Tandaltī climate — normals and trends
Tandaltī (Sudan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 358 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tandaltī averages 0 frost days, 322 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Tandaltī has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 6 April 2003) and the coldest 7.9 °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
TandaltīWhite Nile
- coords
- 13.02°, 31.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
358mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
322 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
45.3 °C
6 April 2003
Coldest day
7.9 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
73 mm
19 May 1952
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
7 May 1951
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 May 1968
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 | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 37.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 40.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 40.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 89 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 37.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 36.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tandaltī?
Tandaltī has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 358 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tandaltī?
The hottest day measured in Tandaltī between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2003, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tandaltī?
The coldest day measured in Tandaltī between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Tandaltī?
Almost never: Tandaltī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tandaltī warmed?
Yes: Tandaltī warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tandaltī?
The wettest day measured in Tandaltī between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1952, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tandaltī?
The windiest day measured in Tandaltī between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tandaltī?
The warmest month in Tandaltī is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tandaltī?
Tandaltī receives on average 358 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tandaltī?
Tandaltī gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tandaltī?
Yes: Tandaltī has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tandaltī?
In Tandaltī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 7 May 1951, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 4 January 1992.
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