Umm Ruwaba weather in April

In April, Umm Ruwaba sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Umm Ruwaba's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Ruwaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:47 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Umm Ruwaba is human settlement in Sudan.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical April day in Umm Ruwaba reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°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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How April really feels in Umm Ruwaba

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
14 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Umm Ruwaba 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° / 17°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 19°0011.65.0
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.7
Apr39° / 25°20.512.30.8
May39° / 27°133.812.60.4
Jun38° / 27°257.112.71.3
Jul34° / 25°7014.112.72.6
Aug33° / 24°8314.512.43.3
Sep35° / 24°459.812.12.8
Oct37° / 25°133.711.72.0
Nov35° / 22°0011.43.8
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Umm Ruwaba gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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304

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198110
298110
397210
497210
597210
696220
796220
895320
995320
1095320
1195320
1294330
1394330
1493331
1592341
1692341
1791441
1890451
1990451
2088462
2186572
2286572
2385582
2484592
2583692
26816103
27797113
28797113
29778123
30768124

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
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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 6:57 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:577:03
212.16:567:03
312.16:557:03
412.16:557:03
512.26:547:03
612.26:537:03
712.26:527:03
812.26:527:03
912.26:517:03
1012.26:517:04
1112.26:507:04
1212.26:497:04
1312.36:497:04
1412.36:487:04
1512.36:477:04
1612.36:477:04
1712.36:467:04
1812.36:467:04
1912.36:457:04
2012.36:447:04
2112.36:447:04
2212.46:437:05
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.55 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Umm Ruwaba

In seasonPeak

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

Umm Ruwaba sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Umm Ruwaba?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umm Ruwaba.

What to pack for Umm Ruwaba in April

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

In April, Umm Ruwaba sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Ruwaba 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 Umm Ruwaba peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Ruwaba 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 Umm Ruwaba is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1548 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr40Poor
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Ruwaba?

Umm Ruwaba sits at 12.9°N, 31.2°E, 457 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ar Rahad, 65 km away.

El ObeidBārahAl Jazeera AbaKostiAbu JibehaRabak

Topography around Umm Ruwaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Ruwaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m.

The land around Umm Ruwaba is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
974 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Ar Rahad 65 km · Tandaltī 72 km · El Obeid 113 km · Bārah 127 km · Al Jazeera Aba 158 km · Kosti 159 km · Abu Jibeha 161 km · Rabak 168 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 Umm Ruwaba (12.9061°, 31.2158°, elevation 457 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).