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The driest places in South America in June: ranked by rainfall

3 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in June, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Jeddah. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in June: Jeddah (0 mm) , Dammam (0 mm) , Yanbu (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 7.6 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 35 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 383 h 29 °C
2 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0 mm 39 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 30 °C
3 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0 mm 36 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 389 h 28 °C
4 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.00 mm 43 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 368 h –
5 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 37 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 389 h –
6 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
7 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 40 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 384 h 30 °C
8 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 367 h –
9 Madinah Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
10 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 0.03 mm 41 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 371 h –
11 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 0.03 mm 41 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 372 h –
12 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 0.06 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 383 h –
13 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 0.07 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 385 h –
14 Ica Peru 0.1 mm 25 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 322 h –
15 Makkah Saudi Arabia 0.3 mm 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 380 h –
16 Chincha Alta Peru 0.4 mm 22 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 321 h 18 °C
17 Arequipa Peru 0.7 mm 22 °C 7.8 °C 1 mm 0 321 h –
18 Chiclayo Peru 0.8 mm 24 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 327 h 18 °C
19 Trujillo Peru 1.0 mm 23 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 333 h 19 °C
20 Lima Peru 1.1 mm 21 °C 16 °C 1 mm 0 323 h 18 °C
21 Callao Peru 1.1 mm 20 °C 16 °C 1 mm 0 323 h 18 °C
22 Chimbote Peru 1.1 mm 21 °C 17 °C 1 mm 0 330 h 19 °C
23 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 1.1 mm 20 °C 15 °C 1 mm 0 322 h 18 °C
24 Najrān Saudi Arabia 1.4 mm 37 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 351 h –
25 Barreiras Brazil 1.8 mm 30 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 316 h –
26 Sullana Peru 1.9 mm 30 °C 19 °C 2 mm 1 324 h –
27 Montes Claros Brazil 2.2 mm 26 °C 16 °C 2 mm 0 300 h –
28 Ta’if Saudi Arabia 2.2 mm 34 °C 23 °C 2 mm 1 374 h –
29 Piura Peru 2.6 mm 29 °C 19 °C 3 mm 1 322 h –
30 Palmas Brazil 2.6 mm 32 °C 22 °C 3 mm 0 328 h –
31 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 3.1 mm 37 °C 29 °C 3 mm 1 348 h 32 °C
32 Planaltina Brazil 3.2 mm 26 °C 16 °C 3 mm 1 312 h –
33 Calama Chile 3.4 mm 21 °C 1.9 °C 3 mm 0 316 h –
34 Antofagasta Chile 3.7 mm 20 °C 13 °C 4 mm 0 303 h 16 °C
35 Ceilândia Brazil 4.0 mm 25 °C 14 °C 4 mm 1 313 h –
36 Águas Lindas de Goiás Brazil 4.0 mm 26 °C 15 °C 4 mm 1 313 h –
37 Luziânia Brazil 4.2 mm 26 °C 15 °C 4 mm 1 310 h –
38 Tacna Peru 4.3 mm 19 °C 14 °C 4 mm 0 307 h –
39 Petrolina Brazil 4.5 mm 29 °C 21 °C 5 mm 1 269 h –
40 Brasília Brazil 4.6 mm 25 °C 15 °C 5 mm 1 312 h –
41 Sinop Brazil 4.7 mm 31 °C 20 °C 5 mm 1 323 h –
42 Goiânia Brazil 4.8 mm 28 °C 16 °C 5 mm 1 313 h –
43 Aparecida de Goiânia Brazil 4.8 mm 27 °C 16 °C 5 mm 1 313 h –
44 Anápolis Brazil 5.1 mm 26 °C 16 °C 5 mm 1 314 h –
45 Oruro Bolivia 5.1 mm 14 °C -0.7 °C 5 mm 1 326 h –
46 Cochabamba Bolivia 6.4 mm 21 °C 8.0 °C 6 mm 2 323 h –
47 Quillacollo Bolivia 6.4 mm 22 °C 8.1 °C 6 mm 2 323 h –
48 Juliaca Peru 7.3 mm 14 °C -1.9 °C 7 mm 2 324 h –
49 Santa Luzia Brazil 7.4 mm 24 °C 14 °C 7 mm 2 291 h –
50 Ribeirão das Neves Brazil 7.6 mm 24 °C 13 °C 8 mm 1 292 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

May: top 5

  1. Yanbu 0.08 mm
  2. Ica 0.3 mm
  3. Chincha Alta 0.5 mm
  4. Jeddah 0.6 mm
  5. Dammam 0.7 mm

Full ranking for May

July: top 5

  1. Riyadh 0 mm
  2. Dammam 0 mm
  3. Buraydah 0 mm
  4. Unaizah 0 mm
  5. Ha'il 0.01 mm

Full ranking for July

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in June, 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 South America 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.