Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
by month.
See how the year changes. June has the highest average daily maximum; December (tied with February and November) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: January
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Atbara averages a daytime high of 36.5°C and a nighttime low of 22.3°C, with about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days. June is the warmest month (average high 41.8°C) and January the coolest (28.6°C). August is the wettest month with 8.7 mm; December (tied with February and November) is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): January. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Atbara
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
Atbara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| February | 31.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 34.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 38.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 41.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 41.8°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| July | 40.0°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 6.8 | 1.7 | 13.113 h |
| August | 39.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 8.7 | 2.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 40.5°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 38.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 33.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| December | 30.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.111 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
Nearby cities
- Ad-DamirSudan · 12 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 23 mm rain a year
- KhartoumSudan · 285 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 64 mm rain a year
- KassalaSudan · 359 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 181 mm rain a year
- Wad MedaniSudan · 370 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 187 mm rain a year
- Al ManāqilSudan · 399 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 191 mm rain a year
- Port SudanSudan · 401 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 133 mm rain a year
- Al QadarifSudan · 434 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 440 mm rain a year
- Ad DouiemSudan · 449 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 174 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 17.70°, 34.00° (2 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 17.75°, 34.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.