Dilling climate — normals and trends
Dilling (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 644 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dilling averages 0 frost days, 263 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Dilling 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 42.4 °C (on 16 March 1998) and the coldest 7.1 °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
DillingSouthern Kordofan
- coords
- 12.05°, 29.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
644mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
263 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
42.4 °C
16 March 1998
Coldest day
7.1 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
124 mm
27 June 1950
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
15 March 1968
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
11 May 2004
Coldest feels-like
0.8 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 March 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 | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 38.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -82 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 120 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 131 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dilling?
Dilling has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 644 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dilling?
The hottest day measured in Dilling between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1998, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dilling?
The coldest day measured in Dilling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dilling?
Almost never: Dilling sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dilling warmed?
Yes: Dilling warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dilling?
The wettest day measured in Dilling between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1950, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dilling?
The windiest day measured in Dilling between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1968, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dilling?
The warmest month in Dilling is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dilling?
Dilling receives on average 644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dilling?
Dilling gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dilling?
Yes: Dilling has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dilling?
In Dilling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 11 May 2004, and the lowest was 0.8 °C on 4 January 1992.
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