Khartoum vs Jeddah: which is sunnier?
🇸🇩 Sudan vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 971 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Khartoum is the sunnier overall: about 3,820 hours of sunshine a year to Jeddah's 3,618. Jeddah has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Khartoum in 3 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Khartoum | Jeddah | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,820 | 3,618 |
| Sunniest month | January (100/100) | February (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 27/100 | 7/100 |
| Rain / year | 140 mm | 38 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Khartoum vs Jeddah month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khartoum | Jeddah | Khartoum | Jeddah | Khartoum | Jeddah | |
| January | 100 | 99 | 31° | 29° | 0 | 7 |
| February | 80 | 100 | 34° | 31° | 0 | 1 |
| March | 50 | 90 | 37° | 33° | 0 | 1 |
| April | 10 | 59 | 41° | 36° | 1 | 5 |
| May | 0 | 20 | 42° | 40° | 3 | 2 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 42° | 42° | 5 | 1 |
| July | 28 | 10 | 39° | 41° | 44 | 0 |
| August | 54 | 10 | 36° | 41° | 58 | 0 |
| September | 29 | 20 | 39° | 40° | 20 | 1 |
| October | 30 | 40 | 39° | 38° | 9 | 3 |
| November | 70 | 78 | 35° | 34° | 0 | 12 |
| December | 100 | 99 | 32° | 31° | 0 | 5 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Jeddah · Mar Jeddah · Apr Jeddah · May Jeddah · Jun even · Jul Khartoum · Aug Khartoum · Sep Khartoum · Oct Jeddah · Nov Jeddah · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Jeddah (average score 94/100 vs 88). Khartoum is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Jeddah (average score 56/100 vs 20). Khartoum is the warmer, around 40°C daytime highs vs 36°C.
- June–August: Khartoum (average score 27/100 vs 7). Jeddah is the warmer, around 41°C daytime highs vs 39°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Khartoum averages 30/100, Jeddah 30/100. Daytime highs are similar (39°C vs 39°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Khartoum weather by month · Jeddah weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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