Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kutum features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 278 mm (11.0 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kutum enjoys an average of 3958 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kutum are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kutum experiences 301 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kutum, Northern Darfur, Sudan with other places around the world.
Kutum usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kutum are January, February and November. 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 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.3) | 65 (2.5) | 164 (6.4) | 27 (1.1) | 11 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Kutum are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kutum: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 300 | 343 | 340 | 357 | 348 | 346 | 340 | 327 | 333 | 323 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 22m | 11h 40m | 12h 2m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 56m | 12h 51m | 12h 33m | 12h 11m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 17m |
Kutum 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 Kutum 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 | 9 |