Kadugli weather in January

In January, Kadugli sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kadugli's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kadugli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:28 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 4th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Kadugli is capital city of South Kordofan State, Sudan.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kadugli reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	34	20
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

How January really feels in Kadugli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kadugli weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	0	0.1	11.4	3.7
Feb	36° / 22°	0	0	11.6	2.4
Mar	39° / 25°	2	0.6	11.9	0.8
Apr	39° / 26°	15	3.8	12.2	0.4
May	37° / 26°	57	13.4	12.5	1.4
Jun	34° / 24°	93	17.7	12.6	2.6
Jul	31° / 23°	157	23	12.6	3.3
Aug	29° / 22°	187	24.5	12.4	3.6
Sep	30° / 22°	129	21.5	12.1	3.5
Oct	33° / 22°	67	13.7	11.8	3.4
Nov	36° / 22°	1	0.5	11.5	2.9
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0	11.4	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	84	83	83	82	82	82	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	81	81	81	81	82	82
Cloudier (%)	16	17	17	18	18	18	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	19	19	19	19	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kadugli gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in January. 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 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:23	6:45
2	11.4	7:24	6:46
3	11.4	7:24	6:46
4	11.4	7:24	6:47
5	11.4	7:25	6:47
6	11.4	7:25	6:48
7	11.4	7:25	6:48
8	11.4	7:26	6:49
9	11.4	7:26	6:49
10	11.4	7:26	6:50
11	11.4	7:27	6:50
12	11.4	7:27	6:51
13	11.4	7:27	6:51
14	11.4	7:27	6:52
15	11.4	7:28	6:53
16	11.4	7:28	6:53
17	11.4	7:28	6:54
18	11.4	7:28	6:54
19	11.4	7:28	6:54
20	11.4	7:28	6:55
21	11.4	7:29	6:55
22	11.5	7:29	6:56
23	11.5	7:29	6:56
24	11.5	7:29	6:57
25	11.5	7:29	6:57
26	11.5	7:29	6:58
27	11.5	7:29	6:58
28	11.5	7:29	6:59
29	11.5	7:29	6:59
30	11.5	7:29	6:59
31	11.5	7:29	7:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	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	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kadugli

In seasonPeak

None of Kadugli's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kadugli's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kadugli sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kadugli?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kadugli. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kadugli in January

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

In January, Kadugli sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kadugli in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Kadugli peaks around March 15 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	12	13	12	10	11	12	12	12	12	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kadugli in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kadugli is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 13 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)	31	35	43	34	19	18	16	13	15	25	32	27
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	35	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kadugli?

Kadugli sits at 11.0°N, 29.7°E, 506 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Dilling, 116 km away.

Topography around Kadugli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kadugli has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m.

The land around Kadugli is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

274 m

grassland 70%

16 km

443 m

grassland 74%

80 km

712 m

grassland 79%

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← December Kadugli year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Dilling 116 km · Abū Zabad 157 km · Al Fūlah 169 km · Abu Jibeha 172 km · Abyei 211 km · Babanūsah 212 km · Ar Rahad 215 km · Al Mijlad 217 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 Kadugli (11.0111°, 29.7183°, elevation 506 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	34	20
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	34	20
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	34	20
12	34	20
13	34	20
14	34	20
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	21
25	35	21
26	35	21
27	35	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100