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The driest places in Asia in January

Verāval tops the list at 0.3 mm in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Verāval India 0.3 mm 28 °C 0 mm
2 Jūnāgadh India 0.5 mm 28 °C 0 mm
3 Jamnagar India 0.5 mm 27 °C 1 mm
4 Morvi India 0.6 mm 27 °C 1 mm
5 Rājkot India 0.6 mm 27 °C 1 mm
6 Gāndhīdhām India 0.7 mm 27 °C 1 mm
7 Virār India 0.7 mm 30 °C 1 mm
8 Dunhuang China 0.7 mm -1.5 °C 1 mm
9 Kalyān India 0.7 mm 32 °C 1 mm
10 Porbandar India 0.7 mm 27 °C 1 mm
11 Turpan China 0.7 mm 0.00 °C 1 mm
12 Badlapur India 0.8 mm 31 °C 1 mm
13 Panvel India 0.8 mm 31 °C 1 mm
14 Bilimora India 0.8 mm 29 °C 1 mm
15 Mumbai India 0.8 mm 29 °C 1 mm
16 Bayan Nur China 0.8 mm -3.0 °C 1 mm
17 Pimpri-Chinchwad India 0.9 mm 29 °C 1 mm
18 Pune India 0.9 mm 29 °C 1 mm
19 Vapi India 0.9 mm 28 °C 1 mm
20 Navsari India 1.0 mm 29 °C 1 mm
21 Korla China 1.1 mm -1.2 °C 1 mm
22 Shahuwadi India 1.1 mm 29 °C 1 mm
23 Nashik India 1.1 mm 27 °C 1 mm
24 Sāngli India 1.1 mm 30 °C 1 mm
25 Ichalkaranji India 1.1 mm 29 °C 1 mm
26 Chifeng China 1.2 mm -3.8 °C 1 mm
27 Wuhai China 1.2 mm -2.3 °C 1 mm
28 Surendranagar India 1.2 mm 27 °C 1 mm
29 Surat India 1.3 mm 28 °C 1 mm
30 Mahesāna India 1.3 mm 26 °C 1 mm
31 Hami China 1.3 mm -3.3 °C 1 mm
32 Ulanhot China 1.4 mm -9.6 °C 1 mm
33 Baicheng China 1.4 mm -9.5 °C 1 mm
34 Jinchang China 1.4 mm -1.1 °C 1 mm
35 Shivamogga India 1.4 mm 30 °C 1 mm
36 Hubballi India 1.4 mm 30 °C 1 mm
37 Ahmedabad India 1.5 mm 27 °C 1 mm
38 Aqsu China 1.5 mm -2.0 °C 2 mm
39 Tando Bago Pakistan 1.6 mm 25 °C 2 mm
40 Shizuishan China 1.6 mm -0.4 °C 2 mm
41 Malegaon India 1.6 mm 29 °C 2 mm
42 Ulan Bator Mongolia 1.6 mm -13 °C 2 mm
43 Wuzhong China 1.6 mm 0.7 °C 2 mm
44 Najrān Saudi Arabia 1.6 mm 26 °C 2 mm
45 Bharūch India 1.7 mm 29 °C 2 mm
46 Yinchuan China 1.7 mm 0.5 °C 2 mm
47 Beipiao China 1.8 mm -3.7 °C 2 mm
48 Wuwei China 1.8 mm -0.4 °C 2 mm
49 Gadag-Betageri India 1.8 mm 29 °C 2 mm
50 Belagavi India 1.8 mm 28 °C 2 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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