Climate averages 1991–2020
Khartoum weather
in February.
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.
February is a hot month in Khartoum: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 16.9°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 February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (153 km away). In February its highs average 35.3°C, 3.1°C warmer than Khartoum, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Khartoum ranks 17th of 22 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 33.5°C; Khartoum is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in FebruarySudan · 153 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Wad Medani in FebruarySudan · 166 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in FebruarySudan · 174 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Sennar in FebruarySudan · 247 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kosti in FebruarySudan · 266 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in FebruarySudan · 275 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Atbara in FebruarySudan · 285 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Singa in FebruarySudan · 307 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.6°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 Khartoum) is explained once on the Khartoum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.