Al-Damir climate — normals and trends
Al-Damir (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.5 °C and it receives 55 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 June (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Al-Damir averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Al-Damir has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 1 June 2021) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 10 February 1949).
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
Al-DamirRiver Nile
- coords
- 17.60°, 33.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.5°C
Average daily high
36.3°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
55mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
254 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
46.6 °C
1 June 2021
Coldest day
6.1 °C
10 February 1949
Wettest day
37 mm
17 October 1964
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
25 June 1967
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
25 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
26 May 1952
Coldest feels-like
-0.4 °C
4 January 1942
Sunniest day
12.8 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 34.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 40.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 38.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 40.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 38.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 35.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-Damir?
Al-Damir has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.5 °C and it receives 55 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Damir?
The hottest day measured in Al-Damir between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2021, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-Damir?
The coldest day measured in Al-Damir between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1949, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Al-Damir?
Almost never: Al-Damir sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-Damir warmed?
Yes: Al-Damir warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-Damir?
The wettest day measured in Al-Damir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1964, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-Damir?
The windiest day measured in Al-Damir between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1967, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-Damir?
The warmest month in Al-Damir is June (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-Damir?
Al-Damir receives on average 55 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-Damir?
Al-Damir gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al-Damir?
Yes: Al-Damir has on average 254 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Damir?
In Al-Damir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 26 May 1952, and the lowest was -0.4 °C on 4 January 1942.
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