Annual precipitation in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual precipitation was 1,243 millimeters in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual precipitation in Seychelles, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
In 2025, annual precipitation in Seychelles stood at 1,243 millimeters.
That represents a change of down 48.9% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation in Seychelles peaked at 2,688 millimeters in 2019 and was at its lowest, 966.31 millimeters, in 1944.
Seychelles ranks 69th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,414 millimeters | 966.31 millimeters | 2,214 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,501 millimeters | 976.26 millimeters | 2,107 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,624 millimeters | 1,216 millimeters | 1,988 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,241 millimeters | 1,041 millimeters | 1,673 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,393 millimeters | 1,059 millimeters | 1,991 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,419 millimeters | 1,061 millimeters | 2,032 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,584 millimeters | 1,213 millimeters | 2,006 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,861 millimeters | 1,493 millimeters | 2,688 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,926 millimeters | 1,243 millimeters | 2,533 millimeters | 6 |
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More reference data data for Seychelles
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -410.08 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation in Seychelles?
- Annual precipitation in Seychelles was 1,243 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual precipitation recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2,688 millimeters in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 966.31 millimeters in 1944.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual precipitation?
- Seychelles ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual precipitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.