El Fasher weather in April

In April, El Fasher sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is El Fasher's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Fasher's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:10 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
22%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

El Fasher is capital city of North Darfur, Sudan.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical April day in El Fasher reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in El Fasher

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Fasher weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 12°0011.38.3
Feb31° / 14°0011.56.4
Mar34° / 18°0011.94.3
Apr36° / 21°10.212.32.5
May37° / 23°51.512.61.7
Jun37° / 24°10312.81.8
Jul34° / 23°6712.512.72.7
Aug32° / 22°10416.512.53.4
Sep35° / 23°235.712.13.1
Oct35° / 22°41.211.73.5
Nov31° / 17°0011.45.9
Dec28° / 13°0011.28.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
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68416
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

El Fasher gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
139910
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309631

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:207:27
212.17:197:27
312.17:187:27
412.27:187:27
512.27:177:27
612.27:167:27
712.27:167:27
812.27:157:27
912.27:147:27
1012.27:147:27
1112.27:137:27
1212.37:127:28
1312.37:127:28
1412.37:117:28
1512.37:107:28
1612.37:107:28
1712.37:097:28
1812.37:087:28
1912.37:087:28
2012.47:077:28
2112.47:077:29
2212.47:067:29
2312.47:067:29
2412.47:057:29
2512.47:047:29
2612.47:047:29
2712.47:037:29
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2912.57:027:30
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for El Fasher

In seasonPeak

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

El Fasher sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit El Fasher?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Fasher. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Fasher in April

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

In April, El Fasher sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Fasher in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Fasher peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in El Fasher in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Fasher is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1666 µg/m³Aug 2323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is El Fasher?

El Fasher sits at 13.6°N, 25.3°E, 748 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Mellit, 60 km away.

Sh'īarīahKabkābīyahKasNyalaZalinjayEl Daein

Topography around El Fasher

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Fasher has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 740 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m.

The land around El Fasher is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
904 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Mellit 60 km · Kutum 97 km · Sh'īarīah 135 km · Kabkābīyah 137 km · Kas 170 km · Nyala 183 km · Zalinjay 218 km · El Daein 255 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 El Fasher (13.6279°, 25.3494°, elevation 748 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).