Monthly climate in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kurmuk features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 580 mm (22.8 inches) and receives 113 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kurmuk enjoys an average of 3804 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, Sudan §

The warmest months in Kurmuk are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kurmuk experiences 326 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 Kurmuk, Blue Nile, 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 40°C
(104°F)
41°C
(105°F)
42°C
(107°F)
42°C
(107°F)
40°C
(104°F)
38°C
(101°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(95°F)
37°C
(99°F)
38°C
(100°F)
38°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)
39°C
(103°F)
41°C
(106°F)
40°C
(105°F)
38°C
(101°F)
36°C
(96°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(89°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(94°F)
37°C
(99°F)
37°C
(99°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(99°F)
39°C
(102°F)
37°C
(99°F)
34°C
(94°F)
32°C
(90°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
35°C
(94°F)
36°C
(97°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(85°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, Sudan §

Kurmuk usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kurmuk 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 Kurmuk, Blue Nile, 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) 3 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 60 (2.4) 58 (2.3) 104 (4.1) 112 (4.4) 97 (3.8) 115 (4.5) 13 (0.5) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 4 14 14 17 20 20 21 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, Sudan §

The sunniest months in Kurmuk are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kurmuk: January, July and August receive an average of 9 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, 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 275 308 344 338 339 312 291 305 311 325 320 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 34m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 35m 12h 43m 12h 39m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Kurmuk, Blue Nile, Sudan §

Kurmuk 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 Kurmuk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kurmuk, Blue Nile, 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 14 14 13 12 13 14 14 13 11 10