Climate averages 1991–2020
Khartoum weather
in July.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Khartoum: daytime highs average 37.7°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (153 km away). In July its highs average 35.9°C, 1.8°C cooler than Khartoum, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Khartoum ranks 4th of 22 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 34.3°C; Khartoum is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in JulySudan · 153 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Wad Medani in JulySudan · 166 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 54 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in JulySudan · 174 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Sennar in JulySudan · 247 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 25.0°C · 73 mm rain
- Kosti in JulySudan · 266 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 68 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in JulySudan · 275 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 27.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Atbara in JulySudan · 285 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.4°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Singa in JulySudan · 307 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 91 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.