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El Obeid weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperature-wise, the seasons in El Obeid are gentle: monthly means drift only 9.9°C over the whole year. Rainfall is on the low side overall. El Obeid weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+3.8°Chigh well above average

39° / 27°Today
35° / 24°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+2.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49313days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 256 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 256 in the 1940s+2.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 0 mmhigh 29°low 15°February, rain 0 mmhigh 31°low 17°March, rain 1 mmhigh 34°low 20°April, rain 2 mmhigh 37°low 23°May, rain 22 mmhigh 38°low 25°June, rain 33 mmhigh 36°low 25°July, rain 72 mmhigh 33°low 24°August, rain 81 mmhigh 32°low 23°September, rain 56 mmhigh 34°low 23°October, rain 33 mmhigh 35°low 23°November, rain 2 mmhigh 32°low 20°December, rain 0 mmhigh 29°low 16°wettest month August, 81 mm · 302 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

38.0°

35°feels like
15%humidity
7°dew point
13 km/hfrom N
UV index9.6
sunrise05:49sunset17:42day length11h 53m
TodayClear39°27°
TueMostly clear39°25°
WedClear39°28°
ThuClear40°28°
FriClear39°27°
SatClear38°25°
SunClear38°26°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
39° / 27°
Average for October 12
35° / 24°

High well above average · +3.8°C

  • Record high: 39.7° · 2010
  • Record low: 20.1° · 1950
  • One year ago: 38° / 25°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for El Obeid is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 13.18°N, 30.22°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
13.18°N, 30.22°E
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +4.2°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in May, at around 37.9°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 24.7°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 28.5°C and overnight lows sit around 14.8°C.

In total, El Obeid averages about 302 mm of precipitation a year; August is usually the wettest month (81 mm), while February passes with hardly any rain at all.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in El Obeid has climbed 2.6°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The last decade has also run drier, about 36% below the long-term precipitation average.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 10°C. Wettest month: August (~81 mm). Whole year averages ~302 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

El Obeid month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January28.5°14.8°0 mm11.3 h39.3° (2019)6.3° (1992)
February30.8°16.5°0 mm11.6 h40.5° (2018)8.0° (1949)
March34.3°19.7°1 mm11.9 h43.3° (1980)10.6° (1943)
April37.4°22.5°2 mm12.3 h43.1° (2004)14.5° (1968)
May37.9°24.7°22 mm12.6 h43.1° (2019)16.7° (1944)
June36.4°24.8°33 mm12.8 h42.1° (2024)18.0° (1944)
July33.3°23.6°72 mm12.7 h40.6° (2002)19.1° (1950)
August32.1°23.0°81 mm12.4 h40.0° (1966)18.5° (1950)
September33.7°23.2°56 mm12.1 h40.2° (1990)18.7° (1953)
October35.1°23.2°33 mm11.7 h41.2° (2023)15.9° (1953)
November32.4°19.6°2 mm11.4 h38.6° (2002)11.4° (1953)
December29.1°15.8°0 mm11.2 h36.5° (2013)6.6° (1971)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.33°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.38°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 256.1 early in the record → 313.0 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1980, all-time low in 1992: 43.3°C / 6.3°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~302 mm/year on average. Last decade: −36% vs that average. Long-term trend: −32 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about El Obeid

Which is the warmest month in El Obeid?
On long-term average, the warmest month in El Obeid is May (mean daily temperature of about 30.9°C) and the coolest is January (about 21.0°C).
How does today's temperature in El Obeid compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, El Obeid is forecast to reach a high of 39.2°C and a low of 26.6°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 35.4°C and a low of 23.7°C, so today's high is 3.8°C warmer than that average.
How much has El Obeid warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in El Obeid is about 2.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in El Obeid?
El Obeid receives about 302 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with August typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in El Obeid?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in El Obeid is about 26.6°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in El Obeid by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in El Obeid (°C, full record since 1940): January 29°/15°, February 31°/17°, March 34°/20°, April 37°/23°, May 38°/25°, June 36°/25°, July 33°/24°, August 32°/23°, September 34°/23°, October 35°/23°, November 32°/20°, December 29°/16°.
What is the weather like in El Obeid in summer?
In summer, June through August, El Obeid is hot. It cools from 36°C by day and 25°C at night in June to 32°C and 23°C in August. Rain picks up through the season, 33 mm in June to 81 mm in August. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in El Obeid in winter?
Winter in El Obeid (December to February) is dry and warm. Daytime highs sit at 29–31°C and nights at 15–17°C; January is the coldest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in El Obeid in spring?
March to May is spring in El Obeid, and it is dry and really hot. March is still 34°C in the afternoon and 20°C at night, May already 38°C and 25°C. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in El Obeid in autumn?
In autumn, September through November, El Obeid is hot. Expect 32–35°C by day and 20–23°C at night, with November the coldest month. Rain eases through the season, 56 mm in September to 2 mm in November.

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