Climate averages 1991–2020
Khartoum weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Khartoum: daytime highs average 38.3°C and nights cool to about 25.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (153 km away). In October its highs average 38.1°C, about as warm as Khartoum, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Khartoum ranks joint 2nd of 22 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 35.8°C; Khartoum is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in OctoberSudan · 153 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Wad Medani in OctoberSudan · 166 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 10 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in OctoberSudan · 174 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Sennar in OctoberSudan · 247 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Kosti in OctoberSudan · 266 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in OctoberSudan · 275 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Atbara in OctoberSudan · 285 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Singa in OctoberSudan · 307 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 25 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.