Sunday, July 31, 2011

Is Mumbai one of the wettest cities in World ???

From the stats, even though people wanted fresh water for their daily life, they have avoided rainiest spots in the world for settlement. Some places which have bucked the trend are given below, If i have missed some cities pls let me know. The criteria is population of above 0.3 million and rainfall of above 2000 mm.

Wettest Cities in the World
  1. Buenaventira, Colombia, Population - 0.30 million, Rainfall - 6780 mm
  2. Monrovia, Liberia, Population - 1.10 million, Rainfall - 5140 mm
  3. Mawlamyine, Burma, Population - 0.53 million, Rainfall - 4880 mm
  4. Baguio, Philippines, Population - 0.32 million, Rainfall - 4570 mm
  5. Sylhet, Bangladesh, Population - 0.47 million, Rainfall - 4520 mm
  6. Kuching, Malaysia, Population - 0.98 million, Rainfall - 4052 mm
  7. Freetown, Sierra Leone, Population - 1.2 million, Rainfall - 3436 mm
Other cities
  1. Mumbai - 2460 mm
  2. Belem - 2439 mm
  3. Quezon City - 2408 mm
  4. Kuala Lumpur - 2394 mm
  5. Singapore - 2272 mm
  6. Colombo - 2240 mm
  7. Hong Kong - 2216 mm

Wettest Cities in India
  1. Mangalore, Population - 0.45 million, Rainfall - 3970 mm
  2. Cochin, Population - 0.65 million, Rainfall - 3300 mm
  3. Calicut, Population - 0.45 million, Rainfall - 3285 mm
  4. Dibrugarh, Population - 1.1 million, Rainfall - 2600 mm
  5. Mumbai, Population - 13.83 million, Rainfall - 2460 mm
  6. Dehradun, Population - 0.57 million, Rainfall - 2300 mm

2 comments:

KARTHIK NARAYAN said...

The largest city of Philipines in terms od population , Quezon city has an annual rainfall of 2408mm...

If u take populations above 1 million.. I think Mumbai and Quezon city should be one of the wettest in the world.....

Yogi said...

Kuching, Malaysia - Pop: 1.1 Million Rainfall: 4200 mm

Freetown, Sierra Leone - Pop: 1.2 Million, Rainfall - 3400 mm

Belem, Brazil - Pop: 1.4 Million, Rainfall - 2400 mm

Would also be considered.