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The driest places in Asia in May

Ras Al Khaimah tops the list at 0.01 mm in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates 0.01 mm 37 °C 0 mm
2 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0.08 mm 34 °C 0 mm
3 Dubai United Arab Emirates 0.2 mm 39 °C 0 mm
4 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0.2 mm 37 °C 0 mm
5 Lusail Qatar 0.3 mm 37 °C 0 mm
6 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 0.3 mm 37 °C 0 mm
7 Doha Qatar 0.3 mm 38 °C 0 mm
8 Ar Rayyān Qatar 0.3 mm 39 °C 0 mm
9 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 0.4 mm 40 °C 0 mm
10 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 0.5 mm 38 °C 0 mm
11 Al Muharraq Bahrain 0.5 mm 32 °C 0 mm
12 Muscat Oman 0.6 mm 37 °C 1 mm
13 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 0.6 mm 34 °C 1 mm
14 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0.7 mm 36 °C 1 mm
15 Karachi Pakistan 0.7 mm 34 °C 1 mm
16 Bandar Abbas Iran 0.7 mm 39 °C 1 mm
17 ‘Ibrī Oman 0.8 mm 40 °C 1 mm
18 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 0.8 mm 41 °C 1 mm
19 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 0.9 mm 37 °C 1 mm
20 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 1.1 mm 40 °C 1 mm
21 Ahmedabad India 1.2 mm 40 °C 1 mm
22 Nadiād India 1.2 mm 40 °C 1 mm
23 Bhavnagar India 1.3 mm 36 °C 1 mm
24 Kandahār Afghanistan 1.3 mm 35 °C 1 mm
25 Anand India 1.3 mm 40 °C 1 mm
26 Vadodara India 1.5 mm 40 °C 1 mm
27 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 1.5 mm 38 °C 2 mm
28 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 1.5 mm 38 °C 2 mm
29 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 1.5 mm 34 °C 2 mm
30 Mahesāna India 1.6 mm 40 °C 2 mm
31 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 1.6 mm 37 °C 2 mm
32 Madinah Saudi Arabia 1.7 mm 39 °C 2 mm
33 Surendranagar India 1.7 mm 41 °C 2 mm
34 Bharūch India 1.7 mm 38 °C 2 mm
35 Gāndhīdhām India 1.8 mm 38 °C 2 mm
36 Morvi India 1.9 mm 39 °C 2 mm
37 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2.0 mm 39 °C 2 mm
38 Ḩawallī Kuwait 2.0 mm 37 °C 2 mm
39 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 2.1 mm 38 °C 2 mm
40 Bushehr Iran 2.2 mm 32 °C 2 mm
41 Rājkot India 2.2 mm 40 °C 2 mm
42 Zahedan Iran 2.3 mm 32 °C 2 mm
43 Nasiriyah Iraq 2.3 mm 40 °C 2 mm
44 Jamnagar India 2.4 mm 36 °C 2 mm
45 Surat India 2.4 mm 34 °C 2 mm
46 Ramadi Iraq 2.6 mm 36 °C 3 mm
47 Jūnāgadh India 2.8 mm 38 °C 3 mm
48 Bhusawal India 2.9 mm 41 °C 3 mm
49 Karbala Iraq 2.9 mm 37 °C 3 mm
50 Verāval India 3.1 mm 32 °C 3 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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