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The driest places in Asia in July: ranked by rainfall

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

Top three in July: Riyadh (0 mm) , Dammam (0 mm) , Buraydah (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.2 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 mm 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h –
2 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0 mm 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 32 °C
3 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
4 Herāt Afghanistan 0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 428 h –
5 Nasiriyah Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 396 h –
6 Al-Kut Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 411 h –
7 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
8 Bushehr Iran 0 mm 36 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 396 h 32 °C
9 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 0 mm 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 418 h –
10 Najaf Iraq 0.00 mm 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
11 Al Hillah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
12 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
13 Al Muharraq Bahrain 0.00 mm 36 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 32 °C
14 Baghdad Iraq 0.01 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
15 Karbala Iraq 0.01 mm 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 409 h –
16 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 395 h –
17 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h –
18 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 36 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 399 h 30 °C
19 Ḩawallī Kuwait 0.01 mm 43 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 31 °C
20 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 0.01 mm 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 402 h –
21 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
22 Ramadi Iraq 0.01 mm 43 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
23 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 38 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 402 h –
24 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 0.02 mm 43 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 422 h –
25 Baqubah Iraq 0.02 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 417 h –
26 Amman Jordan 0.03 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
27 Zarqa Jordan 0.03 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
28 Russeifa Jordan 0.03 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
29 Wādī as Sīr Jordan 0.03 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
30 Ṣuwayliḥ Jordan 0.03 mm 31 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
31 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 0.04 mm 44 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 31 °C
32 Deir ez-Zor Syria 0.05 mm 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
33 Damascus Syria 0.06 mm 35 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 412 h –
34 Dezful Iran 0.06 mm 46 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
35 Irbid Jordan 0.07 mm 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
36 Basrah Iraq 0.08 mm 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 391 h –
37 Hebron Palestinian Territory 0.09 mm 32 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 409 h –
38 Yazd Iran 0.09 mm 38 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 400 h –
39 Bīrjand Iran 0.09 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
40 Beersheba Israel 0.09 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 404 h –
41 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 0.09 mm 46 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 393 h –
42 Al Ḩasakah Syria 0.10 mm 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 415 h –
43 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 0.1 mm 41 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 32 °C
44 Al Miqdādīyah Iraq 0.1 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 420 h –
45 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 0.1 mm 35 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 30 °C
46 Kelar Iraq 0.1 mm 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 426 h –
47 Mazār-e Sharīf Afghanistan 0.1 mm 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 412 h –
48 Sulaymaniyah Iraq 0.1 mm 39 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 429 h –
49 Homs Syria 0.1 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 411 h –
50 Bayjī Iraq 0.2 mm 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 420 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

June: top 5

  1. Jeddah 0 mm
  2. Dammam 0 mm
  3. Yanbu 0 mm
  4. Al Muharraq 0 mm
  5. Bushehr 0 mm

Full ranking for June

August: top 5

  1. Al Muharraq 0 mm
  2. Bushehr 0.00 mm
  3. Sāmarrā’ 0.00 mm
  4. Karbala 0.01 mm
  5. Herāt 0.01 mm

Full ranking for August

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in July, 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 Asia 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.