Upper Nile · South Sudan
Malakal travel guide
Malakal is a city in Upper Nile, South Sudan, home to about 147,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MAK3 km · Malakal International Airport
- Currency
- SSPSouth Sudanese pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Juba
- Language
- English
When to go
The best time to visit Malakal
Malakal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 171 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 Malakal: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malakal International Airport (MAK), about 2.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MAK · Malakal International Airport
Questions
Malakal: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malakal?
Malakal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 171 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Malakal?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Malakal International Airport (MAK), about 2.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Malakal?
South Sudanese pound (SSP).
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.