Precipitation, yearly total, average over the country's land area (World Bank climate portal, CRU TS): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 512 mm for 2025, from World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · mm · WB.L.CLIMATE.PRECIP.A · ZAF
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 512
- mm · 2025
- Previous
- 417
- mm · 2024
- Oldest shown
- 495
- mm · 1906
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Africa · history
mm · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (mm) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 512 |
| 2024 | 417 |
| 2023 | 495 |
| 2022 | 510 |
| 2021 | 530 |
| 2020 | 466 |
| 2019 | 390 |
| 2018 | 392 |
| 2017 | 441 |
| 2016 | 421 |
| 2015 | 361 |
| 2014 | 451 |
| 2013 | 423 |
| 2012 | 469 |
| 2011 | 554 |
| 2010 | 484 |
| 2009 | 483 |
| 2008 | 446 |
| 2007 | 430 |
| 2006 | 577 |
| 2005 | 402 |
| 2004 | 478 |
| 2003 | 377 |
| 2002 | 423 |
| 2001 | 549 |
| 2000 | 635 |
| 1999 | 447 |
| 1998 | 504 |
| 1997 | 498 |
| 1996 | 582 |
| 1995 | 511 |
| 1994 | 392 |
| 1993 | 460 |
| 1992 | 320 |
| 1991 | 518 |
| 1990 | 396 |
| 1989 | 521 |
| 1988 | 599 |
| 1987 | 483 |
| 1986 | 437 |
| 1985 | 512 |
| 1984 | 408 |
| 1983 | 433 |
| 1982 | 398 |
| 1981 | 550 |
| 1980 | 452 |
| 1979 | 431 |
| 1978 | 504 |
| 1977 | 564 |
| 1976 | 686 |
| 1975 | 588 |
| 1974 | 662 |
| 1973 | 494 |
| 1972 | 466 |
| 1971 | 513 |
| 1970 | 401 |
| 1969 | 458 |
| 1968 | 398 |
| 1967 | 561 |
| 1966 | 393 |
| 1965 | 362 |
| 1964 | 433 |
| 1963 | 534 |
| 1962 | 441 |
| 1961 | 525 |
| 1960 | 471 |
| 1959 | 475 |
| 1958 | 494 |
| 1957 | 541 |
| 1956 | 541 |
| 1955 | 586 |
| 1954 | 481 |
| 1953 | 510 |
| 1952 | 448 |
| 1951 | 400 |
| 1950 | 542 |
| 1949 | 430 |
| 1948 | 460 |
| 1947 | 472 |
| 1946 | 458 |
| 1945 | 366 |
| 1944 | 449 |
| 1943 | 601 |
| 1942 | 560 |
| 1941 | 427 |
| 1940 | 504 |
| 1939 | 577 |
| 1938 | 478 |
| 1937 | 455 |
| 1936 | 514 |
| 1935 | 391 |
| 1934 | 578 |
| 1933 | 405 |
| 1932 | 426 |
| 1931 | 452 |
| 1930 | 415 |
| 1929 | 548 |
| 1928 | 442 |
| 1927 | 394 |
| 1926 | 390 |
| 1925 | 574 |
| 1924 | 502 |
| 1923 | 469 |
| 1922 | 413 |
| 1921 | 580 |
| 1920 | 523 |
| 1919 | 355 |
| 1918 | 568 |
| 1917 | 606 |
| 1916 | 397 |
| 1915 | 478 |
| 1914 | 495 |
| 1913 | 468 |
| 1912 | 408 |
| 1911 | 523 |
| 1910 | 496 |
| 1909 | 623 |
| 1908 | 393 |
| 1907 | 563 |
| 1906 | 495 |
Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Newest 120 readings shown, 1906 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.