Nyala climate — normals and trends
Nyala (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 393 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 (30.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nyala averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Nyala has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 25 March 1980) and the coldest 7.3 °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
NyalaSouthern Darfur
- coords
- 12.05°, 24.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
393mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
256 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
42.6 °C
25 March 1980
Coldest day
7.3 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
221 mm
8 July 1946
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
28 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
9 April 2003
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.6 h
30 June 1941
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 | 30.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 38.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 38.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 142 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 35.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyala?
Nyala has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 393 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyala?
The hottest day measured in Nyala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1980, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyala?
The coldest day measured in Nyala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nyala?
Almost never: Nyala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyala warmed?
Yes: Nyala warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyala?
The wettest day measured in Nyala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1946, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyala?
The windiest day measured in Nyala between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyala?
The warmest month in Nyala is May (30.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyala?
Nyala receives on average 393 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyala?
Nyala gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyala?
Yes: Nyala has on average 256 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyala?
In Nyala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 9 April 2003, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 4 January 1992.
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