Kutum weather in August

In August, Kutum sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 126 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kutum's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
7:11 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kutum is town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kutum reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313120

How August really feels in Kutum

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

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

Kutum weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°0011.39.0
Feb29° / 13°0011.57.8
Mar31° / 16°0011.95.7
Apr34° / 20°00.112.34.1
May35° / 22°41.212.63.2
Jun35° / 22°92.612.83.1
Jul32° / 21°771312.83.9
Aug30° / 20°12618.112.54.3
Sep33° / 21°244.912.14.3
Oct32° / 20°30.911.75.1
Nov29° / 15°0011.37.6
Dec26° / 11°0011.29.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105941
115842
125941
135941
146040
156139
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257030
267129
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kutum gets around 126 mm of rain over 18.1 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 57% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
459
560
661
762
862
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
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1562
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1761
1860
1960
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2157
2256
2354
2453
2551
2649
2747
2845
2943
3041
3139

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16142159
26132061
35122063
45111965
55111965
64101967
7491968
8381970
9371971
10371971
11361972
12351973
13352072
14352072
15342172
16342271
17342271
18442369
19442468
20542566
21542566
22652663
23752761
24862858
25972955
261072954
271183051
281293048
2914113145
3015123142
3117133139

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:087:47
212.67:087:46
312.67:097:46
412.67:097:45
512.67:097:45
612.67:097:45
712.67:107:44
812.67:107:44
912.67:107:43
1012.57:107:43
1112.57:107:42
1212.57:107:42
1312.57:117:41
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1712.57:117:39
1812.57:117:39
1912.47:127:38
2012.47:127:37
2112.47:127:37
2212.47:127:36
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2412.47:127:35
2512.47:127:34
2612.47:127:34
2712.37:127:33
2812.37:127:32
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3012.37:137:31
3112.37:137:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
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106.2Intense
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126.2Intense
136.2Intense
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166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kutum

In seasonPeak

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

Kutum sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kutum?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kutum for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kutum in August

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

In August, Kutum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kutum in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kutum peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kutum 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 Kutum is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1669 µg/m³Aug 2028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kutum?

Kutum sits at 14.2°N, 24.7°E, 1,159 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kabkābīyah, 88 km away.

KasZalinjaySh'īarīahNyala'Ārdamatā

Topography around Kutum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Kutum is covered by grassland (46%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Kabkābīyah 88 km · Mellit 96 km · El Fasher 97 km · Kas 192 km · Zalinjay 193 km · Sh'īarīah 219 km · Nyala 240 km · 'Ārdamatā 249 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 Kutum (14.2°, 24.6667°, elevation 1,159 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).