Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Annual precipitation
Bahrain
42.61 millimeters
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
18.71 millimeters
in 2025
Bahrain rank
188th
United Arab Emirates rank
190th
Annual precipitation over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 42.61 millimeters against 18.71 millimeters in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 23.9 millimeters.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Bahrain ranks 188th and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49.94 millimeters | 64.51 millimeters | 14.57 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 58.98 millimeters | 61.05 millimeters | 2.07 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 52.76 millimeters | 53.68 millimeters | 0.9269 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 56.89 millimeters | 46.64 millimeters | 10.25 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 62.94 millimeters | 63.15 millimeters | 0.204 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 84.38 millimeters | 71.95 millimeters | 12.43 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 52.83 millimeters | 32.43 millimeters | 20.4 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 62.87 millimeters | 34.84 millimeters | 28.03 millimeters | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 47.33 millimeters | 51.61 millimeters | 4.28 millimeters | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- Bahrain, at 42.61 millimeters against 18.71 millimeters in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 23.9 millimeters, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Bahrain ranks 188th and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th 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.