Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qadarif weather
in January.
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.
January is a very hot month in Al Qadarif: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 19.1°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 January (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singa (185 km away). In January its highs average 34.1°C, about as warm as Al Qadarif, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Al Qadarif ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest January highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 22 cities is 31.1°C; Al Qadarif is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 36.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 34.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 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
January in nearby cities
- Singa in JanuarySudan · 185 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kassala in JanuarySudan · 192 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sennar in JanuarySudan · 203 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in JanuarySudan · 205 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in JanuarySudan · 259 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in JanuarySudan · 273 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in JanuarySudan · 310 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in JanuaryEthiopia · 313 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 1.5 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.