Al Qiţena weather in January

In January, Al Qiţena sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Qiţena's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qiţena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:24 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 6th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Al Qiţena is human settlement in 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Qiţena reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

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

How January really feels in Al Qiţena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Qiţena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 17°	0	0	11.2	6.6
Feb	33° / 19°	0	0	11.5	4.9
Mar	36° / 22°	0	0	11.9	2.5
Apr	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.3	0.4
May	41° / 28°	5	1.7	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 28°	6	2	12.9	0.2
Jul	37° / 27°	29	6.1	12.8	1.8
Aug	35° / 26°	36	7.7	12.5	2.5
Sep	37° / 27°	16	4.5	12.1	1.6
Oct	38° / 26°	6	1.8	11.7	1.3
Nov	35° / 22°	0	0	11.3	3.5
Dec	31° / 18°	0	0	11.1	6.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	92	8

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Qiţena 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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 7:20 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:44 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:20	6:28
2	11.1	7:20	6:28
3	11.1	7:20	6:29
4	11.1	7:21	6:29
5	11.1	7:21	6:30
6	11.2	7:21	6:30
7	11.2	7:22	6:31
8	11.2	7:22	6:32
9	11.2	7:22	6:32
10	11.2	7:22	6:33
11	11.2	7:23	6:33
12	11.2	7:23	6:34
13	11.2	7:23	6:34
14	11.2	7:23	6:35
15	11.2	7:23	6:35
16	11.2	7:24	6:36
17	11.2	7:24	6:37
18	11.2	7:24	6:37
19	11.2	7:24	6:38
20	11.2	7:24	6:38
21	11.2	7:24	6:39
22	11.3	7:24	6:39
23	11.3	7:24	6:40
24	11.3	7:24	6:40
25	11.3	7:24	6:41
26	11.3	7:24	6:41
27	11.3	7:24	6:42
28	11.3	7:24	6:42
29	11.3	7:24	6:43
30	11.3	7:24	6:43
31	11.3	7:24	6:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Qiţena

In seasonPeak

None of Al Qiţena'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 Qiţena sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Al Qiţena?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

9.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Al Qiţena for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Qiţena in January

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

In January, Al Qiţena sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Al Qiţena 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 Qiţena peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	10	11	8	10	11	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Al Qiţena 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 Qiţena is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 23 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)	65	63	67	57	49	34	25	23	30	44	46	56
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	49	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	56	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Al Qiţena?

Al Qiţena sits at 14.9°N, 32.4°E, 387 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al-Quṭaynah, 18 km away.

Topography around Al Qiţena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qiţena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Al Qiţena is covered by grassland (31%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

11 m

grassland 31%

16 km

54 m

bare terrain 55%

80 km

124 m

bare terrain 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Al Qiţena year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Al-Quṭaynah 18 km · Khartoum 78 km · Omdurman 88 km · Khartoum North 89 km · Al Hilāliyya 94 km · Al Manāqil 96 km · Ad Douiem 96 km · Al Hasaheisa 101 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 Qiţena (14.8648°, 32.3668°, elevation 387 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	30	17
2	30	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	30	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	31	17
23	31	17
24	31	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	31	18
31	31	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	92	8

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	92	8

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	92	8

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