Best time to visit Malakal

November is the best time to visit Malakal for general sightseeing, with average highs of 34 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 64/100
The least cloud December 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 0 mm
Warmth March 39 °C
Cooler weather August 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 64 34 °C 3
2 December 55 35 °C 0
3 January 52 36 °C 0
4 October 52 32 °C 16
5 August 51 30 °C 23
6 July 49 30 °C 22
7 September 49 31 °C 19
8 June 49 33 °C 16
9 April 45 38 °C 6
10 May 44 35 °C 13
11 February 43 38 °C 0
12 March 41 39 °C 1

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 39 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 35.5 °C under 1 mm 31 %
February 37.7 °C under 1 mm 32 %
March 39.3 °C 4 mm 40 %
April 38.3 °C 27 mm 52 %
May 35.4 °C 67 mm 63 %
June 32.6 °C 99 mm 68 %
July 30.4 °C 165 mm 74 %
August 29.7 °C 187 mm 76 %
September 30.8 °C 122 mm 67 %
October 31.8 °C 97 mm 60 %
November 34.3 °C 13 mm 34 %
December 35.3 °C under 1 mm 25 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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