# Cities with the lowest published annual rainfall

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Published monthly precipitation normals totalled into an annual figure, ranked lowest first. Low rainfall is not the same as few rainy days; the total says nothing about how it is spread through the year.

- Canonical: /reports/cities-with-the-least-rainfall/
- Last checked: 2026-07-31

## Answers

### Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

50.2 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/UAE/CSV/AbuDhabiIntlAirport_41217.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Yuma, United States

83.3 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USW00003145.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Antigua, Spain

83.9 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Spain/CSV/FUERTEVENTURAAEROPUERTO_60035.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Oliva, La, Spain

83.9 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Spain/CSV/FUERTEVENTURAAEROPUERTO_60035.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Tuineje, Spain

83.9 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Spain/CSV/FUERTEVENTURAAEROPUERTO_60035.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Puerto del Rosario, Spain

86 mm/year
- Source: https://www.aemet.es/documentos/es/datos_abiertos/Estadisticas/Estadisticas_meteorofenologicas/evmf_estadistica_anual_2023.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-27

### San Bartolomé, Spain

97.5 mm/year
- Source: https://www.aemet.es/documentos/es/datos_abiertos/Estadisticas/Estadisticas_meteorofenologicas/evmf_estadistica_anual_2023.zip
- Checked: 2026-07-27

### Las Vegas, United States

101.4 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USW00053123.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Henderson, United States

106.2 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USW00023169.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

107.5 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/SaudiArabia/CSV/RiyadhNew_40437.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### North Las Vegas, United States

108.5 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00265705.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Victorville, United States

141.5 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00049325.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Broken Hill, Australia

239.2 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/BrokenHill_94691.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Alice Springs, Australia

272.6 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/AliceSpringsAirport_94326.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Kamloops, Canada

272.9 mm/year
- Source: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=1163780&dispBack=0&lstProvince=BC&searchType=stnProv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Whitehorse, Canada

279.6 mm/year
- Source: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=2101300&dispBack=0&lstProvince=YT&searchType=stnProv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Swan Hill, Australia

314.4 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/SwanHillAerodrome_94843.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Medicine Hat, Canada

330.8 mm/year
- Source: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=3034479&dispBack=0&lstProvince=AB&searchType=stnProv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Port Hedland, Australia

335.6 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/PortHedlandAirport_94312.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Penticton, Canada

344.1 mm/year
- Source: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=1126146&dispBack=0&lstProvince=BC&searchType=stnProv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Larnaka, Cyprus

350 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Cyprus/CSV/LarnakaAirport_17609.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Nicosia, Cyprus

350 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Cyprus/CSV/LarnakaAirport_17609.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Murray Bridge, Australia

360.4 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/MurrayBridge_95812.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Athens, Greece

370.8 mm/year
- Source: https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_167160_kt.pdf
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Lethbridge, Canada

372.6 mm/year
- Source: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=3033875&dispBack=0&lstProvince=AB&searchType=stnProv
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Porto Santo, Portugal

381.7 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ipma.pt/en/oclima/normais.clima/1991-2020/
- Checked: 2026-07-26

### Pafos, Cyprus

393.3 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Cyprus/CSV/PafosAirport_17600.csv
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Castro Marim, Portugal

416.7 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_91-20_VILA_REAL_SANTO_ANTONIO.pdf
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Tavira, Portugal

416.7 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_91-20_VILA_REAL_SANTO_ANTONIO.pdf
- Checked: 2026-07-31

### Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal

416.7 mm/year
- Source: https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_91-20_VILA_REAL_SANTO_ANTONIO.pdf
- Checked: 2026-07-31

## Method

Every row is a published  observation measured in mm/year, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 1990 and 2020. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value.

## Boundary

This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.