Climate averages 1991–2020
El Daein weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in El Daein: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gereida (109 km away). In December its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as El Daein, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, El Daein ranks 11th of 22 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 31.9°C; El Daein is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
El Daein climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 34.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 26 | 5.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 35.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 47 | 10.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 91 | 15.7 | 12.713 h |
| August | 31.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 110 | 16.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 32.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 77 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 28 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 32.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
December in nearby cities
- Gereida in DecemberSudan · 109 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Nyala in DecemberSudan · 150 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Fasher in DecemberSudan · 255 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nuhūd in DecemberSudan · 286 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Winejok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 315 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kadugli in DecemberSudan · 395 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kuacjok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 406 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in DecemberSudan · 457 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 13.8°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 El Daein) is explained once on the El Daein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.