Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
in October.
A very hot, very 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 Atbara: daytime highs average 38.3°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad-Damir (12 km away). In October its highs average 38.4°C, about as warm as Atbara, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Atbara ranks joint 2nd of 22 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 35.8°C; Atbara is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ad-Damir in OctoberSudan · 12 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Khartoum in OctoberSudan · 285 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 25.5°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Kassala in OctoberSudan · 359 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Wad Medani in OctoberSudan · 370 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 10 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in OctoberSudan · 399 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Port Sudan in OctoberSudan · 401 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in OctoberSudan · 434 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in OctoberSudan · 449 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 11 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.