En Nahud climate — normals and trends
En Nahud (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 343 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
En Nahud averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
En Nahud 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 43.6 °C (on 26 April 2002) and the coldest 6.8 °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
En NahudWest Kordofan
- coords
- 12.70°, 28.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
343mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
294 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
43.6 °C
26 April 2002
Coldest day
6.8 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
129 mm
1 August 2020
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
9 May 1967
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
9 May 1967
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
6 May 1949
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 July 2017
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 | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 38.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 57 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 36.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of En Nahud?
En Nahud has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 343 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in En Nahud?
The hottest day measured in En Nahud between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2002, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in En Nahud?
The coldest day measured in En Nahud between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in En Nahud?
Almost never: En Nahud sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of En Nahud warmed?
Yes: En Nahud warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in En Nahud?
The wettest day measured in En Nahud between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in En Nahud?
The windiest day measured in En Nahud between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1967, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in En Nahud?
The warmest month in En Nahud is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in En Nahud?
En Nahud receives on average 343 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in En Nahud?
En Nahud gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in En Nahud?
Yes: En Nahud has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in En Nahud?
In En Nahud, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 6 May 1949, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 4 January 1992.
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