The reason I started these is because Western Europe (where I live) has been going through an unprecedented drought this summer and I had been missing the rain so much. It has finally started raining again but the damage made to our rivers and environment is serious and will take time to heal (if it does)
For this map I used the model from [chelsaclimate.org](http://chelsaclimate.org) (mean annual precipitation) and simple data from different sources like NOAA. Vector data is from hydrosheds. The map was made with QGIS and Illustrator!
Hope you like the map!
Anyway, hope you like my contribution and long live the rivers of Africa – more maps on my [website](https://www.perrinremonte.com) (not mobile friendly)
I bless the rains down in Aaaafricaaaa
Why does Debundscha get 4x the rain of anything around it?
Not sure what the fix is but there seems to be something wrong with a water and rivers map of Africa where the Nile is almost invisible. Maybe colour the deserts red instead or sandy colour? Or make the rivers blue and the fertile areas green?
!["A new map of the Rain and Rivers of Africa" an Ode to Water and streams, with a map I made today [OC]](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1788343886-1080x1024.png)
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Hi [r/DataisBeautiful](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/) , I had some free time and wanted to make a quick map about the rain and rivers of Africa after making one for [Europe](https://www.reddit.com/user/mydriase/comments/1w1ho6q/a_new_map_of_the_rain_and_rivers_of_europe_an_ode/), [South America](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1vyprrv/comment/p6gtexe/?screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=DIRECT), [North America](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1vxdpkw/comment/p5ylswr/?screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=DIRECT) and [South Asia](https://www.reddit.com/user/mydriase/comments/1vwyb0o/a_new_map_of_the_rain_and_rivers_of_the/) (previous reddit posts)
The reason I started these is because Western Europe (where I live) has been going through an unprecedented drought this summer and I had been missing the rain so much. It has finally started raining again but the damage made to our rivers and environment is serious and will take time to heal (if it does)
For this map I used the model from [chelsaclimate.org](http://chelsaclimate.org) (mean annual precipitation) and simple data from different sources like NOAA. Vector data is from hydrosheds. The map was made with QGIS and Illustrator!
Hope you like the map!
Anyway, hope you like my contribution and long live the rivers of Africa – more maps on my [website](https://www.perrinremonte.com) (not mobile friendly)
I bless the rains down in Aaaafricaaaa
Why does Debundscha get 4x the rain of anything around it?
Not sure what the fix is but there seems to be something wrong with a water and rivers map of Africa where the Nile is almost invisible. Maybe colour the deserts red instead or sandy colour? Or make the rivers blue and the fertile areas green?
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