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.
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
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
Nyala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 32.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 19 | 4.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 44 | 11.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 100 | 18.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 109 | 18.7 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 72 | 13.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 20 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°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
- Gereida in FebruarySudan · 91 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- El Daein in FebruarySudan · 150 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Fasher in FebruarySudan · 183 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in FebruarySudan · 307 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in FebruarySudan · 307 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- An Nuhūd in FebruarySudan · 393 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Winejok in FebruarySouth Sudan · 448 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Abéché in FebruaryChad · 481 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 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 Nyala) is explained once on the Nyala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.