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The driest places in Africa in June: ranked by rainfall

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

Top three in June: Assiut (0 mm) , Esna (0 mm) , Kom Ombo (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.3 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Assiut Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 401 h –
2 Esna Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
3 Kom Ombo Egypt 0 mm 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
4 Minya Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
5 Sohag Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 396 h –
6 Mossamedes Angola 0 mm 26 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 320 h 21 °C
7 Mallawī Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
8 Hurghada Egypt 0 mm 33 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 392 h 26 °C
9 Girga Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 394 h –
10 Suez Egypt 0.02 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
11 Menongue Angola 0.02 mm 26 °C 9.5 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
12 Likasi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.03 mm 26 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
13 Al Fayyum Egypt 0.03 mm 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 413 h –
14 Alexandria Egypt 0.04 mm 28 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 415 h 24 °C
15 Cairo Egypt 0.04 mm 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 412 h –
16 6th of October City Egypt 0.05 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 413 h –
17 Mansa Zambia 0.06 mm 25 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 334 h –
18 Huambo Angola 0.07 mm 24 °C 9.3 °C 0 mm 0 333 h –
19 Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.07 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 328 h –
20 Lubango Angola 0.07 mm 24 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
21 New Cairo Egypt 0.07 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 411 h –
22 Idkū Egypt 0.08 mm 30 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h 24 °C
23 Marsá Maţrūḩ Egypt 0.09 mm 29 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 403 h 23 °C
24 Damanhur Egypt 0.1 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 413 h –
25 Zagazig Egypt 0.1 mm 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
26 Kolwezi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1 mm 26 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 328 h –
27 Luena Angola 0.1 mm 27 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 328 h –
28 Laayoune Western Sahara 0.1 mm 27 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 381 h 20 °C
29 Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān Egypt 0.1 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 409 h –
30 Kasama Zambia 0.1 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 327 h –
31 Nouakchott Mauritania 0.1 mm 34 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 357 h 21 °C
32 Kipushi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 327 h –
33 Mufulira Zambia 0.1 mm 25 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 324 h –
34 Port Sudan Sudan 0.1 mm 38 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 383 h 30 °C
35 Kafr ash Shaykh Egypt 0.2 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 412 h –
36 Ismailia Egypt 0.2 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 399 h –
37 Port Said Egypt 0.2 mm 30 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 407 h 25 °C
38 Chingola Zambia 0.2 mm 24 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
39 Arīsh Egypt 0.2 mm 30 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 396 h 25 °C
40 Luanda Angola 0.2 mm 28 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 321 h 23 °C
41 Mwene Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 327 h –
42 Kitwe Zambia 0.2 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
43 Mulenvos Angola 0.2 mm 30 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 320 h 23 °C
44 Herāt Afghanistan 0.2 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
45 Calumbo Angola 0.2 mm 31 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 314 h –
46 Ndola Zambia 0.2 mm 24 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
47 Luanshya Zambia 0.2 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 322 h –
48 Al Mansurah Egypt 0.3 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 409 h –
49 Praia Cabo Verde 0.3 mm 28 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 374 h 24 °C
50 Zango Angola 0.3 mm 31 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 310 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

May: top 5

  1. Saint-Louis 0.06 mm
  2. Sohag 0.07 mm
  3. Minya 0.07 mm
  4. Al Fayyum 0.09 mm
  5. Rufisque 0.10 mm

Full ranking for May

July: top 5

  1. Kolwezi 0 mm
  2. Suez 0 mm
  3. Huambo 0 mm
  4. Herāt 0 mm
  5. Assiut 0 mm

Full ranking for July

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in June, 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; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. 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.