Gereida climate — normals and trends
Gereida (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 489 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gereida averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Gereida 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 43.5 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 8.5 °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
GereidaSouthern Darfur
- coords
- 11.28°, 25.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
489mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
272 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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 2024
Coldest day
8.5 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
118 mm
6 August 2014
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
27 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
16 April 1958
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.4 h
17 July 1966
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 37.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 37.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 142 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gereida?
Gereida has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gereida?
The hottest day measured in Gereida between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gereida?
The coldest day measured in Gereida between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gereida?
Almost never: Gereida sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gereida warmed?
Yes: Gereida warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gereida?
The wettest day measured in Gereida between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2014, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gereida?
The windiest day measured in Gereida between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gereida?
The warmest month in Gereida is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gereida?
Gereida receives on average 489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gereida?
Gereida gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gereida?
Yes: Gereida has on average 272 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gereida?
In Gereida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 16 April 1958, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 4 January 1992.
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