Atbara in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Atbara sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 33°C in early March to 42°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Atbara's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Atbara's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 38°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 2 mm; 1 wet days
Avg wind: 18 km/h
Travel score: 1.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Atbara in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 33°C in early March to 42°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Atbara reaches about 38°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Atbara

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

44 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.

Atbara 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	29° / 16°	0	0	11.1	7.5
Feb	31° / 17°	0	0	11.4	6.0
Mar	35° / 20°	0	0	11.9	3.6
Apr	39° / 24°	0	0.1	12.4	0.9
May	41° / 27°	1	0.5	12.8	0.0
Jun	42° / 29°	0	0.2	13	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	7	1.7	13	0.1
Aug	40° / 28°	9	2.4	12.6	0.2
Sep	40° / 28°	2	0.5	12.1	0.0
Oct	39° / 26°	0	0	11.6	1.1
Nov	34° / 22°	0	0	11.2	4.1
Dec	30° / 18°	0	0	11	6.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Atbara gets around 2 mm of rain over 1 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 18 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours 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 7.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Atbara

In seasonPeak

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

Atbara sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Atbara?

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.

1.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atbara.

What to pack for Atbara in Spring

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

In spring, Atbara sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Atbara in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Atbara peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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)	8	10	11	12	11	11	8	9	10	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Atbara 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 Atbara is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 33 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)	54	53	57	49	47	40	35	34	33	36	38	45
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	49	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Atbara?

Atbara sits at 17.7°N, 34.0°E, 358 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Damir, 12 km away.

Topography around Atbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 352 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Atbara is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

artificial surfaces 37%

16 km

64 m

bare terrain 72%

80 km

255 m

bare terrain 92%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← Winter Atbara year-round climate Summer →

Spring weather nearby: Ad-Damir 12 km · Berber 36 km · El Bauga 63 km · Shendi 127 km · Kuraymah 245 km · Khartoum North 276 km · Omdurman 280 km · Khartoum 285 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 Atbara (17.7022°, 33.9864°, elevation 358 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.