Ad-Damazin climate
Ad-Damazin is warmest in April, with average highs of 38 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 21 °C. August is the wettest month (135 mm) and January the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ad-Damazin averages 506 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Sudan · population 186,051 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 38 °C
- Coldest month January 21 °C
- Driest month January 0 mm
- Wettest month August 135 mm
- Least cloud December 18 % cloud
- Hottest on record April 44 °C
- Coldest on record January 13 °C
What to expectAd-Damazin through the year
Ad-Damazin has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 33 °C in January to 38 °C in April, a swing of 6.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 322 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in April.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in January to 135 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.5 °C | 0 mm | 21 % |
| February | 34.5 °C | under 1 mm | 24 % |
| March | 36.9 °C | 2 mm | 28 % |
| April | 37.9 °C | 8 mm | 35 % |
| May | 36.3 °C | 42 mm | 51 % |
| June | 34.0 °C | 62 mm | 62 % |
| July | 31.5 °C | 98 mm | 73 % |
| August | 30.2 °C | 135 mm | 76 % |
| September | 31.5 °C | 100 mm | 63 % |
| October | 33.2 °C | 55 mm | 49 % |
| November | 34.8 °C | 3 mm | 23 % |
| December | 33.1 °C | under 1 mm | 18 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.5 °C | 21.2 °C | 27.0 °C | 40.2 °C | 13.2 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| February | 34.5 °C | 22.9 °C | 28.9 °C | 42.3 °C | 13.8 °C | 28 | 27 | 0 |
| March | 36.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 31.2 °C | 43.5 °C | 18.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 37.9 °C | 26.9 °C | 32.6 °C | 43.9 °C | 21.7 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 36.3 °C | 26.7 °C | 31.2 °C | 42.7 °C | 22.8 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 34.0 °C | 25.2 °C | 29.0 °C | 39.6 °C | 21.8 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 31.5 °C | 23.7 °C | 27.0 °C | 37.6 °C | 20.9 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 23.1 °C | 26.1 °C | 37.2 °C | 20.4 °C | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 31.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 27.0 °C | 38.3 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| October | 33.2 °C | 24.0 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.9 °C | 21.5 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| November | 34.8 °C | 23.9 °C | 29.4 °C | 39.5 °C | 16.9 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| December | 33.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 27.9 °C | 39.4 °C | 15.5 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 32 % | 16 km/h |
| February | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 24 % | 27 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 2 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 28 % | 23 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 8 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 35 % | 31 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 42 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 51 % | 50 % | 19 km/h |
| June | 62 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 61 % | 19 km/h |
| July | 98 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 69 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 135 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 77 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 100 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 55 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 66 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 3 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 23 % | 40 % | 13 km/h |
| December | under 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 18 % | 34 % | 15 km/h |
How Ad-Damazin compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-Damazin | 38 °C | 21 °C | 506 mm | 365 |
| Singa · Sudan | 41 °C | 20 °C | 335 mm | 365 |
| Kosti · Sudan | 41 °C | 19 °C | 224 mm | 365 |
| Al Qadarif · Sudan | 41 °C | 19 °C | 406 mm | 365 |
| Wad Medani · Sudan | 41 °C | 18 °C | 177 mm | 365 |
| Bahir Dar · Ethiopia | 28 °C | 14 °C | 1,702 mm | 154 |
| Gonder · Ethiopia | 27 °C | 11 °C | 1,916 mm | 123 |
Where Ad-Damazin ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Africa in January | 13thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in the world in January | 13thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The warmest places in Africa in November | 21stof 50 | 35 °C |
| The driest places in Africa in February | 23rdof 50 | 0.07 mm |
| The driest places in the world in February | 23rdof 50 | 0.07 mm |
| The driest places in Africa in December | 25thof 50 | 0.02 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ad-Damazin’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ad-Damazin?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ad-Damazin get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 38 °C. About 322 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 21 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Ad-Damazin?
August, averaging 135 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is January with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 506 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ad-Damazin rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.