Al Qadarif in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Al Qadarif sees average daytime highs around 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 30 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 40°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 30 mm; 9 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 0.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Al Qadarif in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C.

A typical spring day in Al Qadarif reaches about 40°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Al Qadarif

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

78 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.

Al Qadarif 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° / 19°	0	0	11.3	3.6
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.5	2.3
Mar	39° / 23°	1	0.3	11.9	0.7
Apr	41° / 26°	4	1.3	12.3	0.0
May	40° / 27°	26	6.9	12.6	0.2
Jun	37° / 25°	49	11.4	12.8	1.3
Jul	33° / 23°	122	20.8	12.7	2.5
Aug	31° / 23°	147	21.4	12.5	3.2
Sep	33° / 23°	64	13.6	12.1	3.1
Oct	36° / 24°	26	7.1	11.7	2.3
Nov	37° / 23°	2	0.5	11.3	2.1
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0	11.2	3.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Al Qadarif gets around 30 mm of rain over 9 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 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 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 7.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Al Qadarif

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

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Al Qadarif?

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.

0.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Qadarif.

What to pack for Al Qadarif in Spring

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

In spring, Al Qadarif sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Al Qadarif in Spring

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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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	11	11	9	11	11	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Al Qadarif 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	29	32	30	21	22	19	17	19	16	16	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

154 m

cropland 73%

80 km

394 m

cropland 83%

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Spring 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.