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The driest places in the world in July

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

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Rainfall
1 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 mm 43 °C 0 mm
2 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0 mm 40 °C 0 mm
3 Kolwezi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 mm 26 °C 0 mm
4 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 0 mm
5 Suez Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 0 mm
6 Huambo Angola 0 mm 25 °C 0 mm
7 Herāt Afghanistan 0 mm 35 °C 0 mm
8 Nasiriyah Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 0 mm
9 Assiut Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 0 mm
10 Al Fayyum Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 0 mm
11 Esna Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 0 mm
12 Saurimo Angola 0 mm 31 °C 0 mm
13 6th of October City Egypt 0 mm 36 °C 0 mm
14 Cuíto Angola 0 mm 25 °C 0 mm
15 Al-Kut Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 0 mm
16 Minya Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 0 mm
17 Luena Angola 0 mm 27 °C 0 mm
18 Sohag Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 0 mm
19 Mossamedes Angola 0 mm 24 °C 0 mm
20 Menongue Angola 0 mm 27 °C 0 mm
21 Mallawī Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 0 mm
22 Hurghada Egypt 0 mm 34 °C 0 mm
23 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 0 mm
24 Bushehr Iran 0 mm 36 °C 0 mm
25 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 0 mm 44 °C 0 mm
26 Girga Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 0 mm
27 Likasi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.00 mm 26 °C 0 mm
28 Najaf Iraq 0.00 mm 44 °C 0 mm
29 Al Hillah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 0 mm
30 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 0 mm
31 Al Muharraq Bahrain 0.00 mm 36 °C 0 mm
32 Baghdad Iraq 0.01 mm 45 °C 0 mm
33 Karbala Iraq 0.01 mm 44 °C 0 mm
34 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 39 °C 0 mm
35 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 0 mm
36 Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 0 mm
37 New Cairo Egypt 0.01 mm 35 °C 0 mm
38 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 36 °C 0 mm
39 Ḩawallī Kuwait 0.01 mm 43 °C 0 mm
40 Zagazig Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 0 mm
41 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 0.01 mm 47 °C 0 mm
42 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 43 °C 0 mm
43 Ramadi Iraq 0.01 mm 43 °C 0 mm
44 Cairo Egypt 0.02 mm 37 °C 0 mm
45 Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 mm 25 °C 0 mm
46 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 38 °C 0 mm
47 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 0.02 mm 43 °C 0 mm
48 Baqubah Iraq 0.02 mm 45 °C 0 mm
49 Amman Jordan 0.03 mm 33 °C 0 mm
50 Zarqa Jordan 0.03 mm 34 °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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