Top 5 driest places on Earth (lowest average rainfall)

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Mean annual precipitation — Precipitation extremes

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

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    Arica, Chile

    ~0.76 mm/yr

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    Al Kufrah, Libya

    ~0.86 mm/yr

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    Aswan, Egypt

    ~0.86 mm/yr