Port Sudan weather in July

In July, Port Sudan sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Port Sudan's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Sudan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
30°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
29%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Port Sudan is Port city on the Red Sea in Eastern Sudan.

Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical July day in Port Sudan reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Port Sudan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Port Sudan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°185.410.97.6
Feb26° / 21°51.911.38.4
Mar28° / 21°20.411.98.6
Apr30° / 24°30.412.46.7
May33° / 26°00.112.94.5
Jun36° / 28°0013.22.5
Jul38° / 30°41.413.11.1
Aug38° / 31°41.312.71.1
Sep36° / 29°10.312.12.8
Oct32° / 27°143.911.54.8
Nov29° / 25°4212.511.15.5
Dec26° / 22°4111.910.86.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Port Sudan gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
163841140
263741150
353642160
453543170
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643344190
733245200
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:597:10
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513.26:017:10
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Port Sudan

In seasonPeak

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

Port Sudan sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is July a good time to visit Port Sudan?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Port Sudan.

What to pack for Port Sudan in July

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

In July, Port Sudan sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Port Sudan in July

The nearest coast averages about 31°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Port Sudan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Sudan peaks around April 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 20UV 12Dec 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Port Sudan in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Port Sudan is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 2335 µg/m³Oct 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Port Sudan?

Port Sudan sits at 19.6°N, 37.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Suakin, 58 km away.

TokārJeddahHala'ib

Topography around Port Sudan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Sudan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,726 m.

The land around Port Sudan is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
1,726 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Suakin 58 km · Jubayt 84 km · Sinkat 95 km · Tokār 143 km · Jeddah 292 km · Hala'ib 296 km · Al Līth 325 km · Mecca 338 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 Port Sudan (19.6175°, 37.2164°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).