Sennar climate — normals and trends
Sennar (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 419 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sennar averages 0 frost days, 344 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Sennar has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 4 May 2019) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 4 January 1992).
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
SennarSennar
- coords
- 13.57°, 33.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
36.0°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
419mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
344 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
45.9 °C
4 May 2019
Coldest day
10.2 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
95 mm
1 August 2020
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
7 April 1950
Coldest feels-like
4.9 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 38.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 42.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 41.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 100 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 36.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 38.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 38.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 35.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sennar?
Sennar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 419 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sennar?
The hottest day measured in Sennar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2019, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sennar?
The coldest day measured in Sennar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sennar?
Almost never: Sennar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sennar warmed?
Yes: Sennar warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sennar?
The wettest day measured in Sennar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sennar?
The windiest day measured in Sennar between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sennar?
The warmest month in Sennar is April (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sennar?
Sennar receives on average 419 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sennar?
Sennar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sennar?
Yes: Sennar has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sennar?
In Sennar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 7 April 1950, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 4 January 1992.
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