Kutum weather in January

In January, Kutum sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kutum's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutum's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:53 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; 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.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kutum reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

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

How January really feels in Kutum

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.

Kutum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 11°	0	0	11.3	9.0
Feb	29° / 13°	0	0	11.5	7.8
Mar	31° / 16°	0	0	11.9	5.7
Apr	34° / 20°	0	0.1	12.3	4.1
May	35° / 22°	4	1.2	12.6	3.2
Jun	35° / 22°	9	2.6	12.8	3.1
Jul	32° / 21°	77	13	12.8	3.9
Aug	30° / 20°	126	18.1	12.5	4.3
Sep	33° / 21°	24	4.9	12.1	4.3
Oct	32° / 20°	3	0.9	11.7	5.1
Nov	29° / 15°	0	0	11.3	7.6
Dec	26° / 11°	0	0	11.2	9.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 15%.

	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 (%)	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kutum 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 14 km/h in January.

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 7:49 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:16 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54	7:54
Sunset (PM)	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:49	7:00
2	11.2	7:50	7:00
3	11.2	7:50	7:01
4	11.2	7:50	7:01
5	11.2	7:51	7:02
6	11.2	7:51	7:02
7	11.2	7:51	7:03
8	11.2	7:52	7:04
9	11.2	7:52	7:04
10	11.2	7:52	7:05
11	11.2	7:52	7:05
12	11.2	7:53	7:06
13	11.2	7:53	7:06
14	11.2	7:53	7:07
15	11.2	7:53	7:07
16	11.2	7:53	7:08
17	11.3	7:53	7:09
18	11.3	7:54	7:09
19	11.3	7:54	7:10
20	11.3	7:54	7:10
21	11.3	7:54	7:11
22	11.3	7:54	7:11
23	11.3	7:54	7:12
24	11.3	7:54	7:12
25	11.3	7:54	7:13
26	11.3	7:54	7:13
27	11.3	7:54	7:14
28	11.3	7:54	7:14
29	11.3	7:54	7:15
30	11.4	7:54	7:15
31	11.4	7:54	7:16

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 5.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 6.14 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)	6.0	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	6.2	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	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	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 Kutum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kutum?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kutum for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kutum in January

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

In January, Kutum sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kutum 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 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.

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

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

Air quality in Kutum 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	60	71	59	51	41	37	27	31	44	36	42
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	60	Unhealthy
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	51	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

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.

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

grassland 46%

16 km

359 m

grassland 76%

80 km

1,570 m

grassland 66%

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

January 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

	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