Can you weather these destinations?
Much of Cebu has received a solid drenching in the last two days, with Cebu City expecting light rain showers up until Thursday, with light gusts bringing in cooler temperature.
But after a hotter than usual December, don’t be fooled into thinking that what we will be experiencing this week should be classified as ‘heavy downpour’.
Even though it feels extremely wet, emphasized by the traffic and flooded sidewalks, this is still nothing compared to the top 10 wettest destinations around the world. Do you think you can weather these spots…
10. Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, China
Average annual rainfall: 8169mm
Mount Emei stands as the tallest of the Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism and receives more rainfall than anywhere else in china. The phenomenon has been dubbed the “clouds sea”. During monsoons, it attracts a double layer of clouds that result in extremely heavy rainfall.
The top of the Emei Shan standing above the clouds
9. Puu Kukui, Maui, Hawaii
Average annual rainfall: 9293mm
Puu Kukui is recorded as the 9th wettest place on Earth.
8. Mt Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii
Average annual rainfall: 9763mm
The name Waialeale means “overflowing water”. Access to the mountain is extremely difficult as the rain turns the slopes slippery and dangerous. It is believed that the peak’s near perfect conical shape is what makes it so wet.
The weeping wall in Mt. Waialeale
7. Big Bog, Maui, Hawaii
Average annual rainfall: 10,272mm
Big Bog, despite having some of the heaviest downpours in the world is also a major tourist hub on Maui because of its lush scenery. The rain is brough over from easterly winds that bring in the moisture from the pacific up against the mountainside.
6. Debundscha, Cameroon, Africa
Average annual rainfall: 10,299mm
Debundscha is a village that lies at the foot of Mount Cameroon, the highest peak in Africa.
5. San Antonio de Ureca, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Average annual rainfall: 10,450mm
San Antonio de Ureca is the wettest place in Africa Their dry season lasts from November to March, and heavy rains throughout the rest of the year. During dry seasons, tourists also come and can watch turtle lay eggs on the beaches of Equatorial Guinea.
4. Cropp River, New Zealand
Average annual rainfall: 11,516mm
The Cropp river runs 9km long, and the majority of its flow of water comes from the torrential rains this area receives annually.
3. Tutendo, Colombia, South America
Average annual rainfall: 11,770mm
This region has two rainy seasons, so you can imagine its practically raining all year round. The city of Quibdo holds the title of the wettest city in the world.
2. Cherrapunji, Meghalaya State, India
Average annual rainfall: 11,777mm
Meghalaya is a site to behold. Ironically despite being the second wettest place in the world, residents of Cherranpunji find themselves short on water in the dry seasons when no rain falls for months at a tie. During the wet season though, thunderstorms lash the region, for 3-4 weeks at a time. The area is also famous for its bridges made out of living tree roots, waterfalls, and hills.
Living root bridge in Meghalaya
1. Mawsynram, Meghalaya State, India
Average annual rainfall: 11,871mm
Mawsynram is located only 15km from Cherrapunji and there are often arguments about which town should hold the title of world’s wettest. In Mawsynram the rain falls so hard that residents soundproof their huts using grass.
So if we feel like we cant get through our version of a wet week, try to picture what the 10 wettest places on earth would feel like, even just for a day.
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