Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Atbara: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad-Damir (12 km away). In March its highs average 34.7°C, about as warm as Atbara, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Atbara ranks 20th of 22 for the warmest March highs and joint 5th of 22 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 22 cities is 36.4°C; Atbara is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 38.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Ad-Damir in MarchSudan · 12 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Khartoum in MarchSudan · 285 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Kassala in MarchSudan · 359 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Wad Medani in MarchSudan · 370 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in MarchSudan · 399 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Port Sudan in MarchSudan · 401 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in MarchSudan · 434 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in MarchSudan · 449 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 0 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.