New Zealand vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Annual precipitation
New Zealand
1,631 millimeters
in 2025
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1,677 millimeters
in 2025
New Zealand rank
43rd
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
40th
Annual precipitation over time
- New Zealand
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports 1,677 millimeters against 1,631 millimeters in New Zealand, a difference of 46 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
New Zealand ranks 43rd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 40th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,443 millimeters | 1,523 millimeters | 79.65 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | 1,517 millimeters | 1,434 millimeters | 83.87 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1,516 millimeters | 1,484 millimeters | 31.71 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1,533 millimeters | 1,529 millimeters | 3.84 millimeters | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1,590 millimeters | 1,652 millimeters | 62.35 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | 1,556 millimeters | 1,697 millimeters | 140.85 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | 1,495 millimeters | 1,671 millimeters | 176.42 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2010s | 1,570 millimeters | 1,772 millimeters | 201.82 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | 1,579 millimeters | 1,712 millimeters | 132.52 millimeters | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, New Zealand or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at 1,677 millimeters against 1,631 millimeters in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between New Zealand and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 46 millimeters, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for annual precipitation?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 40th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.