Kas climate — normals and trends
Kas (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 513 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kas averages 0 frost days, 257 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Kas has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 4.8 °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
KasSouthern Darfur
- coords
- 12.51°, 24.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
257 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
17.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
155 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
40.5 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
4.8 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
139 mm
9 August 1954
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
9 May 1967
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
4 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
9 April 2003
Coldest feels-like
0.4 °C
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
12.7 h
8 July 1967
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 | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 108 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 151 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kas?
Kas has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kas?
The hottest day measured in Kas between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kas?
The coldest day measured in Kas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kas?
Almost never: Kas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kas warmed?
Yes: Kas warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kas?
The wettest day measured in Kas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1954, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kas?
The windiest day measured in Kas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1967, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kas?
The warmest month in Kas is April (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kas?
Kas receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kas?
Kas gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kas?
Yes: Kas has on average 155 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kas?
In Kas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 9 April 2003, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 28 December 1983.
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