Climate averages 1991–2020

Kosti weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 35.6°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 20.5°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Kosti: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th 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 42 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Ad Douiem (101 km away). In February its highs average 32.4°C, 3.2°C cooler than Kosti, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Kosti ranks 5th 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; Kosti is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 38.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Kosti climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Kosti, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	33.0°C18.8°C	18.8°C	0.1	0.0	11.411 h
February, selected	35.6°C20.5°C	20.5°C	0	0.0	11.712 h
March	38.5°C23.0°C	23.0°C	0.2	0.0	12.112 h
April	40.6°C25.4°C	25.4°C	1.6	0.5	12.412 h
May	39.7°C26.9°C	26.9°C	15	4.1	12.713 h
June	37.8°C26.6°C	26.6°C	23	6.2	12.913 h
July	34.3°C24.8°C	24.8°C	68	12.3	12.813 h
August	32.7°C24.0°C	24.0°C	73	13.4	12.613 h
September	34.9°C24.6°C	24.6°C	39	9.4	12.212 h
October	36.8°C25.1°C	25.1°C	17	5.3	11.812 h
November	36.5°C23.2°C	23.2°C	0.3	0.1	11.512 h
December	33.9°C20.0°C	20.0°C	0	0.0	11.411 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

Distance from Kosti

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kosti) is explained once on the Kosti year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.