Climate averages 1991–2020
Kassala weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Kassala: daytime highs average 37.2°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qadarif (192 km away). In March its highs average 38.7°C, 1.5°C warmer than Kassala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Kassala ranks 10th of 22 for the warmest March highs and joint 9th of 22 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 22 cities is 36.4°C; Kassala is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 40.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Al Qadarif in MarchSudan · 192 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Keren in MarchEritrea · 223 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in MarchEthiopia · 252 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Asmara in MarchEritrea · 272 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Aksum in MarchEthiopia · 290 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Adwa in MarchEthiopia · 304 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Wad Medani in MarchSudan · 331 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in MarchSudan · 352 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.5°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.