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The driest places in South America in January

Antofagasta tops the list at 0.2 mm in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Antofagasta Chile 0.2 mm 24 °C 0 mm
2 Viña del Mar Chile 0.3 mm 24 °C 0 mm
3 La Serena Chile 0.3 mm 25 °C 0 mm
4 Coquimbo Chile 0.3 mm 24 °C 0 mm
5 Valparaíso Chile 0.3 mm 20 °C 0 mm
6 Iquique Chile 1.2 mm 27 °C 1 mm
7 Najrān Saudi Arabia 1.6 mm 26 °C 2 mm
8 Maipú Chile 2.7 mm 29 °C 3 mm
9 Santiago Chile 2.7 mm 28 °C 3 mm
10 Talca Chile 4.2 mm 30 °C 4 mm
11 Calabozo Venezuela 5.0 mm 34 °C 5 mm
12 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 5.1 mm 17 °C 5 mm
13 Valle de La Pascua Venezuela 5.6 mm 33 °C 6 mm
14 Chimbote Peru 5.9 mm 26 °C 6 mm
15 Talcahuano Chile 6.2 mm 22 °C 6 mm
16 Concepción Chile 6.3 mm 24 °C 6 mm
17 Calama Chile 7.0 mm 25 °C 7 mm
18 Rancagua Chile 7.2 mm 28 °C 7 mm
19 Maracaibo Venezuela 7.3 mm 32 °C 7 mm
20 Quilicura Chile 7.4 mm 29 °C 7 mm
21 San Fernando de Apure Venezuela 7.6 mm 33 °C 8 mm
22 Barquisimeto Venezuela 7.7 mm 30 °C 8 mm
23 Arica Chile 8.0 mm 27 °C 8 mm
24 Barranquilla Colombia 8.5 mm 28 °C 9 mm
25 Soledad Colombia 8.5 mm 29 °C 9 mm
26 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 8.6 mm 21 °C 9 mm
27 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 8.7 mm 17 °C 9 mm
28 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 8.8 mm 25 °C 9 mm
29 Madinah Saudi Arabia 9.0 mm 24 °C 9 mm
30 El Tigre Venezuela 9.3 mm 32 °C 9 mm
31 Cartagena Colombia 9.4 mm 30 °C 9 mm
32 Chillán Chile 9.5 mm 28 °C 9 mm
33 Yopal Colombia 10.0 mm 31 °C 10 mm
34 Coro Venezuela 10 mm 31 °C 10 mm
35 Cumaná Venezuela 10 mm 29 °C 10 mm
36 Acarigua Venezuela 11 mm 32 °C 11 mm
37 Araure Venezuela 11 mm 32 °C 11 mm
38 San Juan de los Morros Venezuela 11 mm 31 °C 11 mm
39 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 11 mm 20 °C 11 mm
40 Neuquén Argentina 12 mm 32 °C 12 mm
41 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 13 mm 20 °C 13 mm
42 Maicao Colombia 13 mm 30 °C 13 mm
43 Chincha Alta Peru 14 mm 26 °C 14 mm
44 Puente Alto Chile 14 mm 28 °C 14 mm
45 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 14 mm 19 °C 14 mm
46 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 14 mm 19 °C 14 mm
47 Lima Peru 14 mm 25 °C 14 mm
48 Callao Peru 14 mm 26 °C 14 mm
49 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 15 mm 24 °C 15 mm
50 Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 15 mm 32 °C 15 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.