WMO Normals
Wau Climate & Temperature
- Wau, Sudan is at 7°42'N, 28°0'E, 438 m (1437 ft). See map.
- Wau has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Aw) with a pronounced dry season in the low-sun months , no cold season, wet season is in the high-sun months.
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Wau is situated in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
- The annual average temperature is 27.8 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.4 °C (7.9°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype truly hyperoceanic.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 1074.5 mm (42.3 inches) which is equivalent to 1074.5 Litres/m² (26.35 Gallons/ft²).
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Wau you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Bora-Bora Vataipe, French Polynesia where you would find a Tropical monsoonal climate.
Wau Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 27 (80) | 29 (83) | 30 (87) | 31 (87) | 29 (85) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 27 (80) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (80) | 28 (82) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 19 (1) | 68 (3) | 119 (5) | 177 (7) | 176 (7) | 192 (8) | 179 (7) | 124 (5) | 15 (1) | 0 (0) | 1075 (42) | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 11h 43' | 11h 52' | 12h 04' | 12h 17' | 12h 28' | 12h 33' | 12h 31' | 12h 21' | 12h 09' | 11h 56' | 11h 45' | 11h 40' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 62.3 | 71.5 | 82.4 | 85.8 | 77.5 | 74.3 | 77.2 | 85.6 | 82.8 | 71.2 | 62.2 | 58.9 | 74.4 |
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