Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Atbara: daytime highs average 38.7°C and nights cool to about 22.5°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 April (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad-Damir (12 km away). In April its highs average 38.8°C, about as warm as Atbara, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Atbara ranks 13th of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 38.8°C; Atbara is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 41.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
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, selected | 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
April in nearby cities
- Ad-Damir in AprilSudan · 12 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khartoum in AprilSudan · 285 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kassala in AprilSudan · 359 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in AprilSudan · 370 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in AprilSudan · 399 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Port Sudan in AprilSudan · 401 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in AprilSudan · 434 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in AprilSudan · 449 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 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 Atbara) is explained once on the Atbara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.