Climate averages 1991–2020
Atbara weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Atbara: daytime highs average 40.5°C and nights cool to about 27.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad-Damir (12 km away). In September its highs average 40.5°C, about as warm as Atbara, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Atbara ranks joint 1st of 22 for the warmest September highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 34.7°C; Atbara is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 38.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Ad-Damir in SeptemberSudan · 12 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Khartoum in SeptemberSudan · 285 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.5°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Kassala in SeptemberSudan · 359 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Wad Medani in SeptemberSudan · 370 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in SeptemberSudan · 399 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 25.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Port Sudan in SeptemberSudan · 401 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in SeptemberSudan · 434 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in SeptemberSudan · 449 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.4°C · 32 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.