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The driest places in Africa in December: ranked by rainfall

15 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in December, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Ouagadougou. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in December: Ouagadougou (0 mm) , N'Djamena (0 mm) , Bauchi (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.5 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 331 h
2 N'Djamena Chad 0 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
3 Bauchi Nigeria 0 mm 30 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
4 Katsina Nigeria 0 mm 30 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
5 Nyala Sudan 0 mm 31 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
6 Gombe Nigeria 0 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 342 h
7 Yola Nigeria 0 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 347 h
8 Zinder Niger 0 mm 30 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
9 Maroua Cameroon 0 mm 32 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 345 h
10 El Daein Sudan 0 mm 32 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
11 El Fasher Sudan 0 mm 29 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
12 Gusau Nigeria 0 mm 31 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
13 Al-Junaynah Sudan 0 mm 30 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
14 Koudougou Burkina Faso 0 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 332 h
15 Tahoua Niger 0 mm 31 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
16 Maiduguri Nigeria 0.00 mm 31 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
17 El Obeid Sudan 0.00 mm 30 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 336 h
18 Chakwama Nigeria 0.00 mm 30 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
19 Kano Nigeria 0.01 mm 30 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
20 Wad Medani Sudan 0.01 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
21 Mubi Nigeria 0.01 mm 31 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 346 h
22 Khartoum Sudan 0.01 mm 31 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 334 h
23 Ségou Mali 0.01 mm 32 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 335 h
24 Sokoto Nigeria 0.02 mm 32 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
25 Ad-Damazin Sudan 0.02 mm 33 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
26 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 0.02 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
27 Singa Sudan 0.02 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
28 Niamey Niger 0.02 mm 33 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 332 h
29 Moundou Chad 0.02 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 348 h
30 Kosti Sudan 0.03 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
31 Koutiala Mali 0.03 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 336 h
32 Mopti Mali 0.04 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 327 h
33 Kassala Sudan 0.05 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
34 Al Qadarif Sudan 0.05 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
35 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.08 mm 24 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 315 h
36 Maradi Niger 0.09 mm 31 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
37 Sikasso Mali 0.1 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
38 Bamako Mali 0.1 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
39 Zaria Nigeria 0.2 mm 30 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
40 Jos Nigeria 0.2 mm 28 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
41 Sohag Egypt 0.2 mm 22 °C 8.9 °C 0 mm 0 306 h
42 Esna Egypt 0.2 mm 23 °C 10 °C 0 mm 0 312 h
43 Minna Nigeria 0.3 mm 35 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
44 Malakal South Sudan 0.3 mm 35 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
45 Kaduna Nigeria 0.4 mm 31 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
46 Girga Egypt 0.4 mm 23 °C 9.3 °C 0 mm 0 307 h
47 Ngaoundéré Cameroon 0.4 mm 30 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
48 Bida Nigeria 0.4 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
49 Kankan Guinea 0.5 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
50 Mallawī Egypt 0.5 mm 21 °C 8.9 °C 1 mm 0 301 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

November: top 5

  1. Maradi 0 mm
  2. El Fasher 0 mm
  3. Katsina 0.01 mm
  4. Gusau 0.01 mm
  5. Tahoua 0.01 mm

Full ranking for November

January: top 5

  1. Kano 0 mm
  2. Khartoum 0 mm
  3. Niamey 0 mm
  4. Maiduguri 0 mm
  5. Bauchi 0 mm

Full ranking for January

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in December, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by fewest wet days.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.