Wad Medani weather in April

In April, Wad Medani sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Wad Medani's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wad Medani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:36 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
18%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Wad Medani is city in Gezira State, 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 40°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical April day in Wad Medani reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°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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74126
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How April really feels in Wad Medani

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
30 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.

Wad Medani 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.24.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.212.30.0
May42° / 28°113.412.70.0
Jun40° / 28°164.812.80.2
Jul37° / 26°5411.712.81.7
Aug35° / 25°6712.412.52.5
Sep37° / 26°286.312.11.8
Oct38° / 26°103.211.71.1
Nov37° / 24°00.211.32.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
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259010
269010
278911
288812
298812
308713

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Wad Medani gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
399100
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599100
699100
799100
897210
997210
1097210
1197210
1296310
1396310
1496310
1595320
1694420
1794420
1892530
1992530
2092530
2190640
2290640
2389740
2488750
2588750
2685861
2785861
2884961
2983971
3082972

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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2412light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:54
212.16:466:54
312.16:466:54
412.26:456:54
512.26:446:55
612.26:436:55
712.26:436:55
812.26:426:55
912.26:416:55
1012.26:416:55
1112.36:406:55
1212.36:396:55
1312.36:386:55
1412.36:386:56
1512.36:376:56
1612.36:366:56
1712.36:366:56
1812.36:356:56
1912.46:356:56
2012.46:346:56
2112.46:336:57
2212.46:336:57
2312.46:326:57
2412.46:326:57
2512.46:316:57
2612.46:306:57
2712.56:306:58
2812.56:296:58
2912.56:296:58
3012.56:286:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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217.5Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
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267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Wad Medani

In seasonPeak

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

Wad Medani sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is April a good time to visit Wad Medani?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wad Medani.

What to pack for Wad Medani in April

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

In April, Wad Medani sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wad Medani in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wad Medani peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Wad Medani 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 Wad Medani is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1844 µg/m³Aug 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr41Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wad Medani?

Wad Medani sits at 14.4°N, 33.5°E, 410 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rufā‘a, 43 km away.

Maiurno

Topography around Wad Medani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wad Medani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Wad Medani is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Rufā‘a 43 km · Al Hasaheisa 46 km · Kināna 55 km · Al Manāqil 60 km · Al Hilāliyya 67 km · Al-Fāw 70 km · Sennar 93 km · Maiurno 111 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 Wad Medani (14.4012°, 33.5199°, elevation 410 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).