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Monthly climate in Malakal, South Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Malakal features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 33 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 685 mm (27.0 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Malakal enjoys an average of 3864 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Malakal, South Sudan §

The warmest months in Malakal are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (89 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Malakal experiences 328 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 Malakal, 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(102°F)
Average high 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Malakal, South Sudan §

Malakal usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Malakal are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Malakal, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 55 (2.2) 91 (3.6) 153 (6.0) 174 (6.8) 126 (4.9) 70 (2.8) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 3 13 14 21 22 17 11 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Malakal, South Sudan §

The sunniest months in Malakal are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Malakal: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Malakal, 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 275 307 344 336 343 326 302 320 321 331 323 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 39m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Malakal, South Sudan §

Malakal 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.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Malakal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Malakal, 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) 11 12 13 14 13 12 13 14 13 12 10 10