Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
in June.
A hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Malakal: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 102 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes June a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kadugli (269 km away). In June its highs average 33.4°C, 1.0°C warmer than Malakal, with 93 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Malakal ranks 3rd of 6 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 6 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 6 cities is 31.3°C; Malakal is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 102 mm to 172 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Kadugli in JuneSudan · 269 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 93 mm rain
- Gambēla in JuneEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 128 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in JuneSudan · 387 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 67 mm rain
- Kosti in JuneSudan · 418 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Kuacjok in JuneSouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 122 mm rain
- El Obeid in JuneSudan · 435 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Wau in JuneSouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 127 mm rain
- Winejok in JuneSouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 115 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.