El Obeid weather in October
In October, El Obeid sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is El Obeid's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Obeid's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 36°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 24°
- 9th coldest
- Rainfall
- 10 mm
- 2.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min
- 6:53 AM – 6:35 PM
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- 8th clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.18 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 2.4
- out of 10
El Obeid is city and capital of North Kurdufan, Sudan.
- Founded
- 1821
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in October
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.
A typical October day in El Obeid reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C warmer than November.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 25 |
| 2 | 36 | 25 |
| 3 | 36 | 25 |
| 4 | 36 | 25 |
| 5 | 36 | 25 |
| 6 | 36 | 25 |
| 7 | 36 | 25 |
| 8 | 36 | 25 |
| 9 | 36 | 25 |
| 10 | 36 | 25 |
| 11 | 37 | 25 |
| 12 | 37 | 25 |
| 13 | 37 | 25 |
| 14 | 37 | 25 |
| 15 | 37 | 25 |
| 16 | 37 | 25 |
| 17 | 36 | 24 |
| 18 | 36 | 24 |
| 19 | 36 | 24 |
| 20 | 36 | 24 |
| 21 | 36 | 24 |
| 22 | 36 | 24 |
| 23 | 36 | 24 |
| 24 | 36 | 24 |
| 25 | 36 | 24 |
| 26 | 36 | 24 |
| 27 | 36 | 24 |
| 28 | 36 | 24 |
| 29 | 36 | 23 |
| 30 | 36 | 23 |
| 31 | 35 | 23 |
How October really feels in El Obeid
Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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.
The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
El Obeid weather by month
How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 32° / 18° | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| Mar | 35° / 21° | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 38° / 24° | 1 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 39° / 26° | 11 | 3.5 | 12.6 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 37° / 26° | 24 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 34° / 25° | 62 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 33° / 24° | 75 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 35° / 24° | 41 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 36° / 24° | 10 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 33° / 21° | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 30° / 17° | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.0 |
Cloud cover in October
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Cloudier (%) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 25 |
| 2 | 75 | 25 |
| 3 | 75 | 25 |
| 4 | 76 | 24 |
| 5 | 77 | 23 |
| 6 | 77 | 23 |
| 7 | 78 | 22 |
| 8 | 78 | 22 |
| 9 | 79 | 21 |
| 10 | 80 | 20 |
| 11 | 80 | 20 |
| 12 | 80 | 20 |
| 13 | 80 | 20 |
| 14 | 81 | 19 |
| 15 | 81 | 19 |
| 16 | 81 | 19 |
| 17 | 82 | 18 |
| 18 | 82 | 18 |
| 19 | 82 | 18 |
| 20 | 83 | 17 |
| 21 | 83 | 17 |
| 22 | 85 | 15 |
| 23 | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | 85 | 15 |
| 25 | 86 | 14 |
| 26 | 86 | 14 |
| 27 | 87 | 13 |
| 28 | 88 | 12 |
| 29 | 88 | 12 |
| 30 | 89 | 11 |
| 31 | 90 | 10 |
Chance of precipitation in October
El Obeid gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 13 |
| 10 | 12 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 10 |
| 14 | 9 |
| 15 | 9 |
| 16 | 8 |
| 17 | 7 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 6 |
| 20 | 5 |
| 21 | 5 |
| 22 | 4 |
| 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 29 | 1 |
| 30 | 1 |
| 31 | 0 |
Humidity in October
Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 91 |
| Comfortable (%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Muggy (%) | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 3 |
| 2 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 3 |
| 3 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 2 |
| 5 | 22 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 2 |
| 7 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 2 |
| 8 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 2 |
| 9 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 2 |
| 10 | 33 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 2 |
| 11 | 35 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | 38 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 2 |
| 13 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | 43 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 1 |
| 15 | 46 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 49 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 1 |
| 17 | 51 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 18 | 55 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | 60 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 21 | 62 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | 65 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | 68 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | 71 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | 75 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | 79 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | 81 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | 84 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 86 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 89 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 91 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Wind in October
Winds average 11 km/h in October.
Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 12 | calm |
| 20 | 12 | calm |
| 21 | 12 | calm |
| 22 | 12 | calm |
| 23 | 12 | light breeze |
| 24 | 12 | light breeze |
| 25 | 12 | light breeze |
| 26 | 13 | light breeze |
| 27 | 13 | light breeze |
| 28 | 13 | light breeze |
| 29 | 13 | light breeze |
| 30 | 13 | light breeze |
| 31 | 13 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in October
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:29 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:57 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:45 | 6:44 | 6:43 | 6:43 | 6:42 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:40 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:37 | 6:37 | 6:36 | 6:36 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:29 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.9 | 6:52 | 6:45 |
| 2 | 11.9 | 6:52 | 6:44 |
| 3 | 11.9 | 6:52 | 6:43 |
| 4 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:43 |
| 5 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:42 |
| 6 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:41 |
| 7 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:41 |
| 8 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:40 |
| 9 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:39 |
| 10 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:39 |
| 11 | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:38 |
| 12 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:37 |
| 13 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:37 |
| 14 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:36 |
| 15 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:36 |
| 16 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:35 |
| 17 | 11.7 | 6:53 | 6:35 |
| 18 | 11.7 | 6:54 | 6:34 |
| 19 | 11.7 | 6:54 | 6:34 |
| 20 | 11.7 | 6:54 | 6:33 |
| 21 | 11.6 | 6:54 | 6:33 |
| 22 | 11.6 | 6:54 | 6:32 |
| 23 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:32 |
| 24 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:31 |
| 25 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:31 |
| 26 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:30 |
| 27 | 11.6 | 6:56 | 6:30 |
| 28 | 11.6 | 6:56 | 6:30 |
| 29 | 11.6 | 6:56 | 6:29 |
| 30 | 11.5 | 6:56 | 6:29 |
| 31 | 11.5 | 6:57 | 6:29 |
Solar energy in October
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.18 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.3 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for El Obeid
None of El Obeid's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
El Obeid sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.
Is October a good time to visit El Obeid?
Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Obeid.
What to pack for El Obeid in October
From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In October, El Obeid sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in El Obeid in October
Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 El Obeid peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Air quality in El Obeid in October
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in El Obeid is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 47 | 49 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 41 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | Poor |
| Feb | 49 | Poor |
| Mar | 58 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 46 | Poor |
| May | 36 | Poor |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 16 | Moderate |
| Oct | 30 | Moderate |
| Nov | 30 | Moderate |
| Dec | 41 | Poor |
Where is El Obeid?
El Obeid sits at 13.2°N, 30.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Bārah, 60 km away.
Topography around El Obeid
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Obeid.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Obeid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.
The land around El Obeid is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (21%) within 80 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 Obeid (13.1842°, 30.2167°, elevation 573 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).