Mellit climate — normals and trends
Mellit (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 218 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 June (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mellit averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Mellit 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 40.6 °C (on 13 July 1983) and the coldest 0.6 °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
MellitNorthern Darfur
- coords
- 14.13°, 25.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
218mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
147 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
40.6 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest day
0.6 °C
31 January 1969
Wettest day
69 mm
8 July 1943
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
26 July 1967
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
23 May 1952
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
31 January 1969
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 23 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 34.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mellit?
Mellit has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 218 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mellit?
The hottest day measured in Mellit between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1983, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mellit?
The coldest day measured in Mellit between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1969, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mellit?
Almost never: Mellit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mellit warmed?
Yes: Mellit warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mellit?
The wettest day measured in Mellit between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1943, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mellit?
The windiest day measured in Mellit between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1967, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mellit?
The warmest month in Mellit is June (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mellit?
Mellit receives on average 218 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mellit?
Mellit gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mellit?
Yes: Mellit has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mellit?
In Mellit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 23 May 1952, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 31 January 1969.
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