Kabkābīyah climate — normals and trends
Kabkābīyah (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 544 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kabkābīyah averages 0 frost days, 248 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Kabkābīyah has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 22 April 2009) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 8 February 1982).
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
KabkābīyahNorthern Darfur
- coords
- 13.65°, 24.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
544mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
248 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
40.9 °C
22 April 2009
Coldest day
4.2 °C
8 February 1982
Wettest day
170 mm
16 July 1950
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
15 March 1991
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
15 March 1991
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
1 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
-1.7 °C
9 February 1982
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 June 2025
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 | 29.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 63 mm | -115 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 143 mm | -90 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabkābīyah?
Kabkābīyah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 544 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabkābīyah?
The hottest day measured in Kabkābīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2009, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabkābīyah?
The coldest day measured in Kabkābīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1982, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kabkābīyah?
Almost never: Kabkābīyah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabkābīyah warmed?
Yes: Kabkābīyah warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabkābīyah?
The wettest day measured in Kabkābīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1950, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabkābīyah?
The windiest day measured in Kabkābīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1991, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabkābīyah?
The warmest month in Kabkābīyah is May (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabkābīyah?
Kabkābīyah receives on average 544 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabkābīyah?
Kabkābīyah gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabkābīyah?
Yes: Kabkābīyah has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabkābīyah?
In Kabkābīyah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 1 May 2010, and the lowest was -1.7 °C on 9 February 1982.
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