Climate averages 1991–2020

Al Manāqil weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 35.3°C Daytime mean, February
Average low 20.2°C Night-time mean, February
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Al Manāqil · average highYear overview

February is a very hot month in Al Manāqil: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Wad Medani (60 km away). In February its highs average 35.4°C, about as warm as Al Manāqil, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Al Manāqil ranks 7th of 22 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 33.5°C; Al Manāqil is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 15202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Al Manāqil climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Al Manāqil, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 32.9°C18.4°C18.4°C0.10.111.411 h
February, selected 35.3°C20.2°C20.2°C00.011.712 h
March 38.4°C22.7°C22.7°C0.10.012.012 h
April 41.1°C25.7°C25.7°C1.10.412.412 h
May 41.0°C27.5°C27.5°C133.812.813 h
June 39.3°C27.5°C27.5°C155.113.013 h
July 35.9°C25.6°C25.6°C5311.112.913 h
August 34.6°C24.7°C24.7°C6512.412.613 h
September 36.7°C25.4°C25.4°C308.512.212 h
October 38.1°C25.7°C25.7°C134.411.812 h
November 36.7°C23.3°C23.3°C0.30.111.511 h
December 33.8°C19.8°C19.8°C00.011.311 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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Al Manāqil

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Manāqil) is explained once on the Al Manāqil year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.