Kutum climate — normals and trends
Kutum (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 246 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kutum averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Kutum has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest 0.3 °C (on 31 January 1969).
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
KutumNorthern Darfur
- coords
- 14.20°, 24.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
246mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
39.1 °C
22 June 2010
Coldest day
0.3 °C
31 January 1969
Wettest day
133 mm
5 August 2023
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
23 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
29 May 2003
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
31 January 1969
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 32 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 69 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kutum?
Kutum has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kutum?
The hottest day measured in Kutum between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kutum?
The coldest day measured in Kutum between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1969, at 0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kutum?
Almost never: Kutum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kutum warmed?
Yes: Kutum warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kutum?
The wettest day measured in Kutum between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2023, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kutum?
The windiest day measured in Kutum between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kutum?
The warmest month in Kutum is May (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kutum?
Kutum receives on average 246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kutum?
Kutum gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kutum?
Yes: Kutum has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kutum?
In Kutum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 29 May 2003, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 31 January 1969.
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