The driest places in Asia in July

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.

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