Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Malakal: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 172 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes July a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kadugli (269 km away). In July its highs average 30.3°C, about as warm as Malakal, with 157 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Malakal ranks 4th of 6 for the warmest July highs and 5th of 6 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 6 cities is 29.7°C; Malakal is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 172 mm to 194 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Kadugli in JulySudan · 269 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 157 mm rain
- Gambēla in JulyEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 119 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in JulySudan · 387 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 101 mm rain
- Kosti in JulySudan · 418 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 68 mm rain
- Kuacjok in JulySouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 171 mm rain
- El Obeid in JulySudan · 435 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 24.0°C · 62 mm rain
- Wau in JulySouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 166 mm rain
- Winejok in JulySouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 169 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.