Dongola weather in September

In September, Dongola sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dongola's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dongola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
4th warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
9%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dongola reaches about 41°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 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dongola weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
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17982
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30973

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dongola gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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51
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194321
295311
395311
495311
595311
695311
797201
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3098200

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:467:09
212.46:477:08
312.36:477:08
412.36:477:07
512.36:477:06
612.36:477:05
712.36:487:04
812.36:487:03
912.26:487:02
1012.26:487:01
1112.26:487:00
1212.26:486:59
1312.26:496:58
1412.16:496:58
1512.16:496:57
1612.16:496:56
1712.16:496:55
1812.16:506:54
1912.16:506:53
2012.06:506:52
2112.06:506:51
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2312.06:516:49
2412.06:516:48
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3011.86:526:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.72 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 — September's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dongola

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Dongola?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dongola.

What to pack for Dongola in September

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

In September, Dongola sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dongola in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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.

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19 m
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36 m
80 km
270 m
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September 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).