Rahad al Bardi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Rahad al Bardi sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 48 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 48 mm; 10 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Rahad al Bardi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C.

A typical spring day in Rahad al Bardi reaches about 38°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Rahad al Bardi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Rahad al Bardi weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	0	0	11.4	5.2
Feb	35° / 21°	0	0	11.6	3.5
Mar	37° / 23°	1	0.4	11.9	1.7
Apr	39° / 25°	6	1.8	12.2	0.8
May	38° / 25°	41	8.2	12.5	1.3
Jun	34° / 24°	84	15.6	12.6	2.5
Jul	31° / 23°	164	22.7	12.6	3.3
Aug	30° / 22°	179	22.9	12.4	3.6
Sep	31° / 22°	113	17.7	12.1	3.8
Oct	33° / 22°	39	8	11.7	3.7
Nov	34° / 21°	1	0.2	11.5	3.7
Dec	33° / 19°	0	0	11.3	5.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Rahad al Bardi gets around 48 mm of rain over 10 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Rahad al Bardi

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In spring, Rahad al Bardi overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rahad al Bardi's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rahad al Bardi sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Rahad al Bardi?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rahad al Bardi.

What to pack for Rahad al Bardi in Spring

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

In spring, Rahad al Bardi sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Rahad al Bardi in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Rahad al Bardi peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (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	12	11	11	10	12	12	13	11	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Rahad al Bardi in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rahad al Bardi is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 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)	29	40	54	43	29	24	17	15	17	20	20	24
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rahad al Bardi?

Rahad al Bardi sits at 11.3°N, 23.9°E, 592 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Tullus, 74 km away.

Topography around Rahad al Bardi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rahad al Bardi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m.

The land around Rahad al Bardi is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

grassland 78%

16 km

64 m

grassland 76%

80 km

537 m

grassland 80%

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Spring weather nearby: Tullus 74 km · Nyala 137 km · Gereida 137 km · Kas 141 km · Burām 148 km · Zalinjay 184 km · Sh'īarīah 224 km · Kafia Kingi 233 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 Rahad al Bardi (11.3°, 23.8833°, elevation 592 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.