Khartoum · Sudan
Omdurman travel guide
Omdurman is a city in Khartoum, Sudan, home to about 2,805,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KRT14 km · Khartoum International Airport
- Currency
- SDGSudanese pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Language
- Arabic, English
About
About Omdurman
Omdurman (Arabic: أُمّ دُرمان, romanized: Umm Durmān) is a major city in Sudan. It is the second most populous city in the country, located in the State of Khartoum.
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When to go
The best time to visit Omdurman
Omdurman has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; August is the wettest, with about 58 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 Omdurman: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KRT · Khartoum International Airport
Questions
Omdurman: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Omdurman?
Omdurman has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; August is the wettest, with about 58 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Omdurman?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Omdurman?
Sudanese pound (SDG).
Nearby
Destinations near Omdurman
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.