Bārah climate — normals and trends
Bārah (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 210 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bārah averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Bārah has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 25 May 1998) and the coldest 6.3 °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
BārahNorth Kordofan
- coords
- 13.70°, 30.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
210mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
298 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
243 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
43.8 °C
25 May 1998
Coldest day
6.3 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
84 mm
19 May 1950
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
26 March 1980
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
11 May 1950
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 May 1990
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 | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 39.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 36.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 36.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 37.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 34.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bārah?
Bārah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bārah?
The hottest day measured in Bārah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1998, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bārah?
The coldest day measured in Bārah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bārah?
Almost never: Bārah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bārah warmed?
Yes: Bārah warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bārah?
The wettest day measured in Bārah between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1950, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bārah?
The windiest day measured in Bārah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1980, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bārah?
The warmest month in Bārah is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bārah?
Bārah receives on average 210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bārah?
Bārah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bārah?
Yes: Bārah has on average 243 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bārah?
In Bārah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 11 May 1950, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 4 January 1992.
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