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The driest places in South America in August

Buraydah tops the list at 0.01 mm in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 43 °C 0 mm
2 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 0 mm
3 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 0 mm
4 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 38 °C 0 mm
5 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 43 °C 0 mm
6 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0.03 mm 40 °C 0 mm
7 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 0.03 mm 42 °C 0 mm
8 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0.04 mm 37 °C 0 mm
9 Ica Peru 0.07 mm 25 °C 0 mm
10 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 0.10 mm 45 °C 0 mm
11 Sullana Peru 0.1 mm 29 °C 0 mm
12 Chiclayo Peru 0.1 mm 22 °C 0 mm
13 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 0.1 mm 35 °C 0 mm
14 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 0.1 mm 39 °C 0 mm
15 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 0.1 mm 41 °C 0 mm
16 Chincha Alta Peru 0.2 mm 22 °C 0 mm
17 Piura Peru 0.4 mm 28 °C 0 mm
18 Barreiras Brazil 0.4 mm 32 °C 0 mm
19 Lima Peru 0.8 mm 20 °C 1 mm
20 Callao Peru 0.8 mm 19 °C 1 mm
21 Trujillo Peru 0.9 mm 22 °C 1 mm
22 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 1.0 mm 19 °C 1 mm
23 Palmas Brazil 1.1 mm 34 °C 1 mm
24 Chimbote Peru 1.1 mm 20 °C 1 mm
25 Petrolina Brazil 1.5 mm 30 °C 1 mm
26 Makkah Saudi Arabia 1.8 mm 39 °C 2 mm
27 Madinah Saudi Arabia 1.8 mm 42 °C 2 mm
28 Montes Claros Brazil 1.9 mm 28 °C 2 mm
29 Calama Chile 1.9 mm 22 °C 2 mm
30 Antofagasta Chile 2.0 mm 19 °C 2 mm
31 Arequipa Peru 2.2 mm 23 °C 2 mm
32 Najrān Saudi Arabia 2.3 mm 37 °C 2 mm
33 Teresina Brazil 2.4 mm 35 °C 2 mm
34 Imperatriz Brazil 2.6 mm 34 °C 3 mm
35 Mossoró Brazil 3.0 mm 34 °C 3 mm
36 Parnaíba Brazil 3.3 mm 33 °C 3 mm
37 Juazeiro do Norte Brazil 3.5 mm 31 °C 4 mm
38 Caxias Brazil 3.6 mm 35 °C 4 mm
39 Tacna Peru 3.7 mm 19 °C 4 mm
40 Araguaína Brazil 4.0 mm 34 °C 4 mm
41 Planaltina Brazil 4.4 mm 28 °C 4 mm
42 Sobral Brazil 4.6 mm 34 °C 5 mm
43 Águas Lindas de Goiás Brazil 5.5 mm 28 °C 6 mm
44 Ceilândia Brazil 5.6 mm 27 °C 6 mm
45 Caucaia Brazil 5.8 mm 31 °C 6 mm
46 Manta Ecuador 5.8 mm 27 °C 6 mm
47 Luziânia Brazil 5.8 mm 28 °C 6 mm
48 Goiânia Brazil 6.0 mm 30 °C 6 mm
49 Aparecida de Goiânia Brazil 6.1 mm 30 °C 6 mm
50 Brasília Brazil 6.1 mm 27 °C 6 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.

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.