Wad Medani
City in Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Wad Medani Blue Nile: Bertramz, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Wad Medani is a city in Sudan, in Al Jazirah. About 332,714 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 14.40° N, 33.52° E, about 410 m (1,345 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Khartoum time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Wad Medani. Green dots: other major cities of Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Wad Medani has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 41°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (61°F). Around 359 mm (14 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
- Kosti · 165 km
- Khartoum · 166 km
- Khartoum North · 174 km
- Omdurman · 178 km
- Al Qadarif · 204 km
- Kassala · 331 km
- El Obeid · 380 km
- Port Sudan · 702 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 364103 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q852528 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Wad Medani Blue Nile: Bertramz, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)