Gedaref climate — normals and trends
Gedaref (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 546 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gedaref averages 0 frost days, 329 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Gedaref has warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.44 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 25 May 1998) and the coldest 9.8 °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
GedarefAl Qaḑārif
- coords
- 14.03°, 35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.5°C
Average daily high
35.3°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
546mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
329 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.7 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
45.7 °C
25 May 1998
Coldest day
9.8 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
116 mm
4 August 2020
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
11 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.7 h
21 May 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 | 36.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 40.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 4 mm | -64 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 61 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 155 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 37.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 38.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gedaref?
Gedaref has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 546 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gedaref?
The hottest day measured in Gedaref between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1998, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gedaref?
The coldest day measured in Gedaref between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gedaref?
Almost never: Gedaref sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gedaref warmed?
Yes: Gedaref warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gedaref?
The wettest day measured in Gedaref between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2020, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gedaref?
The windiest day measured in Gedaref between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gedaref?
The warmest month in Gedaref is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gedaref?
Gedaref receives on average 546 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gedaref?
Gedaref gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gedaref?
Yes: Gedaref has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gedaref?
In Gedaref, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 11 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 25 December 1971.
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