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The driest places in Africa in March

Khartoum tops the list at 0.00 mm in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Khartoum Sudan 0.00 mm 36 °C 0 mm
2 Bissau Guinea-Bissau 0.01 mm 35 °C 0 mm
3 Wad Medani Sudan 0.03 mm 38 °C 0 mm
4 El Fasher Sudan 0.05 mm 34 °C 0 mm
5 Tahoua Niger 0.06 mm 38 °C 0 mm
6 Maiduguri Nigeria 0.06 mm 38 °C 0 mm
7 N'Djamena Chad 0.08 mm 39 °C 0 mm
8 Zinder Niger 0.1 mm 36 °C 0 mm
9 Maradi Niger 0.1 mm 37 °C 0 mm
10 El Obeid Sudan 0.1 mm 35 °C 0 mm
11 Kosti Sudan 0.1 mm 38 °C 0 mm
12 Kassala Sudan 0.2 mm 37 °C 0 mm
13 Ziguinchor Senegal 0.2 mm 37 °C 0 mm
14 Mbour Senegal 0.2 mm 32 °C 0 mm
15 Kayes Mali 0.2 mm 39 °C 0 mm
16 Esna Egypt 0.2 mm 28 °C 0 mm
17 Rufisque Senegal 0.2 mm 29 °C 0 mm
18 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.2 mm 30 °C 0 mm
19 Thiès Senegal 0.2 mm 33 °C 0 mm
20 Saint-Louis Senegal 0.2 mm 28 °C 0 mm
21 Thiès Nones Senegal 0.2 mm 32 °C 0 mm
22 Serekunda Gambia 0.2 mm 29 °C 0 mm
23 Banjul Gambia 0.2 mm 31 °C 0 mm
24 Dakar Senegal 0.3 mm 26 °C 0 mm
25 Nouakchott Mauritania 0.3 mm 31 °C 0 mm
26 Diourbel Senegal 0.3 mm 36 °C 0 mm
27 Gusau Nigeria 0.3 mm 37 °C 0 mm
28 Gombe Nigeria 0.3 mm 38 °C 0 mm
29 Kano Nigeria 0.3 mm 36 °C 0 mm
30 Maroua Cameroon 0.3 mm 38 °C 0 mm
31 Chakwama Nigeria 0.4 mm 37 °C 0 mm
32 Kaolack Senegal 0.4 mm 36 °C 0 mm
33 Sokoto Nigeria 0.4 mm 38 °C 0 mm
34 Touba Senegal 0.4 mm 36 °C 0 mm
35 Al-Junaynah Sudan 0.4 mm 35 °C 0 mm
36 Mopti Mali 0.5 mm 38 °C 0 mm
37 Katsina Nigeria 0.5 mm 36 °C 0 mm
38 Nyala Sudan 0.5 mm 36 °C 0 mm
39 Al Qadarif Sudan 0.6 mm 39 °C 1 mm
40 El Daein Sudan 0.6 mm 37 °C 1 mm
41 Mubi Nigeria 0.6 mm 37 °C 1 mm
42 Praia Cabo Verde 0.6 mm 26 °C 1 mm
43 Ségou Mali 0.6 mm 38 °C 1 mm
44 Singa Sudan 0.7 mm 39 °C 1 mm
45 Girga Egypt 1.0 mm 28 °C 1 mm
46 Niamey Niger 1.0 mm 38 °C 1 mm
47 Conakry Guinea 1.1 mm 30 °C 1 mm
48 Yola Nigeria 1.2 mm 40 °C 1 mm
49 Mallawī Egypt 1.3 mm 26 °C 1 mm
50 Bauchi Nigeria 1.4 mm 36 °C 1 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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.

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