Burām climate — normals and trends
Burām (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 587 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Burām averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Burām has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 24 April 1994) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 28 December 1983).
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
BurāmSouthern Darfur
- coords
- 10.86°, 25.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
264 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
24 April 1994
Coldest day
7.6 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
97 mm
6 July 1950
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
9 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 July 1965
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 | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 39.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 11 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 145 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 36.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 36.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burām?
Burām has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burām?
The hottest day measured in Burām between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1994, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burām?
The coldest day measured in Burām between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Burām?
Almost never: Burām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Burām warmed?
Yes: Burām warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burām?
The wettest day measured in Burām between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1950, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burām?
The windiest day measured in Burām between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burām?
The warmest month in Burām is April (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Burām?
Burām receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burām?
Burām gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Burām?
Yes: Burām has on average 264 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burām?
In Burām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 4 January 1992.
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