Weather in Sudan is different in the various regions of the country. The weather in Sudan primarily depends on the location of a region to the north and south of latitude 19 north to latitude 10 north.
The remarkable regional differences have a deep impact on the climate of Sudan. In northern Sudan there are 2 major deserts, the Nubian Desert on the east and the Libyan Desert on the West. The northern desert areas have hot and dry weather with almost no rainfall. Temperatures in this part of the nation reach a maximum of 43.3 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperatures in winter particularly at night can be as low as -4.4 degrees Celsius. Like any other desert region it to have to bear severe dust storms, known as haboobs. Sandstorms are common from the month of May until August. There is little binding vegetation here, but going further south, the vegetation gradually changes from desert to semi-desert to savannah with long grasses and large plains.
In the central region around Khartoum temperatures are slightly lower. The region enjoys an annual average of about 26.7 degrees Celsius.. About 254 millimeters or10 inches of rainfall happens annually. The rainfall occurs mostly between the months of June and September. Khartoum enjoys a milder climate because of its location on the confluence of the White and Blue Niles. The Nile, the longest river in the world, stretches 4,148 miles. The average maximum temperature in Khartoum is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It prevails from February to November. An average maximum of 94 degrees Fahrenheit characterizes the remaining two months.
Southern Sudan has an equatorial climate. The climate here is marked by high temperatures, high rainfall and very high humidity. The average annual temperature in this region is about 29.4 degrees C, with an annual rainfall of more than 1015mm or more than 40 inches. In the extreme south of Sudan the rainy season lasts for almost nine months at a stretch.
The highest point is Mount Kenyatta, 10,456 feet, located in the Immatong Mountains, close to the Ugandan border. Its greatest width measures about 1,400 miles, and its length is 2,000 miles.
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