El Geneina Fort in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), El Geneina Fort sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 80 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is El Geneina Fort's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Geneina Fort's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
80 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in El Geneina Fort in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical fall day in El Geneina Fort reaches about 33°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in El Geneina Fort

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 80 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
80
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Geneina Fort weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.36.8
Feb32° / 16°0011.65.1
Mar35° / 20°00.111.93.1
Apr37° / 22°30.912.31.7
May37° / 24°123.412.61.6
Jun36° / 23°387.912.82.3
Jul31° / 22°18022.712.73.1
Aug30° / 21°23124.712.43.5
Sep32° / 21°6911.412.14.0
Oct34° / 21°112.511.73.9
Nov32° / 18°0011.45.2
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.7

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

El Geneina Fort gets around 80 mm of rain over 14 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early September to 11 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 6.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for El Geneina Fort

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In fall, El Geneina Fort overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Geneina Fort's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is fall a good time to visit El Geneina Fort?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit El Geneina Fort for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Geneina Fort in Fall

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

In fall, El Geneina Fort sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in El Geneina Fort in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 El Geneina Fort peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in El Geneina Fort in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Geneina Fort is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1761 µg/m³Aug 2122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May42Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Geneina Fort?

El Geneina Fort sits at 13.5°N, 22.5°E, 792 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al-Junaynah, 3.0 km away.

ZalinjayKabkābīyahGoz BeidaAbéchéIriba

Topography around El Geneina Fort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Geneina Fort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 793 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around El Geneina Fort is covered by grassland (42%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Al-Junaynah 3.0 km · 'Ārdamatā 3.0 km · Adré 28 km · Zalinjay 126 km · Kabkābīyah 177 km · Goz Beida 179 km · Abéché 180 km · Iriba 184 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 Geneina Fort (13.4748°, 22.4574°, elevation 792 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.