Al Ḩawātah climate — normals and trends
Al Ḩawātah (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 541 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (26.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Al Ḩawātah averages 0 frost days, 335 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Al Ḩawātah has warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.43 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 3 April 2022) and the coldest 10.9 °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 ḨawātahAl Qaḑārif
- coords
- 13.42°, 34.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.9°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
541mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
335 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
331 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.7 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
46.4 °C
3 April 2022
Coldest day
10.9 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
94 mm
4 August 1975
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
7 May 1953
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.6 h
15 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 39.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 42.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 40.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 2 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | -86 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 140 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 31 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 38.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 10 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 39.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Ḩawātah?
Al Ḩawātah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 541 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Ḩawātah?
The hottest day measured in Al Ḩawātah between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2022, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Ḩawātah?
The coldest day measured in Al Ḩawātah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Al Ḩawātah?
Almost never: Al Ḩawātah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Ḩawātah warmed?
Yes: Al Ḩawātah warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Ḩawātah?
The wettest day measured in Al Ḩawātah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Ḩawātah?
The windiest day measured in Al Ḩawātah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Ḩawātah?
The warmest month in Al Ḩawātah is April (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (26.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Ḩawātah?
Al Ḩawātah receives on average 541 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Ḩawātah?
Al Ḩawātah 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 Ḩawātah?
Yes: Al Ḩawātah has on average 331 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Ḩawātah?
In Al Ḩawātah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 7 May 1953, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 4 January 1992.
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