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The driest places in Asia in December

Najrān tops the list at 0.2 mm in December. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Najrān Saudi Arabia 0.2 mm 25 °C 0 mm
2 Porbandar India 0.3 mm 29 °C 0 mm
3 Gāndhīdhām India 0.3 mm 28 °C 0 mm
4 Jamnagar India 0.3 mm 28 °C 0 mm
5 Rājkot India 0.5 mm 29 °C 0 mm
6 Surendranagar India 0.6 mm 29 °C 1 mm
7 Morvi India 0.6 mm 28 °C 1 mm
8 Verāval India 0.7 mm 29 °C 1 mm
9 Jodhpur India 0.7 mm 25 °C 1 mm
10 Turpan China 0.7 mm 1.0 °C 1 mm
11 Jūnāgadh India 0.7 mm 29 °C 1 mm
12 Pāli India 0.8 mm 26 °C 1 mm
13 Mahesāna India 0.9 mm 28 °C 1 mm
14 Jinchang China 0.9 mm 0.5 °C 1 mm
15 Wuhai China 0.9 mm -1.2 °C 1 mm
16 Ahmedabad India 1.0 mm 29 °C 1 mm
17 Bayan Nur China 1.0 mm -1.9 °C 1 mm
18 Shizuishan China 1.1 mm 0.7 °C 1 mm
19 Tando Bago Pakistan 1.1 mm 27 °C 1 mm
20 Yinchuan China 1.1 mm 1.8 °C 1 mm
21 Wuzhong China 1.2 mm 1.9 °C 1 mm
22 Gujangbagh China 1.3 mm 2.2 °C 1 mm
23 Wuwei China 1.3 mm 1.2 °C 1 mm
24 Dunhuang China 1.4 mm -0.4 °C 1 mm
25 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 1.5 mm 19 °C 1 mm
26 Beāwar India 1.5 mm 25 °C 2 mm
27 Udaipur India 1.6 mm 25 °C 2 mm
28 Baiyin China 1.6 mm 0.9 °C 2 mm
29 Hami China 1.7 mm -2.3 °C 2 mm
30 Chifeng China 1.7 mm -2.4 °C 2 mm
31 Bhilwara India 1.9 mm 25 °C 2 mm
32 Lanzhou China 1.9 mm 3.3 °C 2 mm
33 Nadiād India 2.0 mm 29 °C 2 mm
34 Ajmer India 2.1 mm 24 °C 2 mm
35 Xining China 2.1 mm 1.3 °C 2 mm
36 Kishangarh India 2.1 mm 24 °C 2 mm
37 Hyderabad Pakistan 2.2 mm 26 °C 2 mm
38 Şalālah Oman 2.2 mm 28 °C 2 mm
39 Korla China 2.2 mm -0.06 °C 2 mm
40 Sanaa Yemen 2.3 mm 22 °C 2 mm
41 Sinjhoro Pakistan 2.3 mm 26 °C 2 mm
42 Ulan Bator Mongolia 2.3 mm -11 °C 2 mm
43 Sūjāngarh India 2.4 mm 23 °C 2 mm
44 Nawabshah Pakistan 2.6 mm 25 °C 3 mm
45 Ulanqab China 2.6 mm -5.0 °C 3 mm
46 Karamay China 2.6 mm -6.7 °C 3 mm
47 Bikaner India 2.6 mm 23 °C 3 mm
48 Zhangye China 2.6 mm 1.0 °C 3 mm
49 Baoding China 2.7 mm 4.3 °C 3 mm
50 Karachi Pakistan 2.7 mm 26 °C 3 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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