Dongola weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇩 Sudan · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Dongola is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and November close behind. Dongola averages about 4,031 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

4,031

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

4 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

56k

Elevation

235 m

When is the best time to visit Dongola?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dongola is January, then February and November. The dullest month is May (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dongola?

Dongola is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 4,031 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. Dongola is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in Sudan. Rain is a non-event in Dongola — about 4 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Khartoum Sudan · 456 km · best in Jan · 3,820 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 715 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
• Luxor Egypt · 761 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
• Sohag Egypt · 811 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
• Marsa Alam Egypt · 830 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
• Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 952 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Abu Simbel Egypt · 379 km · 4,078 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Aswan Egypt · 589 km · 4,053 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• El-Obeid Sudan · 668 km · 3,699 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kassala Sudan · 753 km · 3,681 h sun/yr · best in Jan