Sennar weather in August

In August, Sennar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 95 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Sennar's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sennar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Sennar is Town in Sennar State, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sennar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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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How August really feels in Sennar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
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.

Sennar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.34.4
Feb36° / 21°0011.52.9
Mar39° / 24°10.111.90.9
Apr41° / 27°20.812.30.0
May40° / 28°195.212.60.1
Jun38° / 27°277.712.80.9
Jul35° / 25°7315.512.72.2
Aug33° / 24°9516.112.52.9
Sep35° / 25°5011.212.12.4
Oct37° / 25°236.411.71.6
Nov37° / 24°10.211.42.1
Dec34° / 21°0011.23.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113862
123961
133961
144060
154159
164258
174258
184357
194555
204555
214654
224753
234951
245050
255050
265149
275347
285446
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sennar gets around 95 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
653
753
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1553
1653
1753
1853
1953
2052
2152
2252
2352
2451
2551
2651
2751
2850
2950
3050
3150

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116336
216237
316039
415841
515643
615445
715247
815148
914851
1024652
1124553
1224355
1324256
1424157
1524058
1623959
1713960
1813861
1913861
2013861
2113861
2213861
2313960
2414059
2514059
2614158
2714158
2824256
2924256
3024256
3124355

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:347:10
212.66:347:10
312.66:347:09
412.66:347:09
512.66:347:09
612.66:357:08
712.66:357:08
812.56:357:07
912.56:357:07
1012.56:357:06
1112.56:357:06
1212.56:367:06
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1712.46:367:03
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1912.46:377:02
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2312.46:376:59
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2612.36:376:57
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2812.36:376:56
2912.36:376:55
3012.36:376:55
3112.36:376:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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225.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sennar

In seasonPeak

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

Sennar sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Sennar?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sennar.

What to pack for Sennar in August

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

In August, Sennar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sennar 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 Sennar peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sennar 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 Sennar is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1841 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sennar?

Sennar sits at 13.6°N, 33.6°E, 427 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Maiurno, 20 km away.

Topography around Sennar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sennar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 424 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Sennar is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Maiurno 20 km · Umm Shawkah 35 km · As Sūkī 44 km · Singa 61 km · Ad-Dindar 63 km · Kināna 67 km · Al-Fāw 82 km · Wad Medani 93 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 Sennar (13.5691°, 33.5672°, elevation 427 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).