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Top 10 Driest Places in the World
If you are thinking of visiting the wettest and driest places in the world, the most efficient way is to go to South America. In a span of less than 2,000 miles, you can visit the rain capital of the world, Puerto Lopez in Colombia, and a place where rain almost never falls in the Atacama Desert in southern Peru. Here are ten of the most driest places in the world where rain falls once in a blue moon.
10. Masirah Island, Oman
No. of rainy days: 3 days per year
Masirah is an island off the East coast of Oman, 95 km long north-south, a population estimated at 12,000 in 12 villages mainly in the north of the island. Administratively, it forms one of the eleven provinces of the Ash Sharqiyah Region. It comes over to no.10 on our top 10 list of driest cities with the least amount of rain.
9. Faya-Largeau, Chad
No. of rainy days: 3 days per year
Located in the Sahara Desesrt, Faya’s climate is classed as a hot desert. It experiences hot winters and very hot summers with the peak average maximum temperature reaching 44 °C in May and the average minimum reaching its lowest in January at 12 °C. Rainfall averages out at about 0 millimetres each month, except August, which receives 18 millimetres. It dips in autumn and spring (17% p.m. in April). Despite its low humidity, the temperatures are so high that it is classed as causing “extreme” discomfort between May and September. It comes to no.9 in our top ten list of driest cities with the least amount of rain.
8. Dongola, Sudan
No. of rainy days: 3 days per year
Dongola is the capital of the state of Northern in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. It should not be confused with Old Dongola, an ancient city located 80 km upstream on the opposite bank. The climate is generally very hot above 34 °C in August. The normal number of rainfall is 3 times in a year. It comes to no. 8 on our top ten list of driest cities with the least amount of rain.
7. Iquique, Chile
No. of rainy days: 2 days per year
Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census. It is also the main commune of the Greater Iquique. Iquique has a rare mild desert climate with low extremes of temperatures all year round and almost no rainfall. It comes onto no. 7 on top 10 places with fewest rainy days. On the upside, . Iquique is an urban center that offers many outdoor activities and tourism infrastructure. It´s a great place to go and enjoy the beautiful beaches -like Cavancha- and the desert.
6. Wadi Halfa, Sudan
No. of rainy days: 1 day per year
Wadi Halfa is a city in the state of Northern, in northern Sudan, on the shores of Lake Nubia. Historically, it was Nubia’s most important trading point, being the gateway between Egypt and Sudan. Today the city’s buildings are stunning, surrounded by the golden dunes of the Nubian Desert. This city has a population of about 20,000. It is one of the most hottest and driest cities in Sudan with an average temperature of 41 °C during May, June, July and August. This city comes to no. 6 on our top ten list of driest cities with the least amount of rain.
5. Bosaso, Somalia
No. of rainy days: 1 day per year
Bosaso is a city in northern Somalia, which serves as the nation’s main port, and has a population of approximately 700,000 inhabitants. Situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, it is the commercial capital of the Bari region in the autonomous Puntland state. It has vibrant business community with fast experience and creativity in building businesses from scratch and turning them into profitable The weather is not too much hot but it is dry as the no. of rainy days are only 1 day per year and sometimes no rainfall all year. It comes to no. 5 on our top 10 list of driest cities with the least amount of rain.
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