Sh'īarīah weather in April

In April, Sh'īarīah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sh'īarīah's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sh'īarīah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:10 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sh'īarīah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43723
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63723
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303925

How April really feels in Sh'īarīah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sh'īarīah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.47.0
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 21°00.111.93.0
Apr38° / 24°10.412.31.3
May38° / 26°113.112.61.0
Jun37° / 26°257.512.71.6
Jul34° / 24°7114.912.72.8
Aug32° / 23°8415.912.43.3
Sep34° / 24°481012.12.8
Oct36° / 24°113.311.72.6
Nov33° / 20°0011.44.5
Dec30° / 16°0011.36.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68317
78317
88317
98317
108416
118416
128416
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308020

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sh'īarīah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
112
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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232
242
252
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272
283
293
303

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198110
298110
398110
497210
597210
697210
797210
897210
997210
1097210
1196310
1296310
1396310
1496310
1595410
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1893520
1992620
2091630
2190730
2289740
2387841
2486851
2585951
2684961
27831061
28821071
29811072
30801082

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:197:25
212.17:197:25
312.17:187:26
412.17:177:26
512.27:177:26
612.27:167:26
712.27:157:26
812.27:157:26
912.27:147:26
1012.27:137:26
1112.27:137:26
1212.27:127:26
1312.27:117:26
1412.37:117:26
1512.37:107:26
1612.37:107:26
1712.37:097:26
1812.37:087:26
1912.37:087:26
2012.37:077:27
2112.37:077:27
2212.37:067:27
2312.47:067:27
2412.47:057:27
2512.47:057:27
2612.47:047:27
2712.47:047:27
2812.47:037:27
2912.47:037:28
3012.47:027:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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147.6Intense
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257.6Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sh'īarīah

In seasonPeak

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

Sh'īarīah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Sh'īarīah?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sh'īarīah.

What to pack for Sh'īarīah in April

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

In April, Sh'īarīah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sh'īarīah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Sh'īarīah peaks around August 18 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sh'īarīah in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sh'īarīah is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1663 µg/m³Sep 920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sh'īarīah?

Sh'īarīah sits at 12.4°N, 25.6°E, 570 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Nyala, 88 km away.

El DaeinEl FasherGereidaKasBurāmMellitTullus

Topography around Sh'īarīah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sh'īarīah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Sh'īarīah is covered by grassland (90%) within 3 km, grassland (95%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Nyala 88 km · El Daein 124 km · El Fasher 135 km · Gereida 138 km · Kas 141 km · Burām 182 km · Mellit 188 km · Tullus 189 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 Sh'īarīah (12.4388°, 25.5811°, elevation 570 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).