Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
by month.
See how the year changes. March has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Malakal averages a daytime high of 34.1°C and a nighttime low of 23.6°C, with about 812 mm of rain on roughly 125 days. March is the warmest month (average high 39.3°C) and August the coolest (29.5°C). August is the wettest month with 194 mm; February is the driest with under 1 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Malakal
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Malakal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 37.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 3.7 | 1.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.3°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 27 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 35.4°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 70 | 14.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 102 | 17.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 172 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 194 | 24.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 129 | 20.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 101 | 16.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 35.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- KadugliSudan · 269 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 709 mm rain a year
- GambēlaEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 870 mm rain a year
- Ad-DamazinSudan · 387 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 533 mm rain a year
- KostiSudan · 418 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 238 mm rain a year
- KuacjokSouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 907 mm rain a year
- El ObeidSudan · 435 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 224 mm rain a year
- WauSouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 982 mm rain a year
- WinejokSouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 811 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 9.50°, 31.70° (6 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 9.50°, 31.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.