Babanūsah climate — normals and trends
Babanūsah (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 536 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Babanūsah averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Babanūsah has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 24 March 2019) and the coldest 9.8 °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
BabanūsahWest Kordofan
- coords
- 11.33°, 27.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
536mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °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
44.3 °C
24 March 2019
Coldest day
9.8 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
163 mm
25 October 1964
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
9 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
14 April 2005
Coldest feels-like
3.8 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 1965
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 37.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 143 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Babanūsah?
Babanūsah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 536 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Babanūsah?
The hottest day measured in Babanūsah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2019, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Babanūsah?
The coldest day measured in Babanūsah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Babanūsah?
Almost never: Babanūsah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Babanūsah warmed?
Yes: Babanūsah warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Babanūsah?
The wettest day measured in Babanūsah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1964, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Babanūsah?
The windiest day measured in Babanūsah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Babanūsah?
The warmest month in Babanūsah is April (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Babanūsah?
Babanūsah receives on average 536 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Babanūsah?
Babanūsah gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Babanūsah?
Yes: Babanūsah has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Babanūsah?
In Babanūsah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 14 April 2005, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 4 January 1992.
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