Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Malakal: daytime highs average 37.7°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kadugli (269 km away). In February its highs average 36.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Malakal, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Malakal ranks joint 2nd of 6 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 6 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 6 cities is 37.1°C; Malakal is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.7 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
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, selected | 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
February in nearby cities
- Kadugli in FebruarySudan · 269 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gambēla in FebruaryEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in FebruarySudan · 387 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in FebruarySudan · 418 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Kuacjok in FebruarySouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- El Obeid in FebruarySudan · 435 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Wau in FebruarySouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Winejok in FebruarySouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Malakal) is explained once on the Malakal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.