Al-Fashir climate — normals and trends
Al-Fashir (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 227 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Al-Fashir averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Al-Fashir has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 5 May 2018) and the coldest 2.8 °C (on 31 January 1969).
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-FashirNorthern Darfur
- coords
- 13.63°, 25.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
227mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
41.4 °C
5 May 2018
Coldest day
2.8 °C
31 January 1969
Wettest day
64 mm
2 August 2020
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
9 May 1967
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
16 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
23 May 1952
Coldest feels-like
-1.7 °C
31 January 1969
Sunniest day
12.8 h
30 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 61 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-Fashir?
Al-Fashir has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 227 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Fashir?
The hottest day measured in Al-Fashir between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2018, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-Fashir?
The coldest day measured in Al-Fashir between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1969, at 2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Al-Fashir?
Almost never: Al-Fashir sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-Fashir warmed?
Yes: Al-Fashir warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-Fashir?
The wettest day measured in Al-Fashir between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2020, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-Fashir?
The windiest day measured in Al-Fashir between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1967, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-Fashir?
The warmest month in Al-Fashir is May (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-Fashir?
Al-Fashir receives on average 227 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-Fashir?
Al-Fashir gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al-Fashir?
Yes: Al-Fashir has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Fashir?
In Al-Fashir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 23 May 1952, and the lowest was -1.7 °C on 31 January 1969.
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