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Monthly climate in Dongola, Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dongola features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 36 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 7 mm (0.3 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dongola enjoys an average of 4009 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dongola, Sudan §

The warmest months in Dongola are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 36 to 36 °C (97 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dongola experiences 296 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 Dongola, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dongola, Sudan §

Dongola usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 0 rainy days and 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dongola are January, March and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dongola, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Dongola, Sudan §

The sunniest months in Dongola are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dongola: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dongola, 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 263 302 344 345 369 360 369 353 329 332 317 322
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 6m 11h 30m 12h 1m 12h 34m 13h 1m 13h 15m 13h 8m 12h 44m 12h 13m 11h 40m 11h 12m 10h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Dongola, Sudan §

Dongola experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dongola UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dongola, 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) 9 10 12 13 13 11 12 12 11 10 9 8