Climate averages 1991–2020
Kassala weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Kassala: daytime highs average 40.0°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qadarif (192 km away). In April its highs average 40.6°C, 0.6°C warmer than Kassala, with 3.9 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Kassala ranks 7th of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 8th of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 38.8°C; Kassala is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 40.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 7.0 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Kassala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| February | 34.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 37.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 40.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 40.4°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 7.0 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 39.1°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 10 | 2.8 | 13.013 h |
| July | 35.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 61 | 12.1 | 12.913 h |
| August | 33.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 72 | 13.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 24 | 6.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 37.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 4.9 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| December | 33.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 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
April in nearby cities
- Al Qadarif in AprilSudan · 192 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Keren in AprilEritrea · 223 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in AprilEthiopia · 252 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Asmara in AprilEritrea · 272 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 63 mm rain
- Aksum in AprilEthiopia · 290 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Adwa in AprilEthiopia · 304 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Wad Medani in AprilSudan · 331 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in AprilSudan · 352 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.3 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 Kassala) is explained once on the Kassala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.