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The driest places in Asia in October: ranked by rainfall

Al Hufūf tops the list at 0.4 mm in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in October: Al Hufūf (0.4 mm) , Al Ain City (0.4 mm) , Abu Dhabi (0.4 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 3.1 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 0.4 mm 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 338 h –
2 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 0.4 mm 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 343 h –
3 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0.4 mm 35 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
4 Ar Rayyān Qatar 0.5 mm 36 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
5 Doha Qatar 0.5 mm 35 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
6 Al Muharraq Bahrain 0.5 mm 31 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 30 °C
7 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 0.6 mm 36 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 337 h –
8 ‘Ibrī Oman 0.6 mm 36 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 346 h –
9 Lusail Qatar 0.6 mm 34 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
10 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates 0.7 mm 34 °C 27 °C 1 mm 0 339 h 31 °C
11 Dunhuang China 0.8 mm 18 °C 4.0 °C 1 mm 0 318 h –
12 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0.8 mm 34 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 339 h 30 °C
13 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0.9 mm 34 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 339 h –
14 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.9 mm 35 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 339 h –
15 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 1.0 mm 31 °C 15 °C 1 mm 0 336 h –
16 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 1.1 mm 35 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 337 h 30 °C
17 Dubai United Arab Emirates 1.1 mm 36 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 337 h 31 °C
18 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 1.2 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 334 h –
19 Kandahār Afghanistan 1.2 mm 27 °C 11 °C 1 mm 0 337 h –
20 Muscat Oman 1.2 mm 33 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 344 h 30 °C
21 Bushehr Iran 1.3 mm 32 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 336 h 30 °C
22 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 1.4 mm 35 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 338 h 31 °C
23 Dadu Pakistan 1.6 mm 36 °C 22 °C 2 mm 1 336 h –
24 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 1.8 mm 34 °C 25 °C 2 mm 0 337 h 30 °C
25 Zahedan Iran 2.0 mm 26 °C 13 °C 2 mm 1 339 h –
26 Herāt Afghanistan 2.1 mm 24 °C 8.1 °C 2 mm 1 333 h –
27 Ḩawallī Kuwait 2.2 mm 34 °C 23 °C 2 mm 0 336 h 28 °C
28 Kerman Iran 2.3 mm 25 °C 12 °C 2 mm 0 335 h –
29 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 2.3 mm 34 °C 19 °C 2 mm 0 337 h –
30 Yazd Iran 2.3 mm 26 °C 13 °C 2 mm 1 329 h –
31 Madinah Saudi Arabia 2.4 mm 36 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 336 h –
32 Sirjan Iran 2.4 mm 25 °C 10 °C 2 mm 0 336 h –
33 Karachi Pakistan 2.5 mm 33 °C 24 °C 3 mm 1 336 h 28 °C
34 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 2.6 mm 34 °C 19 °C 3 mm 0 337 h –
35 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 2.7 mm 35 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 336 h 29 °C
36 Nawabshah Pakistan 2.7 mm 36 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 336 h –
37 Shiraz Iran 2.7 mm 27 °C 15 °C 3 mm 1 333 h –
38 Isfahan Iran 2.7 mm 24 °C 9.6 °C 3 mm 1 328 h –
39 Bīrjand Iran 2.7 mm 25 °C 9.9 °C 3 mm 1 332 h –
40 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 2.9 mm 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 335 h –
41 Sukkur Pakistan 3.0 mm 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 334 h –
42 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 3.0 mm 32 °C 18 °C 3 mm 1 332 h –
43 Gujangbagh China 3.1 mm 19 °C 5.7 °C 3 mm 1 325 h –
44 Najaf Iraq 3.2 mm 34 °C 20 °C 3 mm 1 326 h –
45 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 3.2 mm 33 °C 26 °C 3 mm 1 340 h 31 °C
46 Khuzdar Pakistan 3.2 mm 29 °C 13 °C 3 mm 1 337 h –
47 Rahim Yar Khan Pakistan 3.2 mm 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 331 h –
48 Najrān Saudi Arabia 3.3 mm 30 °C 16 °C 3 mm 1 347 h –
49 Arif Wala Pakistan 3.3 mm 36 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 337 h –
50 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 3.5 mm 35 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 326 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

September: top 5

  1. Riyadh 0 mm
  2. Al Muharraq 0 mm
  3. Al Kharj 0.00 mm
  4. Kandahār 0.01 mm
  5. Dammam 0.02 mm

Full ranking for September

November: top 5

  1. Hyderabad 0.8 mm
  2. Najrān 0.9 mm
  3. Dunhuang 1.1 mm
  4. Sinjhoro 1.1 mm
  5. Garhi Khairo 1.5 mm

Full ranking for November

How this ranking is built

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

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.