The driest places in Asia in March: ranked by rainfall

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

Top three in March: Verāval (0.3 mm) , Gāndhīdhām (0.3 mm) , Porbandar (0.4 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 3.9 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Verāval India 0.3 mm 31 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 346 h 25 °C
2 Gāndhīdhām India 0.3 mm 34 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 344 h 24 °C
3 Porbandar India 0.4 mm 31 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 344 h 25 °C
4 Jamnagar India 0.6 mm 33 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 344 h 24 °C
5 Virār India 0.6 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 354 h 27 °C
6 Surat India 0.6 mm 33 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 354 h 25 °C
7 Bilimora India 0.6 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 355 h 26 °C
8 Bharūch India 0.7 mm 36 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 354 h
9 Mumbai India 0.7 mm 32 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 355 h 27 °C
10 Rājkot India 0.7 mm 34 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 345 h
11 Jūnāgadh India 0.7 mm 35 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 344 h
12 Morvi India 0.8 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 345 h
13 Navsari India 0.8 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 355 h 26 °C
14 Panvel India 0.8 mm 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 355 h 27 °C
15 Dombivali India 0.8 mm 36 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 355 h
16 Bhavnagar India 0.8 mm 32 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 351 h 25 °C
17 Tando Bago Pakistan 0.9 mm 34 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 340 h
18 Kalyān India 0.9 mm 36 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 356 h
19 Vadodara India 0.9 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 355 h
20 Surendranagar India 1.2 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 348 h
21 Vapi India 1.2 mm 33 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 355 h 26 °C
22 Anand India 1.3 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 354 h
23 Nashik India 1.4 mm 33 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 359 h
24 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 1.5 mm 28 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 340 h 25 °C
25 Sinjhoro Pakistan 1.5 mm 33 °C 18 °C 2 mm 0 337 h
26 Mahesāna India 1.6 mm 34 °C 19 °C 2 mm 0 350 h
27 Dunhuang China 1.7 mm 14 °C -1.2 °C 2 mm 1 333 h
28 Nadiād India 2.0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 352 h
29 Nawabshah Pakistan 2.0 mm 32 °C 17 °C 2 mm 0 336 h
30 Ahmedabad India 2.0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 351 h
31 Jodhpur India 2.1 mm 33 °C 18 °C 2 mm 1 346 h
32 Turpan China 2.3 mm 16 °C 2.5 °C 2 mm 1 334 h
33 Pāli India 2.4 mm 33 °C 17 °C 2 mm 1 349 h
34 Hyderabad Pakistan 2.4 mm 33 °C 18 °C 2 mm 0 338 h
35 Dadu Pakistan 2.7 mm 32 °C 17 °C 3 mm 0 338 h
36 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 2.8 mm 24 °C 8.4 °C 3 mm 0 348 h
37 Hami China 2.9 mm 13 °C -1.2 °C 3 mm 1 333 h
38 Dhule India 3.0 mm 36 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 362 h
39 Malegaon India 3.0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 3 mm 1 361 h
40 Karachi Pakistan 3.0 mm 30 °C 20 °C 3 mm 1 343 h 24 °C
41 Ratlām India 3.1 mm 33 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 360 h
42 Sāngli India 3.4 mm 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 361 h
43 Ichalkaranji India 3.4 mm 35 °C 20 °C 3 mm 1 360 h
44 Udaipur India 3.7 mm 32 °C 17 °C 4 mm 1 354 h
45 Bhilwara India 3.7 mm 32 °C 17 °C 4 mm 1 355 h
46 Pimpri-Chinchwad India 3.7 mm 34 °C 19 °C 4 mm 1 358 h
47 Pune India 3.8 mm 35 °C 20 °C 4 mm 1 358 h
48 Aden Yemen 3.9 mm 29 °C 23 °C 4 mm 1 357 h 26 °C
49 Korla China 4.2 mm 13 °C 0.5 °C 4 mm 1 326 h
50 Jinchang China 4.2 mm 10 °C -3.1 °C 4 mm 1 321 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

February: top 5

  1. Sāngli 0.3 mm
  2. Ichalkaranji 0.3 mm
  3. Verāval 0.3 mm
  4. Bhavnagar 0.4 mm
  5. Kolhāpur 0.4 mm

Full ranking for February

April: top 5

  1. Porbandar 0.2 mm
  2. Bilimora 0.3 mm
  3. Verāval 0.3 mm
  4. Mumbai 0.3 mm
  5. Virār 0.4 mm

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in March, 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.

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