Ar Rahad climate — normals and trends
Ar Rahad (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 370 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ar Rahad averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Ar Rahad 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 44.9 °C (on 22 April 2004) and the coldest 7.3 °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
Ar RahadNorth Kordofan
- coords
- 12.72°, 30.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
370mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
307 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 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
44.9 °C
22 April 2004
Coldest day
7.3 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
91 mm
30 July 2014
Windiest day
34.8 km/h
2 May 1966
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
10 May 2007
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 May 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 36.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 35.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ar Rahad?
Ar Rahad has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 370 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ar Rahad?
The hottest day measured in Ar Rahad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2004, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ar Rahad?
The coldest day measured in Ar Rahad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ar Rahad?
Almost never: Ar Rahad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ar Rahad warmed?
Yes: Ar Rahad warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ar Rahad?
The wettest day measured in Ar Rahad between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2014, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ar Rahad?
The windiest day measured in Ar Rahad between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1966, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ar Rahad?
The warmest month in Ar Rahad is May (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ar Rahad?
Ar Rahad receives on average 370 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ar Rahad?
Ar Rahad gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ar Rahad?
Yes: Ar Rahad has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ar Rahad?
In Ar Rahad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 10 May 2007, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 4 January 1992.
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