Sh'īarīah climate — normals and trends
Sh'īarīah (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 283 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sh'īarīah averages 0 frost days, 302 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Sh'īarīah has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °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 6.7 °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
Sh'īarīahEastern Darfur
- coords
- 12.44°, 25.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
283mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
302 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °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
6.7 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
82 mm
8 July 1946
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
23 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
19 April 1979
Coldest feels-like
0.8 °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 | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 37.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 90 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 34.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 36.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sh'īarīah?
Sh'īarīah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 283 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sh'īarīah?
The hottest day measured in Sh'īarīah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1980, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sh'īarīah?
The coldest day measured in Sh'īarīah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sh'īarīah?
Almost never: Sh'īarīah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sh'īarīah warmed?
Yes: Sh'īarīah warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sh'īarīah?
The wettest day measured in Sh'īarīah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1946, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sh'īarīah?
The windiest day measured in Sh'īarīah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sh'īarīah?
The warmest month in Sh'īarīah is May (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sh'īarīah?
Sh'īarīah receives on average 283 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sh'īarīah?
Sh'īarīah gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sh'īarīah?
Yes: Sh'īarīah has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sh'īarīah?
In Sh'īarīah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 19 April 1979, and the lowest was 0.8 °C on 4 January 1992.
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