Abyei in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Abyei sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 109 mm of rain over about 25 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 36°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 39°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 27°C
Rainfall: 109 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 0.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Abyei in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Abyei reaches about 39°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Abyei

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

91 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.

Abyei 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	36° / 22°	0	0.1	11.5	2.7
Feb	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.7	1.3
Mar	40° / 26°	8	1.5	11.9	0.2
Apr	39° / 27°	28	7.4	12.2	0.4
May	37° / 26°	73	16	12.4	1.4
Jun	34° / 25°	109	19	12.5	2.4
Jul	31° / 23°	169	22.7	12.5	3.1
Aug	30° / 23°	194	25.3	12.3	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	131	21.2	12.1	3.3
Oct	33° / 23°	81	15.4	11.8	3.2
Nov	36° / 23°	6	1.7	11.6	2.6
Dec	36° / 23°	1	0.1	11.5	2.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Abyei gets around 109 mm of rain over 25 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 Abyei

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Abyei?

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.

0.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abyei.

What to pack for Abyei in Spring

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

In spring, Abyei sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abyei 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 Abyei peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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	10	11	11	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	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Abyei 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 Abyei is worst in November — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× 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)	27	32	39	28	16	16	14	12	13	18	43	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	28	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Abyei?

Abyei sits at 9.6°N, 28.4°E, 400 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 115 km away.

Topography around Abyei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abyei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m.

The land around Abyei is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

7 m

grassland 66%

16 km

12 m

grassland 54%

80 km

27 m

grassland 44%

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Spring weather nearby: Winejok 115 km · Gogrial 124 km · Aweil 147 km · Kuacjok 152 km · Al Mijlad 177 km · Babanūsah 205 km · Kadugli 211 km · Wau 216 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / F / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 215% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,165; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 5.1; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 421

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 Abyei (9.5953°, 28.4349°, elevation 400 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.