About Mawsynram: year! Mawsynram gets almost 12 metres of rain in a normal year — taller than a two-storey house. Most of the rain falls in the monsoon months from about June to September. The rain is 'orographic': wet monsoon air is forced up the hills, cools, and pours down. Villagers use grass 'knups' — full-body umbrellas — to work in the endless rain

Location: Meghalaya, in northeastern India · Country: India · Yearly Rain: About 11,872 mm (467 in) a year the highest average on Earth · Record: Holds the Guinness World Record for highest average annual rainfall · Why So Wet: Monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal hit the steep Khasi Hills and rise, dropping their rain · Region: Sits on the southern slopes of the Khasi Hills · Nature: Green, misty hills fed by endless rain · World Rank: The wettest inhabited place on Earth