Climate averages 1991–2020
Port Sudan weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Port Sudan: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 03 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (292 km away). In May its highs average 33.7°C, 1.8°C cooler than Port Sudan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Port Sudan ranks 22nd of 22 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 22 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 22 cities is 38.9°C; Port Sudan is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 38.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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
Port Sudan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 17 | 5.5 | 11.111 h |
| February | 26.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 5.4 | 1.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 28.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 2.7 | 0.4 | 12.613 h |
| May, selected | 35.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.113 h |
| June | 38.5°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 40.5°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 3.9 | 1.3 | 13.213 h |
| August | 40.6°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| September | 37.8°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 14 | 3.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 42 | 12.4 | 11.211 h |
| December | 26.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 41 | 11.8 | 11.011 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
May in nearby cities
- Jeddah in MaySaudi Arabia · 292 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Al Līth in MaySaudi Arabia · 325 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 27.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Makkah in MaySaudi Arabia · 338 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in MaySaudi Arabia · 362 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Ta’if in MaySaudi Arabia · 381 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Rābigh in MaySaudi Arabia · 401 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Atbara in MaySudan · 401 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 26.2°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ad-Damir in MaySudan · 409 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 25.9°C · 1.6 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 Port Sudan) is explained once on the Port Sudan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.