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Best time to visit Khartoum

January is the best time to visit Khartoum for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to January.

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 January comfort 76/100
The least cloud November 10 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth May 41 °C
Cooler weather January 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 76 30 °C 0
2 December 74 31 °C 0
3 February 66 32 °C 0
4 November 59 34 °C 0
5 March 52 36 °C 0
6 August 46 37 °C 6
7 September 44 39 °C 3
8 October 43 38 °C 1
9 July 43 38 °C 4
10 April 40 39 °C 0
11 June 39 40 °C 1
12 May 38 41 °C 1

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 41 °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 29.7 °C 0 mm 18 %
February 32.2 °C under 1 mm 16 %
March 35.7 °C under 1 mm 16 %
April 39.2 °C under 1 mm 14 %
May 40.6 °C 4 mm 22 %
June 40.3 °C 3 mm 29 %
July 37.7 °C 21 mm 46 %
August 36.9 °C 25 mm 53 %
September 38.5 °C 9 mm 38 %
October 38.3 °C 3 mm 23 %
November 34.3 °C under 1 mm 10 %
December 30.8 °C under 1 mm 14 %

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.

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.