Sinkat climate — normals and trends
Sinkat (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 99 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sinkat averages 0 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Sinkat has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 7 June 2024) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 5 February 1993).
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
SinkatRed Sea
- coords
- 18.84°, 36.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
99mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
195 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
45.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
180 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
41.7 °C
7 June 2024
Coldest day
5.1 °C
5 February 1993
Wettest day
34 mm
4 November 1963
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
10 June 1965
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
10 June 1965
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
26 May 1952
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
5 February 1993
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sinkat?
Sinkat has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 99 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinkat?
The hottest day measured in Sinkat between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2024, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sinkat?
The coldest day measured in Sinkat between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1993, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sinkat?
Almost never: Sinkat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sinkat warmed?
Yes: Sinkat warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sinkat?
The wettest day measured in Sinkat between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1963, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sinkat?
The windiest day measured in Sinkat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1965, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sinkat?
The warmest month in Sinkat is June (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sinkat?
Sinkat receives on average 99 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sinkat?
Sinkat gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sinkat?
Yes: Sinkat has on average 180 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinkat?
In Sinkat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 26 May 1952, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 5 February 1993.
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