Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qadarif weather
in October.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Al Qadarif: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singa (185 km away). In October its highs average 36.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than Al Qadarif, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Al Qadarif ranks 13th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 18th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 35.8°C; Al Qadarif is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 1.8 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Singa in OctoberSudan · 185 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Kassala in OctoberSudan · 192 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Sennar in OctoberSudan · 203 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Wad Medani in OctoberSudan · 205 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 10 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in OctoberSudan · 259 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in OctoberSudan · 273 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 60 mm rain
- Kosti in OctoberSudan · 310 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in OctoberEthiopia · 313 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 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.