Climate averages 1991–2020
El Fasher weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in El Fasher: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nyala (183 km away). In February its highs average 32.8°C, 1.8°C warmer than El Fasher, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, El Fasher ranks 21st of 22 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 33.5°C; El Fasher is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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 Fasher climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 31.0°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 36.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 4.6 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 10 | 3.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 67 | 12.4 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 103 | 16.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 23 | 5.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| November | 31.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 28.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 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
February in nearby cities
- Nyala in FebruarySudan · 183 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- El Daein in FebruarySudan · 255 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in FebruarySudan · 263 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in FebruarySudan · 313 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in FebruarySudan · 314 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- An Nuhūd in FebruarySudan · 349 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Abéché in FebruaryChad · 488 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Obeid in FebruarySudan · 529 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.8°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 Fasher) is explained once on the El Fasher year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.