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Monthly climate in Sawakin, Red Sea, Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sawakin features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 401 mm (15.8 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sawakin enjoys an average of 3899 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sawakin, Red Sea, Sudan §

The warmest months in Sawakin are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (91 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sawakin experiences 260 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 Sawakin, Red Sea, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sawakin, Red Sea, Sudan §

Sawakin usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 106 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sawakin are April, June and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sawakin, Red Sea, 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) 86 (3.4) 38 (1.5) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 106 (4.2) 126 (5.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 9 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 20 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Sawakin, Red Sea, Sudan §

The sunniest months in Sawakin are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sawakin: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sawakin, Red Sea, 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 243 294 347 350 364 355 351 342 327 330 301 291
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 6m 11h 30m 12h 1m 12h 34m 13h 1m 13h 14m 13h 8m 12h 44m 12h 13m 11h 41m 11h 13m 10h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Sawakin, Red Sea, Sudan §

Sawakin experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sawakin UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sawakin, Red Sea, 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) 8 10 12 12 13 10 11 10 10 10 8 7