So many places and areas on Earth receive very little rainfall with just less than 1 inch of precipitation throughout the year. But when it comes to the driest place in the world , well, it must be somewhere with almost no rainfall at all, right? Are there any places on the planet that do not get any rain all year round? Yep, there are a few! Keep reading on to know the world’s 5 driest places (measured by rainfall) and see where the driest one is. Luxor, Egypt Seeing a rainfall of 0.862 millimeters (0.034 inches) per year, on average, Luxor - a city in southern Egypt, is known as one of the driest places on the planet. It’s also one of the world’s hottest and sunniest cities with average high temperatures in summers are above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Summers in Luxor are long and extremely hot while winters are always so short and so warm. Also, the long sunshine duration of about 4,000 hours per year that combines with very low rainfall making Luxor’s climate e