Kenya vs South Africa: Annual precipitation

Kenya
613.42 millimeters
in 2025
South Africa
652.16 millimeters
in 2025
Kenya rank
143rd
South Africa rank
142nd

Annual precipitation over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 652.16 millimeters against 613.42 millimeters in Kenya, a difference of 38.75 millimeters.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 143rd and South Africa ranks 142nd of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual precipitation
Unit
millimeters
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.