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Monthly climate in Rumbek, South Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rumbek features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 863 mm (34.0 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rumbek enjoys an average of 3885 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rumbek, South Sudan §

The warmest months in Rumbek are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (89 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rumbek experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rumbek, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rumbek, South Sudan §

Rumbek usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 153 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rumbek are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rumbek, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 31 (1.2) 118 (4.7) 103 (4.0) 137 (5.4) 169 (6.7) 154 (6.0) 112 (4.4) 19 (0.7) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 4 8 18 19 23 22 21 18 4 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Rumbek, South Sudan §

The sunniest months in Rumbek are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rumbek: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rumbek, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 274 304 339 330 338 322 326 330 328 334 322 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 45m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 25m 12h 29m 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 8m 11h 57m 11h 47m 11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Rumbek, South Sudan §

Rumbek experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rumbek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rumbek, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 14 13 12 10 10