Climate averages 1991–2020
El Obeid 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 Obeid: daytime highs average 31.6°C and nights cool to about 16.8°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 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is An Nuhūd (201 km away). In February its highs average 32.8°C, 1.2°C warmer than El Obeid, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, El Obeid ranks 18th 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 Obeid is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 35.0°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 Obeid climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 31.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 11 | 3.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 24 | 6.1 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 62 | 13.3 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 75 | 14.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 41 | 9.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 10 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 33.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 29.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
- An Nuhūd in FebruarySudan · 201 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in FebruarySudan · 244 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Kadugli in FebruarySudan · 248 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kosti in FebruarySudan · 265 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Manāqil in FebruarySudan · 322 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Khartoum in FebruarySudan · 363 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Sennar in FebruarySudan · 365 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in FebruarySudan · 382 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 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 Obeid) is explained once on the El Obeid year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.