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Sudan
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Sudan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Photo: walter callens · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Currency
- SDG
- Sudanese Pound
- Local time
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +249
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C
Facts
Sudan in figures
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Currency
- Sudanese Pound SDGToday's indicative rate: SDG 100 ≈ USD 0.195Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Arabic and EnglishSpoken: Arabic and English
- Time zones
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +249
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 999general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 51,662,147 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 1,861,484 km²
- Internet domain
- .sd
When to go
Climate across Sudan
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khartoum | 31° | 34° | 37° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 39° | 36° | 39° | 39° | 35° | 32° |
| Omdurman | 31° | 34° | 37° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 39° | 36° | 39° | 39° | 35° | 32° |
| Port Sudan | 26° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 32° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 32° | 30° | 27° |
| Nyala | 31° | 35° | 37° | 39° | 39° | 37° | 33° | 31° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 31° |
| Al-Ubayyid | 30° | 33° | 37° | 39° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 31° |
| Kassala | 34° | 36° | 38° | 41° | 41° | 39° | 34° | 31° | 34° | 38° | 36° | 34° |
| Wad Medani | 33° | 36° | 39° | 41° | 41° | 39° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 38° | 37° | 34° |
| Gedaref | 29° | 32° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 32° | 29° | 27° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 30° |
| Kūstī | 34° | 37° | 39° | 42° | 41° | 38° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 37° | 37° | 34° |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where Sudan is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in Sudan
Airports
Airports in Sudan
Photographs
Sudan in pictures
KhartoumPhoto: Arwa51o · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Sudan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)