January 23, 2008
It's raining
That might not sound like a very exciting statement to most of you. But I am assured by a Sudanese friend that the last time it rained in January in Khartoum was more than 30 years ago.
Generally, I would recommend anyone coming to Khartoum to come now - or any time from December to February.
Midday temperatures that are up around 45 degrees centigrade most of the rest of the year "plummet" to 30 or even the mid 20s. You can walk around the streets. Some nights you even have to sleep under a sheet.
You can also marvel at the bizarre sight of locals huddled in corners, wrapped up in sweaters and woolly hats with ear flaps, struggling to keep out the "cold" of what, in Scotland, would be a gloriously warm summer day.
Posted by aheavens at January 23, 2008 10:17 AM