North Kordofan · Sudan

Umm Ruwaba travel guide

Umm Ruwaba is a city in North Kordofan, Sudan, home to about 57,000 people.

Nearest airport
EBD110 km · El-Obeid Airport
Currency
SDGSudanese pound
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Language
Arabic, English

When to go

The best time to visit Umm Ruwaba

Umm Ruwaba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 137 mm of rain.

0°20°41°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec137 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Umm Ruwaba: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El-Obeid Airport (EBD), about 110 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

EBD · El-Obeid Airport

110.0 km from the centreICAO HSOB

Questions

Umm Ruwaba: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Umm Ruwaba?

Umm Ruwaba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 137 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Umm Ruwaba?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El-Obeid Airport (EBD), about 110 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Umm Ruwaba?

Sudanese pound (SDG).

Nearby

Destinations near Umm Ruwaba

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.