Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Argo Sudan

In Argo, the summers are long, sweltering, and arid; the winters are short, comfortable, and dry; and it is windy and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 53°F to 108°F and is rarely below 46°F or above 113°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Argo for hot-weather activities are from early March to late April and from mid October to late November.

The hot season lasts for 5.5 months, from April 23 to October 7, with an average daily high temperature above 102°F. The hottest month of the year in Argo is August, with an average high of 106°F and low of 84°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from December 3 to February 19, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Argo is January, with an average low of 53°F and high of 78°F.

In Argo, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Argo begins around September 12 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 23.

The clearest month of the year in Argo is May, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 23 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Argo is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% of the time.

Argo does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from -0% to 1%, with an average value of 0%.

The length of the day in Argo varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:19 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 16 minutes later at 6:35 AM on January 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:18 PM on November 24, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 23 minutes later at 6:41 PM on July 4.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Argo during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Argo, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Argo experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from August 25 to November 28, with average wind speeds of more than 11.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Argo is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from November 28 to August 25. The calmest month of the year in Argo is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Argo is from the north throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Argo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Argo for general outdoor tourist activities is from early November to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Argo for hot-weather activities are from early March to late April and from mid October to late November, with a peak score in the first week of November.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Argo are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from March 28 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Argo is June, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 11 to January 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Argo is December, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Argo are 19.517 deg latitude, 30.417 deg longitude, and 735 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Argo is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 729 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (315 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (935 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Argo is covered by cropland (48%), artificial surfaces (30%), and water (21%), within 10 miles by bare soil (58%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (95%).