Climate averages 1991–2020
Malakal weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Malakal: daytime highs average 39.3°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kadugli (269 km away). In March its highs average 39.1°C, about as warm as Malakal, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Malakal ranks 1st of 6 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 6 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 6 cities is 37.5°C; Malakal is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 38.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.7 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Kadugli in MarchSudan · 269 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Gambēla in MarchEthiopia · 351 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in MarchSudan · 387 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kosti in MarchSudan · 418 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kuacjok in MarchSouth Sudan · 427 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 25.4°C · 16 mm rain
- El Obeid in MarchSudan · 435 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wau in MarchSouth Sudan · 452 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 25.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Winejok in MarchSouth Sudan · 453 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 25.2°C · 9.9 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.