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

The latest reading SOTW holds for Zambia is 1,035 mm for 2025, from World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.

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

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Latest
1,035
mm · 2025
Previous
1,018
mm · 2024
Oldest shown
885
mm · 1906
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

Zambia · history

mm · Annual

Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Viewer read 2026-11-13T02:40:25.615Z (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): Zambia: 120 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
PeriodValue (mm)
20251,035
20241,018
20231,020
20221,034
20211,004
20201,038
20191,004
20181,031
20171,184
2016906
2015919
20141,034
20131,028
20121,126
2011981
20101,056
20091,045
20081,027
2007977
20061,039
2005863
20041,116
20031,020
2002912
20011,091
20001,075
1999876
1998952
19971,052
1996939
1995786
1994788
1993991
1992780
1991975
1990897
19891,083
1988953
1987808
19861,089
1985964
1984961
1983891
1982988
1981926
1980975
19791,123
19781,266
19771,057
19761,126
1975965
19741,188
1973875
1972909
1971970
1970966
19691,200
19681,012
19671,093
1966940
1965907
1964871
19631,108
19621,265
19611,238
1960946
19591,017
19581,078
19571,049
19561,197
1955986
1954949
19531,091
19521,093
19511,056
19501,018
1949833
19481,058
1947989
1946934
1945964
19441,030
19431,015
1942941
19411,066
19401,007
19391,157
1938989
1937981
19361,103
1935889
19341,108
1933941
19321,047
19311,069
1930943
19291,022
1928965
1927942
19261,200
19251,166
1924824
19231,102
1922883
19211,049
19201,013
19191,057
1918914
1917978
1916941
1915912
1914975
1913915
1912903
1911922
1910978
1909886
1908979
1907991
1906885

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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