Atbara climate — normals and trends
Atbara (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.4 °C and it receives 48 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 June (34.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Atbara averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Atbara has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 1 June 2021) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 10 February 1949).
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
AtbaraRiver Nile
- coords
- 17.70°, 33.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.4°C
Average daily high
36.1°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
48mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
311 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
255 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
1 June 2021
Coldest day
6.0 °C
10 February 1949
Wettest day
62 mm
20 May 1950
Windiest day
57.7 km/h
25 June 1967
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
25 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
26 May 1952
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
4 January 1942
Sunniest day
12.8 h
17 May 1940
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 | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 41.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 40.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 38.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 11 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 40.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 38.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atbara?
Atbara has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.4 °C and it receives 48 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atbara?
The hottest day measured in Atbara between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2021, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atbara?
The coldest day measured in Atbara between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1949, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Atbara?
Almost never: Atbara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Atbara warmed?
Yes: Atbara warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atbara?
The wettest day measured in Atbara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1950, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atbara?
The windiest day measured in Atbara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1967, with winds reaching 57.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atbara?
The warmest month in Atbara is June (34.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Atbara?
Atbara receives on average 48 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atbara?
Atbara gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Atbara?
Yes: Atbara has on average 255 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atbara?
In Atbara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 26 May 1952, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 4 January 1942.
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