The driest places in Asia in November: ranked by rainfall

Hyderabad tops the list at 0.8 mm in November. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in November: Hyderabad (0.8 mm) , Najrān (0.9 mm) , Dunhuang (1.1 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 2.7 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Hyderabad Pakistan 0.8 mm 31 °C 17 °C 1 mm 0 306 h
2 Najrān Saudi Arabia 0.9 mm 27 °C 13 °C 1 mm 0 320 h
3 Dunhuang China 1.1 mm 7.8 °C -3.5 °C 1 mm 0 261 h
4 Sinjhoro Pakistan 1.1 mm 31 °C 16 °C 1 mm 0 304 h
5 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 1.5 mm 29 °C 15 °C 1 mm 0 303 h
6 Rudrapur India 1.8 mm 26 °C 13 °C 2 mm 1 310 h
7 Jodhpur India 1.8 mm 30 °C 16 °C 2 mm 1 302 h
8 Jacobabad Pakistan 1.8 mm 29 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 301 h
9 Rahim Yar Khan Pakistan 1.9 mm 29 °C 15 °C 2 mm 0 298 h
10 Turpan China 2.0 mm 9.4 °C -0.4 °C 2 mm 1 258 h
11 Sukkur Pakistan 2.0 mm 29 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 301 h
12 Jinchang China 2.1 mm 7.3 °C -4.8 °C 2 mm 0 278 h
13 Karachi Pakistan 2.1 mm 30 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 314 h 27 °C
14 Nawabshah Pakistan 2.1 mm 30 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 304 h
15 Dadu Pakistan 2.2 mm 30 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 308 h
16 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 2.2 mm 30 °C 17 °C 2 mm 0 302 h
17 Tando Bago Pakistan 2.3 mm 31 °C 17 °C 2 mm 0 304 h
18 Bahawalpur Pakistan 2.3 mm 28 °C 14 °C 2 mm 1 297 h
19 Lucknow India 2.4 mm 28 °C 15 °C 2 mm 1 311 h
20 Mahesāna India 2.4 mm 31 °C 18 °C 2 mm 1 303 h
21 Dhangaḍhi̇̄ Nepal 2.4 mm 25 °C 13 °C 2 mm 0 309 h
22 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 2.4 mm 30 °C 20 °C 2 mm 1 302 h
23 Gujangbagh China 2.5 mm 10 °C -1.1 °C 3 mm 1 275 h
24 Porbandar India 2.6 mm 31 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 308 h 28 °C
25 Janakpur Nepal 2.6 mm 27 °C 16 °C 3 mm 0 296 h
26 Sītāpur India 2.6 mm 27 °C 14 °C 3 mm 1 311 h
27 Zhangye China 2.7 mm 7.6 °C -5.7 °C 3 mm 1 280 h
28 Gāndhīdhām India 2.7 mm 32 °C 20 °C 3 mm 0 303 h 27 °C
29 ‘Ibrī Oman 2.7 mm 30 °C 17 °C 3 mm 0 304 h
30 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2.7 mm 30 °C 21 °C 3 mm 0 303 h 28 °C
31 Wuwei China 2.7 mm 7.6 °C -4.4 °C 3 mm 1 277 h
32 Pāli India 2.8 mm 30 °C 16 °C 3 mm 0 304 h
33 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 2.8 mm 24 °C 9.6 °C 3 mm 1 306 h
34 Ahmedabad India 2.8 mm 32 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 304 h
35 Fyzābād India 2.8 mm 27 °C 15 °C 3 mm 0 307 h
36 Shāhjānpur India 2.9 mm 27 °C 14 °C 3 mm 0 312 h
37 Aden Yemen 3.1 mm 30 °C 23 °C 3 mm 1 328 h 28 °C
38 Gorakhpur India 3.1 mm 28 °C 15 °C 3 mm 0 302 h
39 Jamnagar India 3.1 mm 32 °C 20 °C 3 mm 0 304 h 27 °C
40 Bikaner India 3.2 mm 29 °C 15 °C 3 mm 0 300 h
41 Bayan Nur China 3.2 mm 6.0 °C -5.4 °C 3 mm 1 253 h
42 Rāmpur India 3.2 mm 27 °C 14 °C 3 mm 1 311 h
43 Dubai United Arab Emirates 3.2 mm 31 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 300 h 28 °C
44 Bahraigh India 3.2 mm 27 °C 15 °C 3 mm 1 308 h
45 Wuhai China 3.3 mm 6.5 °C -4.3 °C 3 mm 1 256 h
46 Surendranagar India 3.3 mm 32 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 302 h
47 Darbhanga India 3.4 mm 28 °C 16 °C 3 mm 0 296 h
48 Gorakhpur India 3.4 mm 27 °C 14 °C 3 mm 1 303 h
49 Bareilly India 3.4 mm 27 °C 14 °C 3 mm 1 312 h
50 Haridwar India 3.5 mm 25 °C 11 °C 3 mm 1 308 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

October: top 5

  1. Al Hufūf 0.4 mm
  2. Al Ain City 0.4 mm
  3. Abu Dhabi 0.4 mm
  4. Ar Rayyān 0.5 mm
  5. Doha 0.5 mm

Full ranking for October

December: top 5

  1. Najrān 0.2 mm
  2. Porbandar 0.3 mm
  3. Gāndhīdhām 0.3 mm
  4. Jamnagar 0.3 mm
  5. Rājkot 0.5 mm

Full ranking for December

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in November, 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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