Dongola weather in July

In July, Dongola sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dongola's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dongola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
20%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dongola is capital of the state of Northern in Sudan.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dongola reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Dongola

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Dongola weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°00119.2
Feb28° / 14°0011.38.0
Mar33° / 18°0011.95.0
Apr38° / 22°0012.41.7
May41° / 26°00.112.90.0
Jun42° / 28°0013.10.0
Jul42° / 28°20.5130.0
Aug42° / 29°20.812.70.0
Sep41° / 28°00.112.10.0
Oct38° / 25°00.111.61.6
Nov31° / 18°0011.16.0
Dec27° / 14°0010.98.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5937
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14919
15928
16928
17928
18919
19919
20919
21928
22928
23928
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25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dongola gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
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202
212
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294
304
314

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197210
297210
395311
495311
594321
694321
793421
892431
991432
1091432
1190442
1289542
1388543
1488543
1587553
1687553
1787553
1886563
1985564
2084574
2184574
2283575
2382585
2480686
2579696
2677797
27767107
28748108
29738118
30709129
31709129

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
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2014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 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 6:27 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:277:36
213.16:277:36
313.16:287:36
413.16:287:36
513.16:287:36
613.16:297:36
713.16:297:36
813.16:297:36
913.16:307:36
1013.16:307:36
1113.16:307:36
1213.16:317:36
1313.16:317:36
1413.16:317:36
1513.16:327:35
1613.16:327:35
1713.06:327:35
1813.06:337:35
1913.06:337:35
2013.06:347:35
2113.06:347:34
2213.06:347:34
2313.06:357:34
2413.06:357:33
2513.06:357:33
2613.06:367:33
2712.96:367:32
2812.96:367:32
2912.96:377:32
3012.96:377:31
3112.96:377:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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127.3Intense
137.3Intense
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157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
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247.1Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dongola

In seasonPeak

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

Dongola sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Dongola?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dongola.

What to pack for Dongola in July

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

In July, Dongola sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dongola in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Dongola peaks around May 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighMay 24UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dongola 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 Dongola is worst in March — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1780 µg/m³Jul 2144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dongola?

Dongola sits at 19.2°N, 30.5°E, 226 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kuraymah, 161 km away.

KuraymahAbu SimbelEl BaugaBerberAtbaraAd-DamirShendiOmdurman

Topography around Dongola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dongola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Dongola is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), cropland (24%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (70%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
270 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kuraymah 161 km · Abu Simbel 371 km · El Bauga 376 km · Berber 391 km · Atbara 405 km · Ad-Damir 409 km · Shendi 418 km · Omdurman 447 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 Dongola (19.1816°, 30.4769°, elevation 226 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).