En Nahud
النهود
En Nahud is located in Sudan
En Nahud
En Nahud
Location in Sudan (North Kurdufan state highlighted)
Coordinates: 12°41′33″N 28°25′24″E / 12.69250°N 28.42333°E / 12.69250; 28.42333
Country Sudan
StateNorth Kurdufan

En Nahud (Arabic: النهود) is a town in the desert of central Sudan. Formerly located within the Sudanese political division of West Kurdufan,[1] it is now part of the country's North Kurdufan state.

History

In 2021, the Darsaya gold mine in the town collapsed, leading to the deaths of at least 38 people.[2]

Climate

En Nahud has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).

Climate data for En Nahud (1961–1990, extremes 1911–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.0
(109.4)
42.5
(108.5)
44.4
(111.9)
45.0
(113.0)
46.0
(114.8)
43.3
(109.9)
41.2
(106.2)
40.0
(104.0)
41.0
(105.8)
42.0
(107.6)
41.5
(106.7)
39.5
(103.1)
46.0
(114.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
33.6
(92.5)
36.6
(97.9)
39.4
(102.9)
39.6
(103.3)
37.4
(99.3)
33.7
(92.7)
32.9
(91.2)
34.8
(94.6)
36.9
(98.4)
34.5
(94.1)
31.5
(88.7)
35.2
(95.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
24.3
(75.7)
27.7
(81.9)
30.4
(86.7)
31.7
(89.1)
30.7
(87.3)
28.4
(83.1)
27.7
(81.9)
28.6
(83.5)
29.2
(84.6)
25.9
(78.6)
22.7
(72.9)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
14.9
(58.8)
18.8
(65.8)
21.4
(70.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
21.5
(70.7)
17.4
(63.3)
13.9
(57.0)
19.7
(67.5)
Record low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
6.5
(43.7)
10.2
(50.4)
11.0
(51.8)
16.4
(61.5)
14.6
(58.3)
18.2
(64.8)
18.0
(64.4)
18.5
(65.3)
12.9
(55.2)
7.8
(46.0)
6.4
(43.5)
5.8
(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.5
(0.02)
1.7
(0.07)
10.1
(0.40)
45.7
(1.80)
105.0
(4.13)
115.3
(4.54)
44.3
(1.74)
13.3
(0.52)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
335.9
(13.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.8 5.3 9.8 11.3 7.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.5
Average relative humidity (%) 20 16 14 16 29 42 59 68 62 38 23 24 34.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 310.0 288.4 300.7 303.0 294.5 255.0 226.3 229.4 243.0 288.3 312.0 322.4 3,373
Percent possible sunshine 89 87 81 82 76 68 58 58 68 80 91 92 77
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[4]

Transportation

It is served by En Nahud Airport.

References

  1. Sudan Darfur unosat-maps.web.cern.ch
  2. "Gold mine collapse in Sudan kills at least 38". Al Jazeera. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. "En Nahud Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. "Station En–Nahud" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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