Port Sudan
| Port Sudan | |
|---|---|
|
Port Sudan Harbor | |
  Port Sudan Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°E | |
| Country |
 Sudan |
| State | Red Sea State |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 489,725 |
Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان Bōr Sūdān / Pōr Sūdān ) is a port city in eastern Sudan, and the capital of the state of Red Sea. As of 2007, it has 489,725 residents. Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city.
Economy
The city is home to the Red Sea University, established in 1994.[1]
Climate
Port Sudan has an hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with extremely hot summers and moderately hot winters, requiring the acquisition of fresh water from Wadi Arba'at in the Red Sea Hills and from salt-evaporating pans. Temperatures can easily exceed 30 °C (86 °F) in winter and 45C in summer. Over 90% of the annual rainfall falls between October and January, mostly in November, with the wettest month on record being November 1947 with 182 millimetres (7.2 in), whilst the wettest year was from July 1923 to June 1924 with 231 millimetres (9.1 in). Average annual rainfall is 76 millimetres (3.0 in), and no rainfall occurred between January 1983 and June 1984.[2] The average temperature is 28.4 °C (83.1 °F).
| Climate data for Port Sudan, Sudan (1961–1990, extremes 1906–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
40.0 (104) |
41.2 (106.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
46.7 (116.1) |
48.0 (118.4) |
48.6 (119.5) |
46.1 (115) |
44.3 (111.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
48.6 (119.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.0 (95) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.2 (90) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.0 (50) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.2 (63) |
20.0 (68) |
20.0 (68) |
18.9 (66) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.2 (0.283) |
0.9 (0.035) |
0.9 (0.035) |
0.2 (0.008) |
1.1 (0.043) |
0.2 (0.008) |
3.8 (0.15) |
1.4 (0.055) |
0.0 (0) |
13.9 (0.547) |
35.0 (1.378) |
10.0 (0.394) |
76.1 (2.996) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 10.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.3 | 226.8 | 282.1 | 306.0 | 322.4 | 285.0 | 272.8 | 288.3 | 282.0 | 297.6 | 225.0 | 213.9 | 3,197.2 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 69 | 63 | 72 |
| Source #1: NOAA,[3] Hong Kong Observatory,[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1906[6] | 4,289 |
| 1941 | 26,255 |
| 1973 | 132,632 |
| 1983 | 209,938 |
| 1993 | 305,385 |
| 2007 Estimate | 489,275 |
| 2008 Estimate | 517,338 |
Notes
- ↑ "Red Sea University". African Studies Center. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ Monthly Rainfall for Port Sudan (#62641)
- ↑ "Port Sudan Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Climatological Information for Port Sudan, Sudan". Hong Kong Observatory.
- ↑ "Station Port Soudan" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica von 1911: Band 22, Seite 134
References
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- Arckell, A.J., UNESCO General History of Africa, History of Darfur 1200-1700 A.D. SNR.
- Encyclopædia Britannica, "Port Sudan" (description), 2007, webpage: EB-PortSudan.
Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°E