i Sudan
Capital: Khartoum · 18 regions · 112 places
SDUS travel advisory: 4/4Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum. Read more
Best places in Sudan in October
i Port Sudan
i Gedaref
Gebeit
i Suakin
i Tokār
Jubayt
Sinkat
Kutum
When to go in Sudan: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khartoum | 77 | 65 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 71 |
| Omdurman | 77 | 65 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 71 |
| Bahri | 78 | 66 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 73 |
| Nyala | 75 | 61 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 48 | 56 | 70 |
| Port Sudan | 94 | 98 | 100 | 90 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 80 | 96 | 96 |
| Kassala | 62 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
| Al-Ubayyid | 83 | 70 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 81 |
| Gedaref | 77 | 68 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 78 |
| Kūstī | 61 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 57 |
| Wad Madani | 66 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 46 | 62 |
| El Daein | 64 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 39 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 63 |
| Al-Fashir | 84 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 66 | 84 |
| Singa | 57 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 50 |
| Ad-Damazin | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 |
Sea temperature along the coast of Sudan
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suakin | 26° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° |
More ways to travel in Sudan
Tourism in Sudan
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Most popular destinations in Sudan
Sudan: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Sudanese Pound
SDG · PT
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Calling code
- +249
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Jan 1Independence Day
- Jan 7Coptic Christmas
Regions of Sudan
18- Khartoum State13 · 4.84M
- Southern Darfur7 · 879.7K
- White Nile12 · 721.2K
- Red Sea6 · 646.8K
- Al Jazirah10 · 585.9K
- Sennar9 · 539.1K
- Al Qaḑārif6 · 508.6K
- North Kordofan4 · 503.6K
- Kassala4 · 489.7K
- Northern Darfur5 · 390.8K
- Western Darfur3 · 352.9K
- River Nile6 · 336.4K
- Eastern Darfur2 · 313.7K
- Blue Nile4 · 268.8K
- West Kordofan8 · 258.3K
- Southern Kordofan5 · 233.2K
- Northern State7 · 125K
- Central Darfur1 · 35.1K
Largest cities in Sudan
i Khartoum
i Omdurman
i Bahri
i Nyala
i Port Sudan
i Kassala
i Al-Ubayyid
i Gedaref
Main airports
- KRTKhartoum International AirportKhartoum
- PZUPort Sudan New International AirportPort Sudan
- DOGDongola AirportDongola
- ELFEl Fasher AirportEl Fasher
- EBDEl-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid
- KSLKassala AirportKassala
- UYLNyala AirportNyala
- MWEMerowe AirportMerowe
- HSSGSabera Geneina AirportGeneina
- SD-0001Wadi Seidna Air BaseKarari al-Balad
Central African Republic
Chad
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Libya
South Sudan