El Daein
City in Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
El Daein is a city in Sudan, in Eastern Darfur. About 264,734 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 11.46° N, 26.13° E, about 478 m (1,568 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Khartoum time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: El Daein. Green dots: other major cities of Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
El Daein has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 469 mm (18 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
- Nyala · 150 km
- El Fasher · 255 km
- El Obeid · 484 km
- Kosti · 736 km
- Khartoum · 832 km
- Omdurman · 832 km
- Khartoum North · 838 km
- Wad Medani · 868 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 380148 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q288196 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.