Aweil in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Aweil sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 133 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 35°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Aweil's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aweil's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 133 mm; 29 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Aweil in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 35°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Aweil reaches about 38°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Aweil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

70 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aweil weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 22°	0	0.1	11.5	3.0
Feb	37° / 23°	1	0.3	11.7	1.7
Mar	39° / 25°	12	2.6	11.9	0.6
Apr	39° / 27°	35	9	12.2	0.8
May	36° / 26°	86	17.2	12.4	1.7
Jun	33° / 24°	125	19.4	12.5	2.7
Jul	31° / 23°	174	23	12.5	3.2
Aug	30° / 22°	194	24.8	12.3	3.3
Sep	31° / 23°	139	21.2	12.1	3.3
Oct	32° / 23°	87	16.6	11.8	3.2
Nov	35° / 23°	7	2.2	11.6	3.0
Dec	35° / 22°	0	0.1	11.5	3.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Aweil gets around 133 mm of rain over 29 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Aweil

In seasonPeak

In spring, Aweil overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aweil's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aweil sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

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Is spring a good time to visit Aweil?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aweil.

What to pack for Aweil in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Aweil sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aweil in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aweil peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Aweil in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aweil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	34	50	33	14	16	15	12	14	17	28	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Aweil?

Aweil sits at 8.8°N, 27.4°E, 425 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 34 km away.

Topography around Aweil

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aweil.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aweil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m.

The land around Aweil is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and wetland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

14 m

grassland 65%

16 km

53 m

grassland 71%

80 km

188 m

grassland 54%

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Spring weather nearby: Winejok 34 km · Gogrial 82 km · Kuacjok 82 km · Wau 135 km · Abyei 147 km · Tonj 218 km · Al Mijlad 255 km · Babanūsah 289 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Prices: ≈ 6% of US; price level, 2021
GDP per capita: $1,080; 2015
Happiness: 2.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate: 14; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 36.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aweil (8.7619°, 27.3919°, elevation 425 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.