low rainfall
Arid weather pattern
Low rainfall describes a region or period receiving less precipitation than typical or needed.
Areas with low rainfall tend toward arid or semi-arid climates, supporting drought-resistant vegetation.
The phrase often appears in agricultural and climate discussions: Crops failed due to low rainfall this season.
The region's low rainfall makes irrigation essential.
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- aridDevoid of water
- bone dryTotally devoid of moisture
- dryFree from moisture
parched · parched land · desert · dust bowl · dusty · barren · scorched · cracked · cracked earth · thirsty · withered · sparse · famine · wells · reservoirs · irrigation · water restrictions · rationing
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- Droughtwater shortage, dry spell, dry spells, parched earth, parched land
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
- drylands
low rainfallwet climate
Region of abundant rainfall
humid climate · temperate rainforest · tropical rainforest · rainy climate
low rainfallmonsoon season
Annual heavy rainfall period
wet season · rainy season · monsoon rains · monsoon · flood season
lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, lowland, lowlands, rain, rains, rained