Malakal climate — normals and trends
Malakal (South Sudan) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Malakal averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Malakal has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 25 December 1971).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MalakalUpper Nile
- coords
- 9.53°, 31.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,004mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
347 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
14.3 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
55 mm
15 August 1983
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
5 February 2021
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
22 August 2024
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 39.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 38.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -85 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 25 mm | -106 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 137 mm | -51 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 168 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 108 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 35.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malakal?
Malakal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malakal?
The hottest day measured in Malakal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malakal?
The coldest day measured in Malakal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Malakal?
Almost never: Malakal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malakal warmed?
Yes: Malakal warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malakal?
The wettest day measured in Malakal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1983, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malakal?
The windiest day measured in Malakal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2021, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malakal?
The warmest month in Malakal is April (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Malakal?
Malakal receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malakal?
Malakal gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malakal?
Yes: Malakal has on average 347 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malakal?
In Malakal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 4 January 1992.
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