Zalingei climate — normals and trends
Zalingei (Sudan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 588 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zalingei averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Zalingei 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 42.0 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 14 January 1946).
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
ZalingeiCentral Darfur
- coords
- 12.91°, 23.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
17.9°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
118 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
42.0 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest day
6.1 °C
14 January 1946
Wettest day
166 mm
27 July 1943
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
16 June 1967
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
16 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
10 May 2001
Coldest feels-like
1.7 °C
28 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 37.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 104 mm | -84 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 173 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zalingei?
Zalingei has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zalingei?
The hottest day measured in Zalingei between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zalingei?
The coldest day measured in Zalingei between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1946, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zalingei?
Almost never: Zalingei sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zalingei warmed?
Yes: Zalingei warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zalingei?
The wettest day measured in Zalingei between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1943, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zalingei?
The windiest day measured in Zalingei between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1967, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zalingei?
The warmest month in Zalingei is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zalingei?
Zalingei receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zalingei?
Zalingei gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zalingei?
Yes: Zalingei has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zalingei?
In Zalingei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 10 May 2001, and the lowest was 1.7 °C on 28 January 1941.
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