Precipitation, yearly total, average over the country's land area (World Bank climate portal, CRU TS): New Zealand

The latest reading SOTW holds for New Zealand is 1,599 mm for 2025, from World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.

Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · mm · WB.L.CLIMATE.PRECIP.A · NZL

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Latest
1,599
mm · 2025
Previous
1,568
mm · 2024
Oldest shown
1,552
mm · 1906
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

New Zealand · history

mm · Annual

Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Viewer read 2026-11-13T03:10:35.203Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Precipitation, yearly total, average over the country's land area (World Bank climate portal, CRU TS): New Zealand: 120 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
PeriodValue (mm)
20251,599
20241,568
20231,673
20221,746
20211,763
20201,594
20191,793
20181,582
20171,545
20161,534
20151,629
20141,479
20131,573
20121,544
20111,734
20101,601
20091,524
20081,671
20071,390
20061,564
20051,402
20041,677
20031,466
20021,652
20011,598
20001,546
19991,590
19981,704
19971,477
19961,652
19951,886
19941,664
19931,443
19921,614
19911,642
19901,576
19891,643
19881,592
19871,604
19861,588
19851,509
19841,607
19831,604
19821,415
19811,590
19801,640
19791,799
19781,608
19771,669
19761,693
19751,696
19741,613
19731,408
19721,595
19711,712
19701,656
19691,424
19681,682
19671,585
19661,591
19651,700
19641,536
19631,431
19621,821
19611,572
19601,600
19591,441
19581,558
19571,636
19561,813
19551,656
19541,554
19531,612
19521,614
19511,701
19501,550
19491,528
19481,596
19471,651
19461,894
19451,674
19441,794
19431,611
19421,558
19411,767
19401,535
19391,500
19381,832
19371,482
19361,728
19351,654
19341,483
19331,509
19321,477
19311,502
19301,472
19291,627
19281,725
19271,599
19261,657
19251,697
19241,760
19231,575
19221,512
19211,587
19201,782
19191,357
19181,746
19171,827
19161,683
19151,506
19141,335
19131,588
19121,631
19111,548
19101,712
19091,661
19081,525
19071,583
19061,552

Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Newest 120 readings shown, 1906 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, from CRU TS (University of East Anglia), CC BY 4.0.

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