Mellit weather in August

In August, Mellit sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 102 mm of rain across 16.3 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Mellit's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mellit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
7:08 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Mellit is city in North Darfur, Sudan.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mellit reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23121
33121
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53121
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123121
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313221

How August really feels in Mellit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 19 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
19
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.

Mellit 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° / 10°0011.38.9
Feb29° / 13°0011.57.5
Mar32° / 16°0011.95.3
Apr35° / 20°00.112.33.5
May36° / 22°41.212.62.6
Jun36° / 23°72.512.82.5
Jul33° / 22°6411.612.83.3
Aug31° / 21°10216.312.53.9
Sep34° / 22°194.612.13.6
Oct33° / 21°30.811.74.5
Nov30° / 15°0011.37.1
Dec27° / 11°0011.28.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156535
166535
176535
186634
196634
206832
216832
226832
237030
247030
257129
267228
277327
287327
297327
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mellit gets around 102 mm of rain over 16.3 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 51% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
458
558
658
758
858
958
1058
1157
1257
1356
1455
1554
1654
1753
1852
1951
2050
2149
2248
2347
2445
2544
2643
2741
2840
2938
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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1101120581
291020601
38920621
48820631
57720651
66620671
75620681
85520691
94520701
104521692
114421692
123421702
133421702
143422692
153422692
164422691
174423681
184523671
195523661
205524651
216624631
227625611
238725591
249826561
2510826551
2611927521
27131027501
28141128470
29161128450
30171228420
31191329390

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

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 7:05 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:057:43
212.67:057:43
312.67:057:42
412.67:057:42
512.67:067:41
612.67:067:41
712.67:067:41
812.67:067:40
912.67:077:40
1012.57:077:39
1112.57:077:39
1212.57:077:38
1312.57:077:38
1412.57:077:37
1512.57:087:37
1612.57:087:36
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1812.57:087:35
1912.47:087:34
2012.47:087:34
2112.47:087:33
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2612.47:097:30
2712.37:097:29
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2912.37:097:28
3012.37:097:27
3112.37:097:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mellit

In seasonPeak

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

Mellit 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 Mellit?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mellit.

What to pack for Mellit in August

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

In August, Mellit sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mellit 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 Mellit peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 12UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mellit 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 Mellit is worst in March — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1671 µg/m³Aug 2027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mellit?

Mellit sits at 14.1°N, 25.6°E, 909 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is El Fasher, 60 km away.

KabkābīyahSh'īarīahKasNyalaZalinjayGhubaysh

Topography around Mellit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mellit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 919 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,103 m.

The land around Mellit is covered by bare terrain (59%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,103 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: El Fasher 60 km · Kutum 96 km · Kabkābīyah 167 km · Sh'īarīah 188 km · Kas 227 km · Nyala 243 km · Zalinjay 263 km · Ghubaysh 294 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 Mellit (14.1333°, 25.55°, elevation 909 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).