Al Qadarif
City in Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Al Qadarif is a city in Sudan, in Al Qaḑārif. About 363,945 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 14.03° N, 35.38° E, about 608 m (1,995 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Khartoum time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Al Qadarif. Green dots: other major cities of Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Qadarif has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 20°C (68°F). Around 542 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SudanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kassala · 192 km
- Wad Medani · 205 km
- Kosti · 308 km
- Khartoum · 350 km
- Khartoum North · 355 km
- Omdurman · 360 km
- El Obeid · 564 km
- Port Sudan · 650 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 379062 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q311199 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 20190815 08553 Gedarif: Mussapedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)