Region: North Darfur · Sudan
Abu Shouk IDP camp travel guide
Abu Shouk IDP camp is a city in North Darfur, Sudan, home to about 190,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ELF7 km · El Fasher Airport
- Currency
- SDGSudanese pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Plugs
- C, D · 230 V
- Emergency
- 999
- Language
- Arabic, English
When to go
The best time to visit Abu Shouk IDP camp
Abu Shouk IDP camp has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 138 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Sudan, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Abu Shouk IDP camp: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Fasher Airport (ELF), about 7.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.
ELF · El Fasher Airport
Questions
Abu Shouk IDP camp: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Abu Shouk IDP camp?
Abu Shouk IDP camp has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 138 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Abu Shouk IDP camp?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Fasher Airport (ELF), about 7.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Abu Shouk IDP camp?
Sudanese pound (SDG).
Nearby
Destinations near Abu Shouk IDP camp
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.