1905	107	55.4
1904	44	75.8
1903	102	59.3
1902	67	70.6
1901	17	90.1