Ad-Damazin weather in January

In January, Ad-Damazin sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ad-Damazin's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad-Damazin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:11 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Ad-Damazin is capital of the Blue Nile state of Sudan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ad-Damazin reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	21
2	34	21
3	34	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	35	21
21	35	21
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	36	21

How January really feels in Ad-Damazin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ad-Damazin weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	0	0	11.4	3.7
Feb	37° / 22°	0	0	11.6	2.2
Mar	39° / 25°	2	0.4	11.9	0.7
Apr	40° / 27°	9	2.5	12.3	0.2
May	38° / 27°	44	11.1	12.5	1.2
Jun	35° / 25°	67	15.3	12.7	2.2
Jul	32° / 24°	101	19.5	12.6	3.0
Aug	31° / 23°	143	22	12.4	3.3
Sep	32° / 23°	104	16	12.1	3.4
Oct	34° / 24°	60	13.7	11.7	2.8
Nov	36° / 24°	3	1	11.5	2.5
Dec	35° / 22°	0	0	11.3	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	89	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87
Cloudier (%)	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ad-Damazin gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:06	6:25
2	11.3	7:07	6:26
3	11.3	7:07	6:26
4	11.3	7:07	6:27
5	11.3	7:08	6:27
6	11.3	7:08	6:28
7	11.3	7:08	6:28
8	11.3	7:09	6:29
9	11.3	7:09	6:30
10	11.3	7:09	6:30
11	11.4	7:09	6:31
12	11.4	7:10	6:31
13	11.4	7:10	6:32
14	11.4	7:10	6:32
15	11.4	7:10	6:33
16	11.4	7:11	6:33
17	11.4	7:11	6:34
18	11.4	7:11	6:34
19	11.4	7:11	6:35
20	11.4	7:11	6:35
21	11.4	7:11	6:36
22	11.4	7:11	6:36
23	11.4	7:11	6:37
24	11.4	7:12	6:37
25	11.4	7:12	6:38
26	11.4	7:12	6:38
27	11.4	7:12	6:39
28	11.5	7:12	6:39
29	11.5	7:12	6:39
30	11.5	7:12	6:40
31	11.5	7:12	6:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ad-Damazin

In seasonPeak

None of Ad-Damazin's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ad-Damazin's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ad-Damazin sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ad-Damazin?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ad-Damazin. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ad-Damazin in January

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

In January, Ad-Damazin sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad-Damazin in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad-Damazin peaks around March 19 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	13	10	11	11	13	12	11	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	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Ad-Damazin in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ad-Damazin is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 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)	23	26	30	27	15	19	18	14	14	16	17	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ad-Damazin?

Ad-Damazin sits at 11.8°N, 34.4°E, 485 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Er Roseires, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ad-Damazin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad-Damazin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Ad-Damazin is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

grassland 45%

16 km

206 m

grassland 44%

80 km

788 m

grassland 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Ad-Damazin year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Er Roseires 9.0 km · Singa 158 km · Ad-Dindar 174 km · As Sūkī 178 km · Umm Shawkah 182 km · Al Ḩawātah 183 km · Āsosa 192 km · Maiurno 196 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 Ad-Damazin (11.7891°, 34.3592°, elevation 485 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	21
2	34	21
3	34	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	35	21
21	35	21
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13
31	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	21
2	34	21
3	34	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	35	21
21	35	21
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13
31	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	21
2	34	21
3	34	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	21
16	34	21
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	35	21
21	35	21
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	36	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13
31	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0