Region · Sudan
Best time to visit North Darfur
This guide covers 3 destinations in North Darfur, a first-level administrative division of Sudan. The largest by population are Al-Fashir, Abu Shouk IDP camp and Mellit. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is El Fasher Airport (ELF).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Comfortable in the most places
- December and January
- Main airport
- ELFEl Fasher Airport
- Currency
- SDGSudanese pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Khartoum
Destinations
Destinations in North Darfur
Every destination in this guide in North Darfur, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Fashir | 286,277 | ELF · 3 km | |
| Abu Shouk IDP camp | 190,000 | ELF · 7 km | |
| Mellit | 50,165 | ELF · 63 km |
When to go
Best time to visit North Darfur
From the climate of 3 destinations in North Darfur with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December and January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 of 3 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 36 °C | 0 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 38 °C | 1 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 39 °C | 7 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 38 °C | 15 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 36 °C | 80 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 34 °C | 138 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 35 °C | 37 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 36 °C | 5 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| December | 1 of 3 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving North Darfur
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in North Darfur name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ELF · El Fasher Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in North Darfur, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Sudan
Nearby
Regions near North Darfur
Other regions of Sudan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.