Lightning strikes in South Sudan
The detection network has located 52 lightning strikes in South Sudan since the archive began, including 24 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking South Sudan #108 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. South Sudan is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 13 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 3 |
| 2026-08-13 | 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | 5 |
| 2026-08-10 | 3 |
| 2026-08-09 | 7 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 6 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2 |
| 2026-08-03 | 7 |
| 2026-08-02 | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4 |
| 2026-07-30 | 5 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside South Sudan's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Bahr el Ghazal | 13 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 2 | Unity | 8 | 2 | 15.4% |
| 3 | Western Equatoria | 8 | 3 | 15.4% |
| 4 | Jonglei | 7 | 4 | 13.5% |
| 5 | Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 7 | 3 | 13.5% |
| 6 | Upper Nile | 5 | 1 | 9.6% |
| 7 | Warrap | 3 | 3 | 5.8% |
| 8 | Lakes | 1 | 0 | 1.9% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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