The wettest places in the world

1,393 major destinations ranked by annual rainfall, from long-term climate normals — with each one's wettest month, so you know what to skip. The dry extreme is further down; month by month, start at where is it rainy?

Wettest on Earth: Cox's Bazar (5,320 mm/yr), Quibdó (4,408 mm) and Chattogram (Chittagong) (4,340 mm). Driest: Sohag, Luxor, Marsa Alam — jump to the dry list.

The world's wettest destinations, year-round

• 1
  Cox's Bazar

  Bangladeshcoastal city break

  5,320 mm rain/yr2,418 h sun/yrwettest July (1,346 mm)

• 2
  Quibdó

  Colombiaregional city

  4,408 mm rain/yr1,326 h sun/yrwettest August (466 mm)

• 3
  Chattogram (Chittagong)

  Bangladeshmajor coastal city

  4,340 mm rain/yr2,518 h sun/yrwettest July (1,138 mm)

• 4
  Kuching

  Malaysiacity break

  3,803 mm rain/yr1,954 h sun/yrwettest January (547 mm)

• 5
  Sylhet

  Bangladeshregional city

  3,707 mm rain/yr2,257 h sun/yrwettest June (701 mm)

• 6
  Padang (Katapiang)

  Indonesiacoastal city break

  3,623 mm rain/yr1,936 h sun/yrwettest November (430 mm)

• 7
  Mangaluru

  Indiacoastal city break

  3,615 mm rain/yr2,584 h sun/yrwettest July (972 mm)

• 8
  Butuan

  Philippinesbeach resort

  3,423 mm rain/yr2,067 h sun/yrwettest January (572 mm)

• 9
  Pontianak

  Indonesiacoastal city break

  3,312 mm rain/yr2,258 h sun/yrwettest November (392 mm)

• 10
  Juneau

  United Statessmall town

  3,155 mm rain/yr1,229 h sun/yrwettest October (384 mm)

• 11
  Bengkulu

  Indonesiacoastal city break

  3,100 mm rain/yr1,985 h sun/yrwettest December (408 mm)

• 12
  Tacloban City

  Philippinesbeach resort

  3,066 mm rain/yr2,169 h sun/yrwettest December (447 mm)

• 13
  Ketapang

  Indonesiabeach resort

  3,046 mm rain/yr2,402 h sun/yrwettest November (417 mm)

• 14
  Legazpi

  Philippinescoastal city break

  3,031 mm rain/yr2,108 h sun/yrwettest December (478 mm)

• 15
  Iquitos

  Perucity break

  2,992 mm rain/yr1,819 h sun/yrwettest March (357 mm)

• 16
  Bandar Seri Begawan

  Bruneibeach resort

  2,991 mm rain/yr2,273 h sun/yrwettest December (333 mm)

• 17
  Manila (Pasay)

  Philippinesmajor coastal city

  2,917 mm rain/yr2,000 h sun/yrwettest December (393 mm)

• 18
  Tarakan

  Indonesiabeach resort

  2,898 mm rain/yr2,242 h sun/yrwettest December (295 mm)

• 19
  Conakry

  Guineacoastal city break

  2,897 mm rain/yr2,463 h sun/yrwettest August (943 mm)

• 20
  Miri

  Malaysiabeach resort

  2,891 mm rain/yr2,300 h sun/yrwettest December (377 mm)

• 21
  Kannur

  Indiabeach resort

  2,891 mm rain/yr2,498 h sun/yrwettest July (700 mm)

• 22
  Cayenne

  French Guianabeach resort

  2,872 mm rain/yr2,049 h sun/yrwettest May (504 mm)

• 23
  Pekanbaru

  Indonesiacity break

  2,863 mm rain/yr1,944 h sun/yrwettest November (351 mm)

• 24
  Palangkaraya

  Indonesiaregional city

  2,850 mm rain/yr2,162 h sun/yrwettest December (362 mm)

• 25
  Caticlan

  Philippinesbeach resort

  2,833 mm rain/yr2,593 h sun/yrwettest July (461 mm)