Climate averages 1991–2020
Khartoum weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Khartoum: daytime highs average 39.3°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (153 km away). In April its highs average 41.1°C, 1.8°C warmer than Khartoum, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Khartoum ranks joint 9th of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 38.8°C; Khartoum is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 40.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.2 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
Khartoum climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| February | 32.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 35.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 39.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May | 40.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 3.2 | 1.2 | 12.813 h |
| June | 40.4°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 3.1 | 1.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 37.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 20 | 4.7 | 13.013 h |
| August | 37.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 24 | 6.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 38.6°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 9.4 | 2.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 38.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 3.7 | 1.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.4°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 30.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0 | 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 Manāqil in AprilSudan · 153 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in AprilSudan · 166 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in AprilSudan · 174 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sennar in AprilSudan · 247 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kosti in AprilSudan · 266 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in AprilSudan · 275 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Atbara in AprilSudan · 285 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Singa in AprilSudan · 307 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 26.4°C · 2.5 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 Khartoum) is explained once on the Khartoum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.