Abyei climate — normals and trends
Abyei (Sudan) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 916 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Abyei averages 0 frost days, 300 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Abyei has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 23 April 2024) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 19 December 1953).
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
AbyeiWest Kordofan
- coords
- 9.60°, 28.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.0°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
300 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
337 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
44.3 °C
23 April 2024
Coldest day
13.1 °C
19 December 1953
Wettest day
101 mm
25 July 2021
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
12 April 1959
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
12 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
14 April 1992
Coldest feels-like
8.1 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
8 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 39.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 35.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -109 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 171 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 180 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 97 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -54 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abyei?
Abyei has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abyei?
The hottest day measured in Abyei between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2024, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abyei?
The coldest day measured in Abyei between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1953, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Abyei?
Almost never: Abyei sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abyei warmed?
Yes: Abyei warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abyei?
The wettest day measured in Abyei between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abyei?
The windiest day measured in Abyei between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1959, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abyei?
The warmest month in Abyei is April (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Abyei?
Abyei receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abyei?
Abyei gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Abyei?
Yes: Abyei has on average 337 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abyei?
In Abyei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 14 April 1992, and the lowest was 8.1 °C on 4 January 1992.
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