Climate averages 1991–2020
Ad Douiem weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Ad Douiem: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (78 km away). In April its highs average 41.1°C, 2.5°C warmer than Ad Douiem, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Ad Douiem ranks joint 14th of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 5th of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 38.8°C; Ad Douiem is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 9.1 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Ad Douiem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 38.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 9.1 | 3.2 | 12.813 h |
| June | 38.0°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 12 | 3.8 | 12.913 h |
| July | 35.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 49 | 9.6 | 12.913 h |
| August | 33.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 61 | 11.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 35.9°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 32 | 8.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 37.0°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 11 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| December | 30.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 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
April in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in AprilSudan · 78 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kosti in AprilSudan · 101 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Wad Medani in AprilSudan · 138 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sennar in AprilSudan · 144 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Khartoum in AprilSudan · 174 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Singa in AprilSudan · 199 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 26.4°C · 2.5 mm rain
- El Obeid in AprilSudan · 244 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in AprilSudan · 331 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.9°C · 8.6 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 Ad Douiem) is explained once on the Ad Douiem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.