Khartoum weather in January

In January, Khartoum sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Khartoum's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khartoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:24 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 6th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Khartoum is capital city of Sudan.

Density: 66/km²; people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khartoum reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

How January really feels in Khartoum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Khartoum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 17°	0	0	11.2	6.9
Feb	32° / 18°	0	0	11.5	5.2
Mar	36° / 21°	0	0	11.9	2.8
Apr	39° / 25°	0	0.1	12.3	0.5
May	41° / 28°	3	1.2	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 28°	3	1.2	12.9	0.1
Jul	38° / 27°	20	4.9	12.8	1.3
Aug	37° / 27°	24	5.9	12.5	1.9
Sep	38° / 27°	10	2.7	12.1	1.1
Oct	38° / 27°	4	1	11.6	1.1
Nov	35° / 22°	0	0	11.3	3.7
Dec	31° / 18°	0	0	11.1	6.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Khartoum gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:20	6:26
2	11.1	7:21	6:26
3	11.1	7:21	6:27
4	11.1	7:21	6:27
5	11.1	7:22	6:28
6	11.1	7:22	6:29
7	11.1	7:22	6:29
8	11.1	7:22	6:30
9	11.1	7:23	6:30
10	11.1	7:23	6:31
11	11.1	7:23	6:31
12	11.1	7:23	6:32
13	11.1	7:24	6:33
14	11.2	7:24	6:33
15	11.2	7:24	6:34
16	11.2	7:24	6:34
17	11.2	7:24	6:35
18	11.2	7:24	6:35
19	11.2	7:24	6:36
20	11.2	7:24	6:36
21	11.2	7:25	6:37
22	11.2	7:25	6:38
23	11.2	7:25	6:38
24	11.2	7:25	6:39
25	11.2	7:25	6:39
26	11.3	7:25	6:40
27	11.3	7:24	6:40
28	11.3	7:24	6:41
29	11.3	7:24	6:41
30	11.3	7:24	6:42
31	11.3	7:24	6:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khartoum

In seasonPeak

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

Khartoum sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Mar

Apr

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Khartoum?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Khartoum for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khartoum in January

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

In January, Khartoum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khartoum in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khartoum peaks around April 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (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)	9	11	12	12	11	11	9	10	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Khartoum 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 Khartoum is worst in March — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 29 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)	71	69	73	61	56	44	32	29	40	52	51	61
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	71	Unhealthy
Feb	69	Unhealthy
Mar	73	Unhealthy
Apr	61	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	61	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Khartoum?

Khartoum sits at 15.6°N, 32.5°E, 381 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khartoum North, 11 km away.

Topography around Khartoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khartoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Khartoum is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%), bare terrain (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

14 m

artificial surfaces 76%

16 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 45%

80 km

190 m

bare terrain 69%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

January weather nearby: Khartoum North 11 km · Omdurman 12 km · Al Qiţena 78 km · Al-Quṭaynah 96 km · Al Hilāliyya 101 km · Al Hasaheisa 121 km · Rufā‘a 126 km · Al Manāqil 153 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 Khartoum (15.5518°, 32.5324°, elevation 381 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	30	17
2	30	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	30	16
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	30	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

	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