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Monthly climate in Atbara, River Nile, Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atbara features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 34 mm (1.3 inches) and receives 5 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atbara enjoys an average of 3965 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Atbara, River Nile, Sudan §

The warmest months in Atbara are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (95 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Atbara experiences 323 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 Atbara, River 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 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Atbara, River Nile, Sudan §

Atbara usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atbara 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 Atbara, River 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Atbara, River Nile, Sudan §

The sunniest months in Atbara are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atbara: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Atbara, River 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 265 304 346 349 366 351 350 339 323 330 315 321
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 11m 11h 33m 12h 2m 12h 32m 12h 57m 13h 9m 13h 3m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 17m 11h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Atbara, River Nile, Sudan §

Atbara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Atbara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Atbara, River 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) 9 11 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 10 9 8