Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Atbara: daytime highs average 40.0°C and nights cool to about 27.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 05 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad-Damir (12 km away). In July its highs average 39.9°C, about as warm as Atbara, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Atbara ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 34.3°C; Atbara is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 39.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.8 mm to 8.7 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ad-Damir in JulySudan · 12 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 27.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Khartoum in JulySudan · 285 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Kassala in JulySudan · 359 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Wad Medani in JulySudan · 370 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 54 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in JulySudan · 399 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Port Sudan in JulySudan · 401 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 28.3°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in JulySudan · 434 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 122 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in JulySudan · 449 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 49 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.