Climate averages 1991–2020
Kassala weather
in December.
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.
December is a hot month in Kassala: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 18.9°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 December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qadarif (192 km away). In December its highs average 34.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Kassala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Kassala ranks 8th 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; Kassala is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 32.7°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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Al Qadarif in DecemberSudan · 192 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Keren in DecemberEritrea · 223 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in DecemberEthiopia · 252 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Asmara in DecemberEritrea · 272 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Aksum in DecemberEthiopia · 290 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Adwa in DecemberEthiopia · 304 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in DecemberSudan · 331 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in DecemberSudan · 352 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 16.5°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 Kassala) is explained once on the Kassala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.