Climate averages 1991–2020
Kadugli weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Kadugli: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th 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 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is An Nuhūd (234 km away). In December its highs average 30.8°C, 4.2°C cooler than Kadugli, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Kadugli ranks 1st of 22 for the warmest December highs and joint 19th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 31.9°C; Kadugli is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 34.7°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
Kadugli climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 15 | 3.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 57 | 13.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 93 | 17.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 157 | 23.0 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 187 | 24.5 | 12.512 h |
| September | 30.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 129 | 21.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 67 | 13.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 35.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.1 | 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
- An Nuhūd in DecemberSudan · 234 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 0 mm rain
- El Obeid in DecemberSudan · 248 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Malakal in DecemberSouth Sudan · 269 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Winejok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 324 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kuacjok in DecemberSouth Sudan · 356 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Daein in DecemberSudan · 395 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in DecemberSudan · 400 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Wau in DecemberSouth Sudan · 414 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.6 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 Kadugli) is explained once on the Kadugli year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.