Umm Shawkah weather in February

In February, Umm Shawkah sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Umm Shawkah's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Shawkah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:13 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Umm Shawkah reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Umm Shawkah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Umm Shawkah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°0011.34.2
Feb36° / 22°0011.62.7
Mar39° / 24°10.211.90.7
Apr41° / 27°20.912.30.0
May40° / 28°205.112.60.1
Jun38° / 27°318.712.81.1
Jul35° / 25°7515.212.72.4
Aug33° / 24°9916.112.43.1
Sep35° / 24°4810.512.12.7
Oct37° / 25°246.811.71.8
Nov37° / 24°10.211.42.0
Dec35° / 21°0011.23.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Umm Shawkah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:166:41
211.47:166:41
311.47:166:42
411.47:166:42
511.57:156:43
611.57:156:43
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1011.57:146:45
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1311.57:136:46
1411.57:136:46
1511.67:136:46
1611.67:126:47
1711.67:126:47
1811.67:126:47
1911.67:116:47
2011.67:116:48
2111.67:106:48
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2311.67:106:49
2411.77:096:49
2511.77:096:49
2611.77:086:49
2711.77:086:49
2811.77:076:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Umm Shawkah

In seasonPeak

None of Umm Shawkah's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Umm Shawkah sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is February a good time to visit Umm Shawkah?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umm Shawkah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Umm Shawkah in February

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

In February, Umm Shawkah sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Shawkah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Shawkah peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 18UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Shawkah in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Umm Shawkah 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 Umm Shawkah?

Umm Shawkah sits at 13.3°N, 33.8°E, 431 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is As Sūkī, 13 km away.

Kināna

Topography around Umm Shawkah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Shawkah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m.

The land around Umm Shawkah is covered by cropland (37%) and water (26%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: As Sūkī 13 km · Maiurno 16 km · Singa 26 km · Ad-Dindar 35 km · Sennar 35 km · Al Ḩawātah 94 km · Al-Fāw 95 km · Kināna 103 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 Shawkah (13.3167°, 33.7667°, elevation 431 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).