Al-Fashaqah climate — normals and trends
Al-Fashaqah (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 432 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 May (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Al-Fashaqah averages 0 frost days, 344 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Al-Fashaqah has warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.44 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 25 May 1998) and the coldest 9.3 °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
Al-FashaqahAl Qaḑārif
- coords
- 14.40°, 35.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.1°C
Average daily high
36.2°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
432mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
344 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
304 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.7 °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
46.3 °C
25 May 1998
Coldest day
9.3 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
145 mm
2 August 1952
Windiest day
34.6 km/h
8 June 1965
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
23 April 2009
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.7 h
19 May 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 42.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 41.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 37.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 66 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 36.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 38.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 38.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-Fashaqah?
Al-Fashaqah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 432 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Fashaqah?
The hottest day measured in Al-Fashaqah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1998, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-Fashaqah?
The coldest day measured in Al-Fashaqah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Al-Fashaqah?
Almost never: Al-Fashaqah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-Fashaqah warmed?
Yes: Al-Fashaqah warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-Fashaqah?
The wettest day measured in Al-Fashaqah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1952, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-Fashaqah?
The windiest day measured in Al-Fashaqah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1965, with winds reaching 34.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-Fashaqah?
The warmest month in Al-Fashaqah is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-Fashaqah?
Al-Fashaqah receives on average 432 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-Fashaqah?
Al-Fashaqah gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al-Fashaqah?
Yes: Al-Fashaqah has on average 304 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Fashaqah?
In Al-Fashaqah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 23 April 2009, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 25 December 1971.
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