An Nuhūd weather in October

In October, An Nuhūd sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is An Nuhūd's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Nuhūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

An Nuhūd is city of the state of West Kordofan, Sudan.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical October day in An Nuhūd reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in An Nuhūd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

An Nuhūd weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°0011.36.8
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.0
Mar36° / 21°00.111.92.8
Apr38° / 24°20.512.31.1
May38° / 25°164.112.61.0
Jun36° / 25°298.212.71.9
Jul33° / 24°6513.712.73.1
Aug32° / 23°881512.43.6
Sep34° / 23°531112.13.1
Oct36° / 23°16411.72.5
Nov34° / 21°0011.44.2
Dec31° / 17°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37525
47525
57624
67624
77624
87723
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117723
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288317
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308416
318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

An Nuhūd gets around 16 mm of rain over 4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
426
525
624
723
821
920
1019
1118
1216
1315
1414
1513
1612
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1810
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208
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311

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1148204512
2159214312
3179224011
41910223711
52111233511
62311233210
72612233010
82812232810
9301223269
10331322239
11361322228
12381322207
13411321187
14441321166
15461320155
16491419135
17521418124
18541318114
19571317103
2059131693
2163121582
2265121472
2368111362
2472101251
2574101141
26779941
27808831
28837721
29847621
30886510
31905410

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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1610calm
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2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2512calm
2612light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:596:52
211.96:596:51
311.96:596:51
411.96:596:50
511.86:596:49
611.86:596:49
711.86:596:48
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2811.67:026:37
2911.67:036:37
3011.67:036:37
3111.57:036:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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226.2Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for An Nuhūd

In seasonPeak

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

An Nuhūd sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is October a good time to visit An Nuhūd?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in An Nuhūd.

What to pack for An Nuhūd in October

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

In October, An Nuhūd sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in An Nuhūd in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 An Nuhūd peaks around February 20 at about 12 (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 highFeb 20UV 12Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in An Nuhūd in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in An Nuhūd is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1655 µg/m³Aug 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is An Nuhūd?

An Nuhūd sits at 12.7°N, 28.4°E, 571 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Abū Zabad, 97 km away.

Al FūlahGhubayshDillingBabanūsahAl MijladEl ObeidKadugli

Topography around An Nuhūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Nuhūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around An Nuhūd is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Abū Zabad 97 km · Al Fūlah 108 km · Ghubaysh 133 km · Dilling 151 km · Babanūsah 167 km · Al Mijlad 200 km · El Obeid 201 km · Kadugli 234 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 An Nuhūd (12.7°, 28.4333°, elevation 571 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).