The driest places in Asia in March

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

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