Al Qadarif weather in January

In January, Al Qadarif sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-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 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Qadarif's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qadarif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:10 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Al Qadarif is capital of the state of Al Qadarif, Sudan.

Density
5,577/km²
people per km²

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

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 Al Qadarif reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Al Qadarif

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Qadarif weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.33.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.52.3
Mar39° / 23°10.311.90.7
Apr41° / 26°41.312.30.0
May40° / 27°266.912.60.2
Jun37° / 25°4911.412.81.3
Jul33° / 23°12220.812.72.5
Aug31° / 23°14721.412.53.2
Sep33° / 23°6413.612.13.1
Oct36° / 24°267.111.72.3
Nov37° / 23°20.511.32.1
Dec35° / 21°0011.23.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78911
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Qadarif 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.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15964
16964
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18964
19964
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:066:17
211.27:066:18
311.27:076:18
411.27:076:19
511.27:076:19
611.27:086:20
711.27:086:20
811.27:086:21
911.27:096:22
1011.27:096:22
1111.27:096:23
1211.27:096:23
1311.27:106:24
1411.27:106:24
1511.27:106:25
1611.37:106:25
1711.37:106:26
1811.37:106:26
1911.37:116:27
2011.37:116:28
2111.37:116:28
2211.37:116:29
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2411.37:116:30
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2811.37:116:32
2911.47:116:32
3011.47:116:33
3111.47:116:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Qadarif

In seasonPeak

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

Al Qadarif sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
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Aug
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Is January a good time to visit Al Qadarif?

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

3.6
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 Al Qadarif. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Qadarif in January

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

In January, Al Qadarif sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qadarif in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (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 Qadarif peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Qadarif 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 Al Qadarif is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2032 µg/m³Oct 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qadarif?

Al Qadarif sits at 14.0°N, 35.4°E, 608 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al-Fashaqah, 66 km away.

Al ḨawātahKhashm al QirbahĀbderafīMay CaderaHimoraAl-Fāw

Topography around Al Qadarif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qadarif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Al Qadarif is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Al-Fashaqah 66 km · Doka 71 km · Al Ḩawātah 106 km · Khashm al Qirbah 118 km · Ābderafī 120 km · May Cadera 128 km · Himora 135 km · Al-Fāw 140 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 Qadarif (14.0349°, 35.3834°, elevation 608 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).