Umm Shawkah climate — normals and trends
Umm Shawkah (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 433 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 (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Umm Shawkah averages 0 frost days, 341 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Umm Shawkah has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 23 March 1980) and the coldest 10.7 °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
Umm ShawkahSennar
- coords
- 13.32°, 33.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.1°C
Average daily high
35.9°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
433mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
341 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °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
46.0 °C
23 March 1980
Coldest day
10.7 °C
4 January 1992
Wettest day
104 mm
1 August 2020
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
14 June 1967
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
14 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
15 May 1961
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
4 January 1992
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 38.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 42.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 40.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 2 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 103 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 47 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 38.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 8 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 38.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 36.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Umm Shawkah?
Umm Shawkah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.1 °C and it receives 433 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Umm Shawkah?
The hottest day measured in Umm Shawkah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1980, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Umm Shawkah?
The coldest day measured in Umm Shawkah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1992, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Umm Shawkah?
Almost never: Umm Shawkah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Umm Shawkah warmed?
Yes: Umm Shawkah warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Umm Shawkah?
The wettest day measured in Umm Shawkah between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2020, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Umm Shawkah?
The windiest day measured in Umm Shawkah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Umm Shawkah?
The warmest month in Umm Shawkah is April (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Umm Shawkah?
Umm Shawkah receives on average 433 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Umm Shawkah?
Umm Shawkah gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Umm Shawkah?
Yes: Umm Shawkah has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Umm Shawkah?
In Umm Shawkah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 15 May 1961, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 4 January 1992.
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