Malakal weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇸 South Sudan · regional city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Malakal is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with October and June close behind. Malakal averages about 2,806 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 140 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,806

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

70/100

Rain / year

764 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

161k

Elevation

391 m

When is the best time to visit Malakal?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Malakal is July, then October and June. The dullest month is April (18/100, 23 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Malakal?

Malakal gets a lot of sun: around 2,806 hours a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (70) from April (18), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 3 destinations in South Sudan for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,806 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 60% of the annual 764 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Khartoum Sudan · 678 km · best in Jan · 3,820 h sun/yr
• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 787 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 1,062 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 1,251 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 1,277 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 1,293 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Asosa Ethiopia · 326 km · 2,897 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Gambela Ethiopia · 357 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Dembidollo Ethiopia · 369 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• El-Obeid Sudan · 429 km · 3,699 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Wau South Sudan · 453 km · 2,962 h sun/yr · best in Nov