About Wadi Halfa: Wadi Halfa is one of the sunniest places measured anywhere on Earth. The Nubian Desert around it has almost no clouds to block the sun. Lake Nasser brings water to an otherwise bone-dry land. The sun shines here almost every hour of daylight, all year

Location: Northern Sudan, on Lake Nasser near the Egyptian border · Country: Sudan · Temperature: Average summer highs around 41°C (106°F) · Why So Hot: Surrounded by the Nubian Desert with clear, cloudless skies · Water Source: Sits beside Lake Nasser on the River Nile · Nature: Bare desert meeting a wide blue lake · Notable Feature: One of the sunniest places on Earth · World Rank: Among the hottest and driest towns in Sudan