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Monthly climate in Wau, South Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wau 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 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 809 mm (31.8 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wau enjoys an average of 3872 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wau, South Sudan §

The warmest months in Wau are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 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 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wau 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 Wau, 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
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wau, South Sudan §

Wau usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 154 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wau are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wau, 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) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 26 (1.0) 95 (3.7) 116 (4.5) 148 (5.8) 166 (6.5) 147 (5.8) 87 (3.4) 12 (0.5) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 3 7 16 18 21 21 22 17 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Wau, South Sudan §

The sunniest months in Wau are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wau: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wau, 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 276 306 339 330 333 323 321 322 327 334 321 335
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 32m 12h 30m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 45m 11h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Wau, South Sudan §

Wau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Wau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wau, 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 13 13 14 14 12 13 14 14 12 10 10