Climate averages 1991–2020
Khartoum weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Khartoum: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (one of the driest months of the year). 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 Manāqil (153 km away). In March its highs average 38.4°C, 2.6°C warmer than Khartoum, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Khartoum ranks 14th of 22 for the warmest March highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 22 cities is 36.4°C; Khartoum is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in MarchSudan · 153 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Wad Medani in MarchSudan · 166 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in MarchSudan · 174 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Sennar in MarchSudan · 247 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kosti in MarchSudan · 266 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in MarchSudan · 275 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Atbara in MarchSudan · 285 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Singa in MarchSudan · 307 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.7 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.