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

2 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in November, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Maradi. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in the world.

Top three in November: Maradi (0 mm) , El Fasher (0 mm) , Katsina (0.01 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.9 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Maradi Niger 0 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
2 El Fasher Sudan 0 mm 32 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 337 h –
3 Katsina Nigeria 0.01 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
4 Gusau Nigeria 0.01 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
5 Tahoua Niger 0.01 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
6 Sokoto Nigeria 0.01 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
7 Zinder Niger 0.02 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
8 Kano Nigeria 0.02 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 333 h –
9 Niamey Niger 0.03 mm 36 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 328 h –
10 Maiduguri Nigeria 0.04 mm 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 335 h –
11 El Obeid Sudan 0.05 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
12 Khartoum Sudan 0.06 mm 34 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
13 Chakwama Nigeria 0.06 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 337 h –
14 Calama Chile 0.06 mm 25 °C 5.9 °C 0 mm 0 385 h –
15 Gombe Nigeria 0.08 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
16 N'Djamena Chad 0.1 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 331 h –
17 Zaria Nigeria 0.2 mm 31 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 333 h –
18 Al-Junaynah Sudan 0.2 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 331 h –
19 Esna Egypt 0.2 mm 28 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 322 h –
20 Nyala Sudan 0.2 mm 33 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
21 Kosti Sudan 0.3 mm 36 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
22 Wad Medani Sudan 0.3 mm 37 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
23 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.3 mm 29 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 323 h –
24 Mopti Mali 0.4 mm 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 324 h –
25 Jos Nigeria 0.4 mm 28 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 338 h –
26 Ségou Mali 0.4 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 326 h –
27 El Daein Sudan 0.4 mm 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 342 h –
28 Bauchi Nigeria 0.5 mm 32 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 339 h –
29 Antofagasta Chile 0.5 mm 21 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 18 °C
30 Kaduna Nigeria 0.5 mm 31 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 333 h –
31 Kassala Sudan 0.5 mm 36 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 329 h –
32 Dakar Senegal 0.6 mm 30 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 315 h 27 °C
33 La Serena Chile 0.6 mm 23 °C 15 °C 1 mm 0 373 h 14 °C
34 Rufisque Senegal 0.6 mm 32 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 315 h 27 °C
35 Maroua Cameroon 0.6 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 336 h –
36 Coquimbo Chile 0.6 mm 21 °C 14 °C 1 mm 0 374 h 14 °C
37 Diourbel Senegal 0.6 mm 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 316 h –
38 Saint-Louis Senegal 0.6 mm 31 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 312 h 25 °C
39 Mbour Senegal 0.6 mm 33 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 315 h 27 °C
40 Assiut Egypt 0.7 mm 26 °C 13 °C 1 mm 0 313 h –
41 Minya Egypt 0.7 mm 25 °C 13 °C 1 mm 0 308 h –
42 Mallawī Egypt 0.7 mm 26 °C 14 °C 1 mm 0 308 h –
43 Singa Sudan 0.7 mm 37 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 330 h –
44 Thiès Senegal 0.8 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 316 h 26 °C
45 Thiès Nones Senegal 0.8 mm 33 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 316 h 26 °C
46 Hyderabad Pakistan 0.8 mm 31 °C 17 °C 1 mm 0 306 h –
47 Chincha Alta Peru 0.8 mm 24 °C 17 °C 1 mm 0 352 h 18 °C
48 Touba Senegal 0.8 mm 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 316 h –
49 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0.8 mm 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 329 h –
50 Girga Egypt 0.9 mm 28 °C 14 °C 1 mm 0 318 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

October: top 5

  1. Esna 0.06 mm
  2. Girga 0.08 mm
  3. Mallawī 0.1 mm
  4. Assiut 0.2 mm
  5. Sohag 0.2 mm

Full ranking for October

December: top 5

  1. Ouagadougou 0 mm
  2. N'Djamena 0 mm
  3. Bauchi 0 mm
  4. Katsina 0 mm
  5. Nyala 0 mm

Full ranking for December

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in November, 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.