Climate averages 1991–2020
Wad Medani weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Wad Medani: daytime highs average 41.1°C and nights cool to about 25.5°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (60 km away). In April its highs average 41.1°C, about as warm as Wad Medani, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Wad Medani ranks joint 1st of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 5th of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 38.8°C; Wad Medani is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs stay level at 41.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Wad Medani climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 41.1°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 41.1°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 11 | 3.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 39.6°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 16 | 4.7 | 13.013 h |
| July | 36.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 54 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 34.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 67 | 12.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 36.6°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 28 | 6.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 38.0°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 10 | 3.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 34.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 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
April in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in AprilSudan · 60 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 25.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sennar in AprilSudan · 93 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in AprilSudan · 138 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Singa in AprilSudan · 146 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 26.4°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Kosti in AprilSudan · 166 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Khartoum in AprilSudan · 166 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in AprilSudan · 205 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in AprilSudan · 304 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.9°C · 8.6 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 Wad Medani) is explained once on the Wad Medani year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.