Kosti
City in Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kosti is a city in Sudan, in White Nile. About 345,068 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 13.16° N, 32.66° E, about 387 m (1,270 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Khartoum time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kosti. Green dots: other major cities of Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kosti has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (61°F). Around 409 mm (16 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.
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- Wad Medani · 166 km
- El Obeid · 264 km
- Khartoum · 266 km
- Omdurman · 276 km
- Khartoum North · 276 km
- Al Qadarif · 310 km
- Kassala · 477 km
- El Daein · 731 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 371760 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q587715 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.