Sh'īarīah weather in July

In July, Sh'īarīah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 71 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sh'īarīah's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sh'īarīah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:03 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical July day in Sh'īarīah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Sh'īarīah

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Sh'īarīah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36535
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
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106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156436
166337
176238
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216040
225941
235743
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275545
285446
295347
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sh'īarīah gets around 71 mm of rain over 14.9 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 49% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
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746
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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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11423702
21321723
31319743
40318763
50316774
60215794
70213805
80212815
90211816
10029836
11029827
12018847
13017848
14017839
150168310
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180168112
190168013
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220058015
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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 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
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:597:43
212.77:007:43
312.77:007:43
412.77:007:43
512.77:007:43
612.77:017:43
712.77:017:43
812.77:017:43
912.77:017:43
1012.77:027:43
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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 6.06 kWh/m².

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 — July's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sh'īarīah

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Sh'īarīah?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sh'īarīah in July

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

In July, Sh'īarīah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sh'īarīah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 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 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 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
July 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).