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Satellite view of Khalīj Dunqunāb; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Bay

Khalīj Dunqunāb

SudanRed Sea · Sudan · Red Sea

21.0833, 37.1333 · Gebeit, 85 km

  • 31°Sea · August
  • 43°High · July
  • 11.9 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Khalīj Dunqunāb. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Khalīj Dunqunāb in October

  • 36°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
  • 30°CSea temperature
  • 9.6 hSunshine a day
  • 2 daysRainy days in the month6 mm in total
  • 13 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 184 kmAirport: Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.6 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: −0.6 °C

1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.1 °C

1991–2020 average: 35.7 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaAugust and September31 °C
Most sunshineMay and June12 h of sun a day
Least rainJune and July0 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan25°9 h3 mm
  2. Feb25°10 h1 mm
  3. Mar25°10 h1 mm
  4. Apr27°11 h3 mm
  5. May28°11 h2 mm
  6. Jun29°12 h0 mm
  7. Jul31°11 h1 mm
  8. Aug31°10 h1 mm
  9. Sep31°10 h1 mm
  10. Oct30°10 h6 mm
  11. Nov29°9 h11 mm
  12. Dec27°8 h5 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
25°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 25°Feb: 25°Mar: 25°Apr: 27°May: 28°Jun: 29°Jul: 31°Aug: 31°Sep: 31°Oct: 30°Nov: 29°Dec: 27°25°31°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
20°30°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 20 °C (High 26° / Low 14°)Feb: 21 °C (High 28° / Low 14°)Mar: 24 °C (High 31° / Low 16°)Apr: 27 °C (High 35° / Low 19°)May: 31 °C (High 39° / Low 23°)Jun: 34 °C (High 42° / Low 26°)Jul: 35 °C (High 43° / Low 28°)Aug: 35 °C (High 42° / Low 28°)Sep: 33 °C (High 40° / Low 26°)Oct: 29 °C (High 36° / Low 22°)Nov: 25 °C (High 30° / Low 19°)Dec: 22 °C (High 27° / Low 16°)35°20°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm5 mm10 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 3 mmFeb: 1 mmMar: 1 mmApr: 3 mmMay: 2 mmJun: 0 mm0Jul: 1 mmAug: 1 mmSep: 1 mmOct: 6 mmNov: 11 mm11Dec: 5 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8.7 hFeb: 9.5 hMar: 10.5 hApr: 11.1 hMay: 11.4 hJun: 11.9 h11.9Jul: 11.1 hAug: 10.1 hSep: 10.0 hOct: 9.6 hNov: 8.7 hDec: 8.4 h8.4

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Khalīj Dunqunāb: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Khalīj Dunqunāb: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January261425318.716
February281425109.515
March3116251010.515
April3519273011.115
May3923282111.415
June4226290011.916
July4328311011.114
Augustwarmest sea4228311010.114
September4026311010.014
October362230629.613
November3019291138.714
December271627518.415

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

The nearest sea measurement point is 23 km away, so this figure is less precise here.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER28 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202023 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.128 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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