Mellit in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Mellit sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 173 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early June to 32°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Mellit's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mellit's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
173 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Mellit in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early June to 32°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Mellit reaches about 33°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Mellit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 80 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
80
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mellit weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Mellit gets around 173 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Mellit

In seasonPeak

In summer, Mellit overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Mellit?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mellit.

What to pack for Mellit in Summer

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

In summer, Mellit sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mellit in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (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 Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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
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Summer 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.