According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Sudan is March and October to November. Plan 10–14 days.
Best months for Sudan
- Best months
- March and October to November
- How long to stay
- 10–14 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Sudan is best for
Ancient Nubian pyramids at Meroë, temple ruins of Jebel Barkal, and remote desert landscapes.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Sudan by month
Monthly averages around Khartoum; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 22 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| February | about 25 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| March best | about 28 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| April | about 31 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| May | about 34 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| June | about 35 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| July | about 32 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| August | about 31 °C | some rain (57 mm) |
| September | about 32 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| October best | about 32 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| November best | about 27 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| December | about 23 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Sudan
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Languages
- English and Arabic
- Currency
- Sudanese Pound (SDG)
- Time
- UTC+2
- Plugs
- Type C · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +249
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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