Kassala weather in August

In August, Kassala sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kassala's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kassala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kassala is capital of the state of Kassala in Sudan.

Founded
1840

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kassala reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Kassala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kassala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°00.111.24.9
Feb35° / 19°0011.53.7
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.0
Apr40° / 25°10.412.30.3
May40° / 27°71.712.70.0
Jun39° / 27°102.812.90.8
Jul35° / 25°6112.212.82.4
Aug33° / 24°721312.53.2
Sep36° / 25°246.412.12.3
Oct37° / 25°51.511.61.7
Nov36° / 23°10.111.32.6
Dec34° / 19°0011.14.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
24951
34951
44951
54852
64753
74753
84753
94852
104852
115050
125050
135149
145149
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165347
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225842
236040
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kassala gets around 72 mm of rain over 13 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
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548
648
747
847
946
1046
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1841
1941
2040
2139
2239
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2438
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2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3135

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
187220
277221
367222
467123
557124
647125
747026
846927
936928
1036829
1136730
1236631
1336631
1436532
1526533
1626533
1726533
1826434
1936334
2036433
2136433
2236433
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2536730
2636829
2736829
2846828
2946927
3047026
3147026

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:207:01
212.76:207:01
312.76:207:01
412.76:207:00
512.76:217:00
612.66:216:59
712.66:216:59
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
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306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kassala

In seasonPeak

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

Kassala sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kassala?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kassala.

What to pack for Kassala in August

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

In August, Kassala sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kassala in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Kassala peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kassala in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kassala is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1629 µg/m³Oct 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kassala?

Kassala sits at 15.5°N, 36.4°E, 507 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khashm al Qirbah, 75 km away.

HimoraAl-FashaqahBarentuAdebayeAbalaMay Cadera

Topography around Kassala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kassala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 509 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m.

The land around Kassala is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
709 m
80 km
986 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Khashm al Qirbah 75 km · New Halfa 87 km · Himora 129 km · Al-Fashaqah 130 km · Barentu 133 km · Adebaye 144 km · Abala 150 km · May Cadera 154 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 Kassala (15.451°, 36.4°, elevation 507 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).