Malakal
City in South Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Malakal is a city in South Sudan, in Upper Nile. About 160,765 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of South Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 9.53° N, 31.66° E, about 400 m (1,312 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Juba time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Malakal. Green dots: other major cities of South Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Malakal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 20°C (68°F). Around 764 mm (30 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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- Gogrial · 405 km
- Kuacjok · 425 km
- Wau · 450 km
- Winejok · 451 km
- Juba · 520 km
- Yei · 613 km
- Pajok · 636 km
- Yambio · 657 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 370737 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q220049 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.