Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Fasher features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 247 mm (9.7 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Fasher enjoys an average of 3980 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Fasher are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Fasher experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Fasher, Sudan with other places around the world.
El Fasher usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Fasher are March, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 11 (0.4) | 49 (1.9) | 153 (6.0) | 21 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in El Fasher are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Fasher: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 302 | 345 | 341 | 358 | 347 | 347 | 343 | 330 | 336 | 326 | 332 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 24m | 11h 41m | 12h 3m | 12h 25m | 12h 44m | 12h 54m | 12h 49m | 12h 32m | 12h 10m | 11h 48m | 11h 29m | 11h 19m |
El Fasher experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, October 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 El Fasher UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |