Precipitation, yearly total, average over the country's land area (World Bank climate portal, CRU TS): Sri Lanka
The latest reading SOTW holds for Sri Lanka is 1,982 mm for 2025, from World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · mm · WB.L.CLIMATE.PRECIP.A · LKA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 1,982
- mm · 2025
- Previous
- 1,859
- mm · 2024
- Oldest shown
- 1,542
- mm · 1906
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Sri Lanka · history
mm · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (mm) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,982 |
| 2024 | 1,859 |
| 2023 | 2,237 |
| 2022 | 1,838 |
| 2021 | 2,038 |
| 2020 | 1,608 |
| 2019 | 2,003 |
| 2018 | 1,784 |
| 2017 | 1,682 |
| 2016 | 1,425 |
| 2015 | 2,320 |
| 2014 | 1,857 |
| 2013 | 1,521 |
| 2012 | 1,710 |
| 2011 | 1,570 |
| 2010 | 1,842 |
| 2009 | 1,561 |
| 2008 | 1,997 |
| 2007 | 1,597 |
| 2006 | 2,122 |
| 2005 | 1,702 |
| 2004 | 1,937 |
| 2003 | 1,652 |
| 2002 | 1,716 |
| 2001 | 1,492 |
| 2000 | 1,768 |
| 1999 | 1,799 |
| 1998 | 1,606 |
| 1997 | 1,967 |
| 1996 | 1,734 |
| 1995 | 1,590 |
| 1994 | 1,763 |
| 1993 | 1,943 |
| 1992 | 1,424 |
| 1991 | 1,547 |
| 1990 | 1,926 |
| 1989 | 1,504 |
| 1988 | 1,904 |
| 1987 | 1,342 |
| 1986 | 1,615 |
| 1985 | 1,752 |
| 1984 | 2,123 |
| 1983 | 1,342 |
| 1982 | 1,476 |
| 1981 | 1,724 |
| 1980 | 1,293 |
| 1979 | 1,746 |
| 1978 | 1,645 |
| 1977 | 1,987 |
| 1976 | 1,356 |
| 1975 | 1,806 |
| 1974 | 1,309 |
| 1973 | 1,793 |
| 1972 | 1,831 |
| 1971 | 1,648 |
| 1970 | 1,767 |
| 1969 | 1,997 |
| 1968 | 1,322 |
| 1967 | 2,057 |
| 1966 | 1,724 |
| 1965 | 1,995 |
| 1964 | 1,396 |
| 1963 | 2,526 |
| 1962 | 1,757 |
| 1961 | 2,308 |
| 1960 | 1,799 |
| 1959 | 1,745 |
| 1958 | 1,559 |
| 1957 | 2,079 |
| 1956 | 1,414 |
| 1955 | 1,840 |
| 1954 | 2,000 |
| 1953 | 1,768 |
| 1952 | 1,389 |
| 1951 | 1,969 |
| 1950 | 1,305 |
| 1949 | 1,780 |
| 1948 | 1,470 |
| 1947 | 1,939 |
| 1946 | 1,901 |
| 1945 | 1,443 |
| 1944 | 1,886 |
| 1943 | 1,672 |
| 1942 | 1,715 |
| 1941 | 1,884 |
| 1940 | 1,667 |
| 1939 | 1,775 |
| 1938 | 1,606 |
| 1937 | 1,632 |
| 1936 | 1,614 |
| 1935 | 1,915 |
| 1934 | 1,665 |
| 1933 | 1,678 |
| 1932 | 1,831 |
| 1931 | 2,104 |
| 1930 | 1,959 |
| 1929 | 1,820 |
| 1928 | 1,790 |
| 1927 | 1,843 |
| 1926 | 1,714 |
| 1925 | 2,120 |
| 1924 | 1,835 |
| 1923 | 2,048 |
| 1922 | 1,681 |
| 1921 | 1,648 |
| 1920 | 1,597 |
| 1919 | 1,807 |
| 1918 | 1,541 |
| 1917 | 1,768 |
| 1916 | 1,371 |
| 1915 | 1,503 |
| 1914 | 1,577 |
| 1913 | 1,899 |
| 1912 | 1,751 |
| 1911 | 1,492 |
| 1910 | 1,556 |
| 1909 | 1,655 |
| 1908 | 1,328 |
| 1907 | 1,752 |
| 1906 | 1,542 |
Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Newest 120 readings shown, 1906 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.