Bārah weather in July

In July, Bārah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 45 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bārah's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bārah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Bārah is city of the state of North Kordofan, Sudan.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical July day in Bārah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13726
23726
33726
43726
53626
63626
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103626
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293425
303425
313425

How July really feels in Bārah

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

Bārah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.7
Feb31° / 17°0011.55.9
Mar35° / 21°0011.93.5
Apr38° / 24°00.112.31.3
May39° / 26°72.312.60.5
Jun38° / 27°133.512.81.1
Jul35° / 25°4510.412.72.4
Aug34° / 25°5311.612.53.0
Sep36° / 25°256.512.12.4
Oct37° / 25°61.311.72.2
Nov33° / 20°0011.44.7
Dec29° / 16°0011.27.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47426
57426
67327
77327
87228
97228
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167030
176931
186931
196832
206832
216733
226634
236634
246535
256535
266337
276337
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bārah gets around 45 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
324
425
527
628
729
830
931
1031
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2537
2638
2738
2839
2940
3040
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
191134442
281033462
37933482
47832512
56732523
65631553
75630563
84530583
94429603
103428614
113327634
122326654
132226664
142225674
151224694
161223704
171122724
181122715
191121725
200120745
210119755
220118765
230117766
240116776
250114796
260013807
270012817
280011818
290010819
30009829
310098110

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2814light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:387:26
212.86:387:26
312.86:387:26
412.86:397:26
512.86:397:26
612.86:397:26
712.86:407:26
812.86:407:26
912.86:407:26
1012.86:407:26
1112.86:417:26
1212.86:417:26
1312.86:417:26
1412.76:417:26
1512.76:427:26
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1812.76:437:26
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2012.76:437:26
2112.76:437:26
2212.76:447:25
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2612.76:457:25
2712.76:457:24
2812.66:457:24
2912.66:457:24
3012.66:467:24
3112.66:467:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bārah

In seasonPeak

In July, Bārah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bārah sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bārah?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bārah.

What to pack for Bārah in July

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

In July, Bārah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bārah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bārah 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bārah in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bārah is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1556 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May36Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bārah?

Bārah sits at 13.7°N, 30.4°E, 478 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is El Obeid, 60 km away.

Ar RahadUmm RuwabaTandaltīAbū ZabadDillingAd DouiemAl-Quṭaynah

Topography around Bārah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bārah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Bārah is covered by grassland (45%) and bare terrain (45%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: El Obeid 60 km · Ar Rahad 114 km · Umm Ruwaba 127 km · Tandaltī 179 km · Abū Zabad 193 km · Dilling 199 km · Ad Douiem 213 km · Al-Quṭaynah 235 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 Bārah (13.7°, 30.3667°, elevation 478 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).