Weather in Dar es Salaam and Khartoum

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Dar es Salaam maintains a more stable temperature range throughout the year, with monthly maximums peaking around 32.5°C and minimums rarely dropping below 20°C

• In contrast, Khartoum experiences much higher maximum temperatures, particularly in May (43.0°C) and April (41.4°C), with significant fluctuations in minimum temperatures that can drop to 17.7°C in January

• This highlights Khartoum's extreme heat during mid-year compared to the milder climate of Dar es Salaam.

Conditions

• Dar es Salaam experiences significantly lower sun hours compared to Khartoum, with maximum sunshine peaking at just 4.4 hours in October, whereas Khartoum enjoys sunshine for up to 12.7 hours in May.

• Precipitation trends also highlight a stark contrast; Dar es Salaam receives regular rainfall, particularly in April with 11.21 mm, while Khartoum remains largely dry, with minimal precipitation recorded across most months, peaking at only 0.68 mm in July.

Astronomy

• In Dar es Salaam, the sunrise varies from 05:55 in November to 06:35 in July, while in Khartoum, it ranges from 05:19 in June to 06:19 in January, indicating that Khartoum experiences earlier sunrises compared to Dar es Salaam.

• When it comes to sunset, Dar es Salaam sees its earliest sunset at 18:13 in May and latest at 18:46 in February, whereas Khartoum has its earliest sunset at 17:17 in November and latest at 18:23 in July, highlighting that Dar es Salaam sunsets are later overall.

• Day length also differs significantly; Dar es Salaam's shortest day is 11:44 in June and the longest 12:30 in December, while Khartoum's shortest day is even shorter at 11:13 in December but offers a longer day of 13:02 in June, illustrating distinct seasonal variations between the two cities.