climigo

South Sudan

Do not travel

The governments of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States advise against all travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are December–January, the least hot. Avoid February–November (hot, at times extreme heat and often rainy).

Climate zones

Democratic Republic of the CongoCentral African RepublicKenyaUgandaEthiopiaSudanJubaJubaJubaWauWauWauMalakalMalakalMalakalRumbekRumbekRumbekBentiuBentiuBentiu

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 35°20°
February 37°22°
March 38°24° extreme heat
April 37°25°
May 35°24°
June 33°23°
July 31°22°
August 31°22°
September 33°22°
October 33°22°
November 35°21°
December 35°20°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19.7 · 35.1 °CJanuary: 19.7 · 35.1 °C21.6 · 37.0 °CFebruary: 21.6 · 37.0 °C23.7 · 37.9 °CMarch: 23.7 · 37.9 °C24.5 · 37.0 °CApril: 24.5 · 37.0 °C24.0 · 35.0 °CMay: 24.0 · 35.0 °C22.8 · 32.9 °CJune: 22.8 · 32.9 °C22.0 · 31.1 °CJuly: 22.0 · 31.1 °C22.0 · 31.1 °CAugust: 22.0 · 31.1 °C22.4 · 32.5 °CSeptember: 22.4 · 32.5 °C22.2 · 33.2 °COctober: 22.2 · 33.2 °C21.2 · 34.5 °CNovember: 21.2 · 34.5 °C20.1 · 34.9 °CDecember: 20.1 · 34.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 19.7 – 35.1 °C
Feb 21.6 – 37.0 °C
Mar 23.7 – 37.9 °C
Apr 24.5 – 37.0 °C
May 24.0 – 35.0 °C
Jun 22.8 – 32.9 °C
Jul 22.0 – 31.1 °C
Aug 22.0 – 31.1 °C
Sep 22.4 – 32.5 °C
Oct 22.2 – 33.2 °C
Nov 21.2 – 34.5 °C
Dec 20.1 – 34.9 °C

How much it rains

January 3 mm0 d
February 4 mm1 d
March 26 mm4 d
April 66 mm8 d
May 102 mm12 d
June 120 mm13 d
July 169 mm17 d
August 181 mm18 d
September 130 mm15 d
October 108 mm12 d
November 31 mm4 d
December 6 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 3 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day102 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 102 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a day120 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a dayJune: 120 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a day169 mm · 17 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 169 mm · 17 rain days · 10 mm a day181 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 181 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a day130 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 130 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a day108 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 108 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a day31 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 31 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a day6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayDecember: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 3 mm0 d
Feb 4 mm1 d
Mar 26 mm4 d
Apr 66 mm8 d
May 102 mm12 d
Jun 120 mm13 d
Jul 169 mm17 d
Aug 181 mm18 d
Sep 130 mm15 d
Oct 108 mm12 d
Nov 31 mm4 d
Dec 6 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 45
February 11 h 54
March 12 h 05
April 12 h 17
May 12 h 27
June 12 h 32
July 12 h 30
August 12 h 21
September 12 h 10
October 11 h 58
November 11 h 48
December 11 h 43

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Juba

Wau

Malakal

Cities