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The driest places in the world in July: ranked by rainfall

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 in the world.

Top three in July: Riyadh (0 mm) , Dammam (0 mm) , Kolwezi (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.03 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 mm 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h –
2 Dammam Saudi Arabia 0 mm 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 32 °C
3 Kolwezi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 mm 26 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 336 h –
4 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
5 Suez Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
6 Huambo Angola 0 mm 25 °C 9.1 °C 0 mm 0 344 h –
7 Herāt Afghanistan 0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 428 h –
8 Nasiriyah Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 396 h –
9 Assiut Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 400 h –
10 Al Fayyum Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 415 h –
11 Esna Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
12 Saurimo Angola 0 mm 31 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
13 6th of October City Egypt 0 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
14 Cuíto Angola 0 mm 25 °C 8.1 °C 0 mm 0 345 h –
15 Al-Kut Iraq 0 mm 46 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 411 h –
16 Minya Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
17 Luena Angola 0 mm 27 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 339 h –
18 Sohag Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 394 h –
19 Mossamedes Angola 0 mm 24 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 330 h 20 °C
20 Menongue Angola 0 mm 27 °C 9.0 °C 0 mm 0 338 h –
21 Mallawī Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
22 Hurghada Egypt 0 mm 34 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 400 h 28 °C
23 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 0 mm 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
24 Bushehr Iran 0 mm 36 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 396 h 32 °C
25 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 0 mm 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 418 h –
26 Girga Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 392 h –
27 Likasi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.00 mm 26 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 339 h –
28 Najaf Iraq 0.00 mm 44 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
29 Al Hillah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
30 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 0.00 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
31 Al Muharraq Bahrain 0.00 mm 36 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 32 °C
32 Baghdad Iraq 0.01 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
33 Karbala Iraq 0.01 mm 44 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 409 h –
34 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 395 h –
35 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h –
36 Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
37 New Cairo Egypt 0.01 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
38 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 36 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 399 h 30 °C
39 Ḩawallī Kuwait 0.01 mm 43 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 31 °C
40 Zagazig Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
41 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 0.01 mm 47 °C 32 °C 0 mm 0 402 h –
42 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 0.01 mm 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 382 h –
43 Ramadi Iraq 0.01 mm 43 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
44 Cairo Egypt 0.02 mm 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
45 Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 337 h –
46 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 0.02 mm 38 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 402 h –
47 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 0.02 mm 43 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 422 h –
48 Baqubah Iraq 0.02 mm 45 °C 31 °C 0 mm 0 417 h –
49 Amman Jordan 0.03 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 407 h –
50 Zarqa Jordan 0.03 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 407 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

June: top 5

  1. Jeddah 0 mm
  2. Dammam 0 mm
  3. Assiut 0 mm
  4. Esna 0 mm
  5. Kom Ombo 0 mm

Full ranking for June

August: top 5

  1. Assiut 0 mm
  2. Al Fayyum 0 mm
  3. Esna 0 mm
  4. 6th of October City 0 mm
  5. Minya 0 mm

Full ranking for August

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in July, 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 the world 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.