Blue Nile State · Sudan
Kurmuk travel guide
Kurmuk is a city in Blue Nile State, Sudan, home to about 250,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ASO68 km · Asosa Airport
- Currency
- SDGSudanese pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Language
- Arabic, English
About
About Kurmuk
Kurmuk (Arabic: الكرمك) is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia. Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kurmuk
Kurmuk has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 244 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).
Getting there
Getting to Kurmuk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asosa Airport (ASO), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
ASO · Asosa Airport
Questions
Kurmuk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kurmuk?
Kurmuk has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 244 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kurmuk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asosa Airport (ASO), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kurmuk?
Sudanese pound (SDG).
Nearby
Destinations near Kurmuk
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.