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Malakal

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Should I visit Malakal?

Generally suitable with routine precautions

Avoid all travel to the whole country; the advisory cites armed conflict, crime, civil unrest, and health threats such as Ebola.

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Malakal month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Malakal are typically August, September and October, with average daytime highs around 31–35°C. March is usually the warmest month (average high 40°C), August the coldest (average low 23°C), and August the wettest (about 145 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	36.7	23.1	0	11.2
February	38.3	24.6	0	11.2
March	40.2	26.4	1	11.5
April	39.4	27.4	10	11.3
May	37.3	27.0	34	10.7
June	35.1	25.0	53	9.9
July	32.3	23.5	109	8.9
August	30.8	22.7	145	9.3
September	32.3	23.1	78	10.2
October	35.0	24.3	32	10.3
November	37.3	24.3	3	10.8
December	37.0	23.8	0	10.9

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Past · documented context

Previously

Documented history · 2020
The Malakal town started as a tiny District administrative unit which later expanded into a big town becoming the capital city of the Upper Nile State (since 2020).
Documented history · 2011
Following South Sudan's independence on 9 July 2011, the troops from the Republic of Sudan have retreated from Malakal.
Documented history · 2006
Malakal was the site of the November 2006 Battle of Malakal.
Documented history · 2013
Beginning in 2013, Malakal was the site of numerous battles between government SPLA forces and the Nuer White Army, loosely commanded by the SPLM-IO headed by Riek Machar.
Malakal becomes capital of Upper Nile State (2020)
The town expanded from a district unit to become the capital of Upper Nile State in 2020.

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01 · Overview

Malakal, in brief

Malakal is mapped here through verified geographic facts and source-linked daily data. Its longer editorial profile is in the enrichment queue.

02 · History