Umm Ruwaba in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Umm Ruwaba sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 15 mm of rain over about 4 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 39°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 15 mm; 4 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Umm Ruwaba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 39°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Umm Ruwaba reaches about 38°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Umm Ruwaba

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

37 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.

Umm Ruwaba 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	30° / 17°	0	0	11.3	6.6
Feb	33° / 19°	0	0	11.6	5.0
Mar	36° / 22°	0	0.1	11.9	2.7
Apr	39° / 25°	2	0.5	12.3	0.8
May	39° / 27°	13	3.8	12.6	0.4
Jun	38° / 27°	25	7.1	12.7	1.3
Jul	34° / 25°	70	14.1	12.7	2.6
Aug	33° / 24°	83	14.5	12.4	3.3
Sep	35° / 24°	45	9.8	12.1	2.8
Oct	37° / 25°	13	3.7	11.7	2.0
Nov	35° / 22°	0	0	11.4	3.8
Dec	31° / 18°	0	0	11.3	6.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Umm Ruwaba gets around 15 mm of rain over 4 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 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 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 7.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Umm Ruwaba

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In spring, Umm Ruwaba overlaps 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.

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Is spring a good time to visit Umm Ruwaba?

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

4.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Umm Ruwaba in Spring

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

In spring, Umm Ruwaba sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Ruwaba in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	12	9	11	10	13	11	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Umm Ruwaba 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	43	49	40	25	21	17	14	16	22	24	34
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

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.

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

grassland 38%

16 km

30 m

cropland 64%

80 km

974 m

grassland 56%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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Spring 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.