The climate in Chad
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climatic diagrams of this page are taken from the collected data from 5 measuring stations in Chad.
Weather stations at an altitude above 550m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: tropics
It is yearlong warm or hot.
› Duration of daylight and sunshine in Chad
› Chari-Baguirmi
› Logone Occidental
› Moyen-Chari
› Ouaddaï
The average annual temperature was about 27.6 °C in the years after 1953 and about 27.0 °C in the last years before 1978. So it has dropped by about 0.6 °C. This trend only applies to the selected 3 weather stations in Chad. A considerably more comprehensive evaluation of the global warming has been provided separately.
It is yearlong warm or hot.
› Duration of daylight and sunshine in Chad
hours of sunshine per day
Climate charts for other regions in Chad
› Borkou› Chari-Baguirmi
› Logone Occidental
› Moyen-Chari
› Ouaddaï
rainy days per month
Precipitation in mm/day
Relative humidity in %
Absolute humidity in g/m³ (approx.)
Long-term development of temperatures from 1953 - 1978
In the years 1953 to 1978 there were only 3 weather stations in the whole country, which reported continuous temperature values (N'djamena, Sarh, Moundou). From these weather reports we have created a long-term development that shows the monthly average temperatures. The hottest month in this entire period was April 1954 with 32.3 °C. Dezember 1961 was the coldest month with an average temperature of 22.8 °C.The average annual temperature was about 27.6 °C in the years after 1953 and about 27.0 °C in the last years before 1978. So it has dropped by about 0.6 °C. This trend only applies to the selected 3 weather stations in Chad. A considerably more comprehensive evaluation of the global warming has been provided separately.