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The driest places in the world in December

15 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in December, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Ouagadougou. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 mm 33 °C 0 mm
2 N'Djamena Chad 0 mm 33 °C 0 mm
3 Bauchi Nigeria 0 mm 30 °C 0 mm
4 Katsina Nigeria 0 mm 30 °C 0 mm
5 Nyala Sudan 0 mm 31 °C 0 mm
6 Gombe Nigeria 0 mm 32 °C 0 mm
7 Yola Nigeria 0 mm 35 °C 0 mm
8 Zinder Niger 0 mm 30 °C 0 mm
9 Maroua Cameroon 0 mm 32 °C 0 mm
10 El Daein Sudan 0 mm 32 °C 0 mm
11 El Fasher Sudan 0 mm 29 °C 0 mm
12 Gusau Nigeria 0 mm 31 °C 0 mm
13 Al-Junaynah Sudan 0 mm 30 °C 0 mm
14 Koudougou Burkina Faso 0 mm 33 °C 0 mm
15 Tahoua Niger 0 mm 31 °C 0 mm
16 Maiduguri Nigeria 0.00 mm 31 °C 0 mm
17 El Obeid Sudan 0.00 mm 30 °C 0 mm
18 Chakwama Nigeria 0.00 mm 30 °C 0 mm
19 Kano Nigeria 0.01 mm 30 °C 0 mm
20 Wad Medani Sudan 0.01 mm 34 °C 0 mm
21 Mubi Nigeria 0.01 mm 31 °C 0 mm
22 Khartoum Sudan 0.01 mm 31 °C 0 mm
23 Ségou Mali 0.01 mm 32 °C 0 mm
24 Sokoto Nigeria 0.02 mm 32 °C 0 mm
25 Ad-Damazin Sudan 0.02 mm 33 °C 0 mm
26 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 0.02 mm 33 °C 0 mm
27 Singa Sudan 0.02 mm 35 °C 0 mm
28 Niamey Niger 0.02 mm 33 °C 0 mm
29 Moundou Chad 0.02 mm 33 °C 0 mm
30 Kosti Sudan 0.03 mm 34 °C 0 mm
31 Koutiala Mali 0.03 mm 33 °C 0 mm
32 Mopti Mali 0.04 mm 33 °C 0 mm
33 Kassala Sudan 0.05 mm 34 °C 0 mm
34 Al Qadarif Sudan 0.05 mm 35 °C 0 mm
35 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.08 mm 24 °C 0 mm
36 Maradi Niger 0.09 mm 31 °C 0 mm
37 Sikasso Mali 0.1 mm 33 °C 0 mm
38 Bamako Mali 0.1 mm 33 °C 0 mm
39 Zaria Nigeria 0.2 mm 30 °C 0 mm
40 Jos Nigeria 0.2 mm 28 °C 0 mm
41 Najrān Saudi Arabia 0.2 mm 25 °C 0 mm
42 Sohag Egypt 0.2 mm 22 °C 0 mm
43 Esna Egypt 0.2 mm 23 °C 0 mm
44 Antofagasta Chile 0.2 mm 23 °C 0 mm
45 Porbandar India 0.3 mm 29 °C 0 mm
46 Gāndhīdhām India 0.3 mm 28 °C 0 mm
47 Jamnagar India 0.3 mm 28 °C 0 mm
48 Minna Nigeria 0.3 mm 35 °C 0 mm
49 Malakal South Sudan 0.3 mm 35 °C 0 mm
50 Kaduna Nigeria 0.4 mm 31 °C 0 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.

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