Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qadarif weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Al Qadarif: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th 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 41 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singa (185 km away). In February its highs average 36.4°C, about as warm as Al Qadarif, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Al Qadarif ranks joint 2nd 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 Qadarif is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 38.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Al Qadarif climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 36.4°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 40.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 3.9 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 26 | 6.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 37.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 49 | 11.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 122 | 20.3 | 12.913 h |
| August | 30.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 147 | 21.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 64 | 13.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 26 | 7.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.511 h |
| December | 34.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.1 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Singa in FebruarySudan · 185 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kassala in FebruarySudan · 192 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sennar in FebruarySudan · 203 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in FebruarySudan · 205 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in FebruarySudan · 259 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in FebruarySudan · 273 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in FebruarySudan · 310 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 313 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 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 Al Qadarif) is explained once on the Al Qadarif year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.