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The average rainfall for the Sahara Desert as a whole is less than 5 inches per year (12.7 centimetres). The driest areas receive less than 2 centimetres or rain and the wettest areas get up to 10 centimetres or just under 4 inches of rainfall. It does not rain often and when it does it is usually a torrential downpour.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo, the Sahara Desert does not have the greatest average of rainfall. It is conversely considered one of the driest areas in Africa and is the world's largest subtropical hot desert.
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∙ 10y agoYes, the Sahel receives some rain, more than the Sahara Desert to the north.
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∙ 12y agoit rains every few years
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What dessert covers most of northern Africa?
The sahara
What is the climate zone just south of the Sahara is called?
The Sahel which receives a bit more rainfall that the Sahara and has more grass and shrubs.
Is Sahara the biggest dessert?
Yes, The Sahara Desert is located in Africa It is one of two deserts there.
What factors influence the climate in Africa south of the Sahara what is probably the most important factor?
rainfall
Is Cairo a desert of ancient Egypt?
Cairo is a major city. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. It is not a dessert. A dessert is a tasty, often times sweet food generally eaten after dinner. Pie is a dessert. Cairo is a city. The Sahara is a desert.
The place receiving the world's greatest annual rainfall of 1042 inches?
Mt. Rainier, Washington. or is it....... Sahara Desert
Distinguish between life in the Sahara desert and life in ladakh?
the average rainfall in sahara is approximately 25 cm whereas the average rainfall in ladakh is only 84 mm. the climate is hot and dry in sahara whereas in ladakh the climate is very cold.people of sahara desert wear loose clothes where as in ladakh people wear lots of clothes
Is Sahara dessert in Zimbabwe?
No
What dessert covers much of northern afica?
Sahara Dessert
A dessert that starts with S and G?
Sahara Dessert and Gobi Dessert is what you're looking for.
What is the habitat of the cuttlefish?
The ocean in Australia in the kelp forests. The sand in the Sahara dessert. in the cactus. The sand in the Sahara dessert. in the cactus.
What is a octopuses habitat?
the Sahara dessert
Where was frozen yogurt first introduced?
Sahara desert.. they called it sahara dessert
How do you describe Sahara?
The worlds biggest dessert also pronounced Saharan dessert
Which land region is the driest?
the sahara dessert
What place was settled by the bantu?
The Sahara Dessert
What is the name of the biggest dessert in the world?
the sahara
