Ghubaysh climate — normals and trends
Ghubaysh (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 339 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 (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ghubaysh averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Ghubaysh has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 26 April 2002) and the coldest 7.6 °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
GhubayshWest Kordofan
- coords
- 12.15°, 27.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
339mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
307 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
261 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
44.6 °C
26 April 2002
Coldest day
7.6 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
131 mm
28 October 1964
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
23 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
26 April 1980
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 July 1965
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 38.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 75 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 37.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghubaysh?
Ghubaysh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 339 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghubaysh?
The hottest day measured in Ghubaysh between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2002, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghubaysh?
The coldest day measured in Ghubaysh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ghubaysh?
Almost never: Ghubaysh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ghubaysh warmed?
Yes: Ghubaysh warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ghubaysh?
The wettest day measured in Ghubaysh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1964, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghubaysh?
The windiest day measured in Ghubaysh between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghubaysh?
The warmest month in Ghubaysh is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghubaysh?
Ghubaysh receives on average 339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghubaysh?
Ghubaysh gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ghubaysh?
Yes: Ghubaysh has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghubaysh?
In Ghubaysh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 26 April 1980, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 4 January 1992.
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