Abéché climate — normals and trends
Abéché (Chad) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 410 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Abéché averages 0 frost days, 332 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Abéché has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 18 January 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbéchéOuadaï Region
- coords
- 13.83°, 20.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
35.3°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
410mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
332 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
272 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.5 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
8.2 °C
18 January 1968
Wettest day
132 mm
7 August 1961
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
23 April 1967
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
23 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
9 February 1982
Sunniest day
12.8 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 39.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -76 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 121 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 56 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 37.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 36.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abéché?
Abéché has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 410 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abéché?
The hottest day measured in Abéché between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abéché?
The coldest day measured in Abéché between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1968, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Abéché?
Almost never: Abéché sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abéché warmed?
Yes: Abéché warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abéché?
The wettest day measured in Abéché between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1961, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abéché?
The windiest day measured in Abéché between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1967, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abéché?
The warmest month in Abéché is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Abéché?
Abéché receives on average 410 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abéché?
Abéché gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Abéché?
Yes: Abéché has on average 272 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abéché?
In Abéché, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 19 April 2024, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 9 February 1982.
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