Climate averages 1991–2020
Wad Medani weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Wad Medani: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Manāqil (60 km away). In March its highs average 38.4°C, about as warm as Wad Medani, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Sudan, Wad Medani ranks joint 6th of 22 for the warmest March highs and joint 1st of 22 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 22 cities is 36.4°C; Wad Medani is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 41.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Al Manāqil in MarchSudan · 60 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sennar in MarchSudan · 93 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ad Douiem in MarchSudan · 138 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Singa in MarchSudan · 146 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kosti in MarchSudan · 166 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Khartoum in MarchSudan · 166 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in MarchSudan · 205 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ad-Damazin in MarchSudan · 304 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 2.2 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.