Khartoum climate — normals and trends
Khartoum (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 117 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Khartoum averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Khartoum 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 46.0 °C (on 8 May 2004) and the coldest 7.0 °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
KhartoumKhartoum State
- coords
- 15.55°, 32.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.1°C
Average daily high
35.7°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
117mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
266 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
46.0 °C
8 May 2004
Coldest day
7.0 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
74 mm
1 June 1950
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
7 May 1953
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
4 January 1942
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 May 1972
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 41.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 35 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 39.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 38.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khartoum?
Khartoum has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 117 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khartoum?
The hottest day measured in Khartoum between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2004, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khartoum?
The coldest day measured in Khartoum between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Khartoum?
Almost never: Khartoum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khartoum warmed?
Yes: Khartoum warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khartoum?
The wettest day measured in Khartoum between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1950, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khartoum?
The windiest day measured in Khartoum between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khartoum?
The warmest month in Khartoum is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Khartoum?
Khartoum receives on average 117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khartoum?
Khartoum gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khartoum?
Yes: Khartoum has on average 266 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khartoum?
In Khartoum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 7 May 1953, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 4 January 1942.
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