Al Fūlah weather in August

In August, Al Fūlah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 118 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Fūlah's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Fūlah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:59 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Al Fūlah is city of the state of West Kordofan, Sudan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Fūlah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Al Fūlah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Fūlah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.45.2
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 23°10.211.91.6
Apr39° / 25°41.412.30.4
May38° / 26°317.412.50.9
Jun36° / 25°521212.72.1
Jul32° / 24°10117.312.63.2
Aug31° / 23°11818.912.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8114.712.13.4
Oct35° / 23°317.211.72.6
Nov35° / 22°00.111.53.1
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
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114060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Fūlah gets around 118 mm of rain over 18.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
362
462
562
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
1262
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1760
1860
1959
2059
2159
2258
2358
2458
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2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113366
213267
313168
412970
512871
612772
712574
812475
912376
1012178
1112079
1211980
1311980
1411881
1511782
1611782
1701783
1801684
1901684
2001783
2101783
2201783
2301882
2401882
2501882
2601882
2701882
2801882
2901882
3001882
3101882

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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208calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:577:28
212.56:577:28
312.56:577:28
412.56:577:27
512.56:587:27
612.56:587:27
712.56:587:26
812.56:587:26
912.56:587:26
1012.46:587:25
1112.46:587:25
1212.46:597:24
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Fūlah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Fūlah sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Al Fūlah?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Fūlah.

What to pack for Al Fūlah in August

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

In August, Al Fūlah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Al Fūlah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Al Fūlah peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 10UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Al Fūlah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Fūlah is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Aug 2412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr40Poor
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Fūlah?

Al Fūlah sits at 11.7°N, 28.4°E, 519 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Babanūsah, 75 km away.

Al MijladAn NuhūdAbū ZabadGhubayshDillingKadugliAbyei

Topography around Al Fūlah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Fūlah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.

The land around Al Fūlah is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Babanūsah 75 km · Al Mijlad 103 km · An Nuhūd 108 km · Abū Zabad 119 km · Ghubaysh 119 km · Dilling 145 km · Kadugli 169 km · Abyei 238 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 Al Fūlah (11.7329°, 28.3579°, elevation 519 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).