Weather Facts around the world The wettest place: Tutunendo, Colombia, has an average of 11,700 mm of rain every year. The hottest place: The average temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia, is 34degC. The foggiest place: There is fog in some place on the new foundland coast of Canada for an average of 120 days a Year The cloudiest place: For 182 days every year there is no sunshine at the South Pole because clouds cover the area. The Sunniest place: In Yuma, Arizona, in the United States, the sun shines 90 per cent of the time. The windiest place: In parts of Antarctica, winds often reach 320 km an hour. The driest place: Arica, in the north of Chile, has less than 0.1 mm of rain each year. The coldest place: The average temperature in one area of America is -58degC. Why do we say Tutunendo is the wettest place in the world?
Because there is a lot of water around it. Because it rains very often there. Because there is rain for an average of 120 days a year there. Because it's near Antarctica.