Climate averages 1991–2020
Wad Medani weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Wad Medani: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (60 km away). In February its highs average 35.3°C, about as warm as Wad Medani, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Wad Medani ranks 6th of 22 for the warmest February highs and joint 16th of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 33.5°C; Wad Medani is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 38.4°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in FebruarySudan · 60 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Sennar in FebruarySudan · 93 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in FebruarySudan · 138 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Singa in FebruarySudan · 146 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kosti in FebruarySudan · 166 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Khartoum in FebruarySudan · 166 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in FebruarySudan · 205 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in FebruarySudan · 304 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.9°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 Wad Medani) is explained once on the Wad Medani year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.