Doka in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Doka sees average daytime highs around 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 46 mm of rain over about 10 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 72% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
40°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
46 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Doka 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 Doka reaches about 40°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Doka

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
92
89 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Doka 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.33.0
Feb38° / 22°0011.61.7
Mar40° / 24°10.211.90.3
Apr41° / 26°61.512.30.0
May39° / 27°408.312.60.3
Jun37° / 25°7615.612.81.5
Jul33° / 23°14721.712.72.7
Aug31° / 22°19123.812.43.1
Sep32° / 23°9616.512.13.2
Oct35° / 23°358.411.72.7
Nov37° / 23°20.611.42.1
Dec36° / 22°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Doka gets around 46 mm of rain over 10 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

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.

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Doka

In seasonPeak

None of Doka's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Doka's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Doka?

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.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Doka.

What to pack for Doka in Spring

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

In spring, Doka sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Doka in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Doka peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Doka 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 Doka is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 927 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Doka?

Doka sits at 13.5°N, 35.8°E, 643 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Qadarif, 71 km away.

May CaderaAl ḨawātahHimoraAdebaye

Topography around Doka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Doka is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
321 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Al Qadarif 71 km · Metemma 75 km · Ābderafī 78 km · Al-Fashaqah 99 km · May Cadera 106 km · Al Ḩawātah 123 km · Himora 126 km · Adebaye 132 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 Doka (13.5167°, 35.7667°, elevation 643 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.