Climate averages 1991–2020

Nyala weather
in February.

A 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 32.8°C Daytime mean, February
Average low 18.2°C Night-time mean, February
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Nyala · average highYear overview

February is a hot month in Nyala: daytime highs average 32.8°C and nights cool to about 18.2°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 44 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Gereida (91 km away). In February its highs average 34.5°C, 1.8°C warmer than Nyala, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Nyala ranks joint 12th 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; Nyala is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 10152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1500

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

Every month, side by side

Nyala climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Nyala, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 30.1°C16.0°C16.0°C00.011.512 h
February, selected 32.8°C18.2°C18.2°C00.011.712 h
March 35.8°C21.2°C21.2°C0.50.212.112 h
April 37.9°C23.5°C23.5°C1.80.412.412 h
May 37.6°C24.5°C24.5°C194.612.713 h
June 35.4°C24.1°C24.1°C4411.212.813 h
July 31.3°C22.4°C22.4°C10018.712.813 h
August 30.1°C21.7°C21.7°C10918.712.513 h
September 31.8°C22.0°C22.0°C7213.612.212 h
October 34.7°C22.3°C22.3°C204.511.912 h
November 33.5°C20.5°C20.5°C0.20.011.612 h
December 30.6°C16.9°C16.9°C00.011.411 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 Nyala

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 Nyala) is explained once on the Nyala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.