Al-Ubayyid climate — normals and trends
Al-Ubayyid (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 290 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Al-Ubayyid averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Al-Ubayyid has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 25 March 1980) and the coldest 6.5 °C (on 4 January 1992).
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-UbayyidNorth Kordofan
- coords
- 13.18°, 30.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
290mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
298 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
43.5 °C
25 March 1980
Coldest day
6.5 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
119 mm
19 May 1950
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
3 May 1966
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
11 May 1950
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 38.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 35.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-Ubayyid?
Al-Ubayyid has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Ubayyid?
The hottest day measured in Al-Ubayyid between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1980, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-Ubayyid?
The coldest day measured in Al-Ubayyid between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Al-Ubayyid?
Almost never: Al-Ubayyid sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-Ubayyid warmed?
Yes: Al-Ubayyid warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-Ubayyid?
The wettest day measured in Al-Ubayyid between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1950, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-Ubayyid?
The windiest day measured in Al-Ubayyid between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1966, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-Ubayyid?
The warmest month in Al-Ubayyid is May (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-Ubayyid?
Al-Ubayyid receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-Ubayyid?
Al-Ubayyid gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al-Ubayyid?
Yes: Al-Ubayyid has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Ubayyid?
In Al-Ubayyid, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 11 May 1950, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 4 January 1992.
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