Lightning strikes in Sudan
The detection network has located 108 lightning strikes in Sudan since the archive began, including 63 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Sudan #101 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Sudan is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-13 | 8 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3 |
| 2026-08-11 | 30 |
| 2026-08-10 | 12 |
| 2026-08-09 | 5 |
| 2026-08-08 | 4 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08-05 | 7 |
| 2026-08-04 | 9 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2 |
| 2026-08-02 | 3 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Sudan's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Darfur | 22 | 13 | 20.4% |
| 2 | South Darfur | 20 | 8 | 18.5% |
| 3 | North Kordofan | 17 | 9 | 15.7% |
| 4 | South Kordofan | 10 | 5 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Sennar | 8 | 7 | 7.4% |
| 6 | North Darfur | 8 | 7 | 7.4% |
| 7 | Blue Nile | 5 | 3 | 4.6% |
| 8 | East Darfur | 4 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 9 | Northern | 4 | 2 | 3.7% |
| 10 | White Nile | 4 | 4 | 3.7% |
| 11 | West Soudan | 3 | 2 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Al Qadarif | 1 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Kassala | 1 | 0 | 0.9% |
| 14 | River Nile | 1 | 1 | 0.9% |
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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