Abū Zabad climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 438 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abū Zabad?

The hottest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2024, reaching 43.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Abū Zabad?

The coldest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Abū Zabad?

Almost never: Abū Zabad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Abū Zabad warmed?

Yes: Abū Zabad warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Abū Zabad?

The wettest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2022, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Abū Zabad?

The windiest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1968, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Abū Zabad?

The warmest month in Abū Zabad is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad receives on average 438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Abū Zabad (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 438 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Abū Zabad averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.

Abū Zabad has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 14 March 2024) and the coldest 7.4 °C (on 4 January 1992).

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

Abū ZabadWest Kordofan

coords: 12.35°, 29.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.5°C

Average daily high

33.4°C

Average daily low

21.0°C

Annual rainfall

438mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

42%

Average peak wind

17.2km/h

Seasonal range

7.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

294 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

79 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.7 °C

Average feels-like low

19.9 °C

Average peak gust

37.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

254 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.0 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.1 °C

14 March 2024

Coldest day

7.4 °C

4 January 1992

Wettest day

87 mm

9 August 2022

Windiest day

36.9 km/h

15 March 1968

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

17 July 1950

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

11 May 2004

Coldest feels-like

1.2 °C

4 January 1992

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.5 °C10 April 2025	13.8 °C13 January 2025	27.8 °C	196 mm	337
2024	43.1 °C14 March 2024	13.1 °C19 January 2024	27.7 °C	386 mm	303
2023	42.2 °C11 April 2023	13.8 °C7 January 2023	28.8 °C	135 mm	339
2022	41.7 °C11 May 2022	11.8 °C20 January 2022	26.9 °C	335 mm	289
2021	41.5 °C20 April 2021	13.4 °C18 February 2021	27.8 °C	257 mm	333
2020	42.2 °C11 March 2020	10.3 °C24 January 2020	27.4 °C	293 mm	307
2019	42.7 °C4 May 2019	13.6 °C28 December 2019	27.2 °C	507 mm	316
2018	41.5 °C3 May 2018	12.5 °C3 January 2018	27.6 °C	287 mm	320
2017	41.5 °C12 May 2017	14.2 °C10 January 2017	28.0 °C	257 mm	343
2016	42.9 °C11 March 2016	10.5 °C29 January 2016	28.0 °C	296 mm	319
2015	42.2 °C11 March 2015	8.4 °C10 January 2015	27.7 °C	200 mm	317
2014	41.3 °C4 May 2014	13.9 °C16 February 2014	27.5 °C	304 mm	312
2013	41.6 °C16 March 2013	11.9 °C14 December 2013	27.9 °C	303 mm	318
2012	42.3 °C1 May 2012	13.5 °C14 January 2012	27.2 °C	245 mm	324
2011	42.0 °C5 May 2011	13.4 °C10 January 2011	27.1 °C	278 mm	309
2010	42.1 °C10 March 2010	14.3 °C6 February 2010	28.2 °C	269 mm	329
2009	42.3 °C15 April 2009	14.4 °C3 January 2009	28.1 °C	307 mm	337
2008	41.7 °C26 March 2008	11.3 °C1 February 2008	27.4 °C	307 mm	320
2007	42.2 °C21 May 2007	12.2 °C1 January 2007	27.4 °C	329 mm	296
2006	42.7 °C1 May 2006	10.5 °C29 December 2006	27.5 °C	341 mm	329
2005	42.8 °C14 April 2005	11.5 °C8 January 2005	27.8 °C	456 mm	328
2004	42.7 °C22 April 2004	12.1 °C6 February 2004	27.7 °C	285 mm	332
2003	42.7 °C9 April 2003	12.7 °C5 January 2003	27.6 °C	417 mm	321
2002	42.6 °C26 April 2002	9.6 °C12 January 2002	27.6 °C	351 mm	313
2001	41.9 °C7 May 2001	12.1 °C5 January 2001	27.4 °C	398 mm	304
2000	42.2 °C22 March 2000	11.0 °C30 January 2000	27.0 °C	352 mm	309
1999	40.9 °C31 March 1999	13.5 °C9 January 1999	27.3 °C	485 mm	323
1998	42.8 °C16 March 1998	9.6 °C14 January 1998	27.3 °C	461 mm	308
1997	41.5 °C28 March 1997	11.5 °C22 January 1997	26.6 °C	414 mm	305
1996	40.2 °C16 March 1996	13.5 °C8 January 1996	26.3 °C	590 mm	318
1995	41.9 °C30 April 1995	13.7 °C13 December 1995	26.6 °C	441 mm	296
1994	42.4 °C24 April 1994	12.3 °C5 December 1994	26.5 °C	460 mm	290
1993	41.7 °C30 April 1993	9.9 °C5 February 1993	27.0 °C	400 mm	311
1992	42.0 °C14 April 1992	7.4 °C4 January 1992	26.5 °C	395 mm	281
1991	41.9 °C18 March 1991	11.9 °C16 December 1991	27.0 °C	451 mm	301
1990	42.6 °C22 April 1990	13.8 °C11 January 1990	27.8 °C	388 mm	328
1989	41.4 °C30 April 1989	9.4 °C19 January 1989	26.0 °C	448 mm	290
1988	41.1 °C16 April 1988	12.3 °C18 January 1988	26.8 °C	479 mm	298
1987	41.5 °C7 May 1987	11.8 °C4 January 1987	27.1 °C	423 mm	319
1986	41.7 °C17 April 1986	12.1 °C14 January 1986	26.5 °C	394 mm	304
1985	41.1 °C18 March 1985	12.4 °C28 February 1985	25.8 °C	512 mm	259
1984	41.8 °C24 March 1984	11.7 °C11 December 1984	26.5 °C	374 mm	312
1983	42.6 °C5 May 1983	9.2 °C28 December 1983	26.5 °C	288 mm	300
1982	41.6 °C2 May 1982	9.5 °C9 February 1982	26.1 °C	442 mm	286
1981	42.1 °C29 April 1981	12.6 °C11 February 1981	26.6 °C	498 mm	307
1980	42.2 °C23 March 1980	11.0 °C13 December 1980	26.7 °C	519 mm	313
1979	42.0 °C28 April 1979	12.2 °C11 January 1979	27.0 °C	632 mm	326
1978	40.8 °C13 April 1978	11.8 °C11 January 1978	26.0 °C	502 mm	278
1977	41.1 °C11 May 1977	11.2 °C8 January 1977	25.5 °C	546 mm	269
1976	40.7 °C7 May 1976	10.8 °C1 January 1976	26.5 °C	479 mm	300
1975	40.3 °C29 April 1975	10.7 °C17 January 1975	25.8 °C	433 mm	259
1974	42.1 °C20 April 1974	11.1 °C19 January 1974	25.5 °C	592 mm	244
1973	42.1 °C1 April 1973	11.6 °C17 January 1973	26.8 °C	452 mm	301
1972	40.3 °C14 April 1972	12.8 °C12 December 1972	26.2 °C	543 mm	300
1971	40.3 °C1 April 1971	8.3 °C25 December 1971	25.8 °C	458 mm	261
1970	41.3 °C26 April 1970	10.4 °C14 December 1970	26.2 °C	416 mm	290
1969	41.3 °C4 May 1969	9.5 °C31 January 1969	27.2 °C	472 mm	337
1968	39.9 °C14 April 1968	8.5 °C17 January 1968	26.5 °C	331 mm	322
1967	40.7 °C24 April 1967	12.5 °C25 December 1967	26.8 °C	159 mm	324
1966	40.4 °C19 May 1966	14.4 °C13 January 1966	27.2 °C	388 mm	316
1965	40.3 °C28 May 1965	11.3 °C12 January 1965	26.5 °C	330 mm	266
1964	41.1 °C13 June 1964	12.5 °C28 November 1964	25.9 °C	654 mm	243
1963	40.4 °C2 June 1963	12.6 °C6 December 1963	26.6 °C	409 mm	283
1962	40.8 °C28 March 1962	11.8 °C4 January 1962	26.2 °C	476 mm	308
1961	42.1 °C15 May 1961	11.5 °C27 December 1961	25.6 °C	444 mm	263
1960	42.3 °C26 April 1960	13.5 °C30 January 1960	26.8 °C	412 mm	329
1959	42.1 °C16 March 1959	10.4 °C22 January 1959	26.3 °C	367 mm	292
1958	42.0 °C9 April 1958	11.8 °C15 February 1958	26.7 °C	369 mm	300
1957	40.9 °C6 May 1957	8.8 °C5 February 1957	25.9 °C	513 mm	308
1956	40.4 °C11 March 1956	11.0 °C2 January 1956	25.7 °C	379 mm	266
1955	38.9 °C2 April 1955	12.4 °C4 January 1955	25.2 °C	435 mm	271
1954	39.6 °C19 April 1954	10.8 °C23 January 1954	24.7 °C	472 mm	223
1953	39.9 °C29 March 1953	8.7 °C18 December 1953	24.4 °C	819 mm	249
1952	40.3 °C16 March 1952	12.4 °C5 January 1952	25.2 °C	618 mm	276
1951	39.8 °C10 May 1951	8.8 °C24 December 1951	24.7 °C	523 mm	273
1950	40.8 °C22 April 1950	10.6 °C12 January 1950	23.7 °C	1,565 mm	201
1949	40.0 °C24 March 1949	9.0 °C10 February 1949	24.5 °C	649 mm	245
1948	40.2 °C7 May 1948	10.5 °C23 December 1948	25.0 °C	443 mm	223
1947	38.8 °C16 April 1947	10.0 °C16 January 1947	24.8 °C	535 mm	232
1946	40.5 °C8 May 1946	9.3 °C12 January 1946	24.6 °C	785 mm	191
1945	39.0 °C29 April 1945	9.1 °C2 February 1945	24.9 °C	410 mm	273
1944	38.2 °C18 March 1944	10.9 °C16 January 1944	24.3 °C	493 mm	208
1943	40.7 °C15 March 1943	11.5 °C2 February 1943	24.1 °C	1,065 mm	153
1942	39.7 °C2 March 1942	9.3 °C5 January 1942	26.2 °C	435 mm	288
1941	40.9 °C20 April 1941	10.1 °C18 December 1941	26.3 °C	334 mm	296
1940	39.6 °C11 April 1940	11.8 °C7 January 1940	25.7 °C	385 mm	302

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.6 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

337 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

196 mm

-242 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.5 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	34.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	36.3 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	38.6 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
May	38.5 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-31 mm
Jun	37.1 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-52 mm
Jul	33.2 °C	+1.7 °C	43 mm	-48 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	+1.0 °C	63 mm	-47 mm
Sep	32.4 °C	+0.9 °C	72 mm	-22 mm
Oct	35.1 °C	+1.3 °C	15 mm	-32 mm
Nov	35.3 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Dec	32.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.5 °C

10 Apr 2025

Coldest day

13.8 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

22.6 mm

19 Sep 2025

Windiest day

26.7 km/h

1 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

54.0 km/h

1 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

23 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.7 °C

1 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 438 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abū Zabad?

The hottest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2024, reaching 43.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Abū Zabad?

The coldest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.4 °C.

Does it snow in Abū Zabad?

Almost never: Abū Zabad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Abū Zabad warmed?

Yes: Abū Zabad warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Abū Zabad?

The wettest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2022, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Abū Zabad?

The windiest day measured in Abū Zabad between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1968, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Abū Zabad?

The warmest month in Abū Zabad is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad receives on average 438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Abū Zabad?

Abū Zabad gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Abū Zabad?

Yes: Abū Zabad has on average 254 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abū Zabad?

In Abū Zabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 11 May 2004, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 4 January 1992.

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