El Daein climate — normals and trends
El Daein (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 440 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
El Daein averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
El Daein has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 26 April 2002) and the coldest 8.7 °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
El DaeinEastern Darfur
- coords
- 11.46°, 26.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
440mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °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
43.8 °C
26 April 2002
Coldest day
8.7 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
123 mm
9 August 2020
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
23 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
16 April 1958
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.3 h
12 July 1964
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 37.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 38.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 114 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Daein?
El Daein has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 440 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Daein?
The hottest day measured in El Daein between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2002, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Daein?
The coldest day measured in El Daein between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in El Daein?
Almost never: El Daein sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Daein warmed?
Yes: El Daein warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Daein?
The wettest day measured in El Daein between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2020, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Daein?
The windiest day measured in El Daein between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Daein?
The warmest month in El Daein is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in El Daein?
El Daein receives on average 440 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Daein?
El Daein gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Daein?
Yes: El Daein has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Daein?
In El Daein, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 16 April 1958, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 4 January 1992.
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