Am Timan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Am Timan?

Am Timan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Am Timan?

The hottest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 45.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Am Timan?

The coldest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1971, at 11.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Am Timan?

Almost never: Am Timan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Am Timan warmed?

Yes: Am Timan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Am Timan?

The wettest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1943, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Am Timan?

The windiest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1965, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Am Timan?

The warmest month in Am Timan is April (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Am Timan?

Am Timan receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Am Timan?

Am Timan gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Am Timan (Chad) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 805 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 April (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Am Timan averages 0 frost days, 310 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Am Timan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 8 May 2024) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 26 December 1971).

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

Am TimanSalamat Region

coords: 11.04°, 20.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

34.5°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

805mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

49%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

310 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.5 °C

Average feels-like low

22.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

288 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.1 °C

8 May 2024

Coldest day

11.6 °C

26 December 1971

Wettest day

110 mm

3 August 1943

Windiest day

31.7 km/h

18 May 1965

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

18 May 1965

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

23 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

26 December 1971

Sunniest day

12.5 h

19 May 2005

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.3 °C30 March 2025	16.9 °C8 January 2025	29.4 °C	521 mm	336
2024	45.1 °C8 May 2024	15.9 °C22 January 2024	29.6 °C	736 mm	334
2023	42.9 °C8 April 2023	16.0 °C10 January 2023	29.4 °C	400 mm	352
2022	43.3 °C7 March 2022	14.3 °C29 December 2022	28.4 °C	648 mm	322
2021	42.8 °C8 April 2021	16.8 °C22 January 2021	29.1 °C	444 mm	341
2020	44.6 °C3 April 2020	13.7 °C27 January 2020	28.6 °C	725 mm	327
2019	43.6 °C24 March 2019	15.3 °C7 December 2019	28.6 °C	817 mm	331
2018	42.5 °C24 April 2018	13.8 °C5 January 2018	28.6 °C	796 mm	336
2017	42.3 °C5 April 2017	18.1 °C10 January 2017	29.1 °C	726 mm	334
2016	43.9 °C10 March 2016	14.5 °C30 January 2016	28.8 °C	792 mm	337
2015	43.5 °C30 April 2015	12.0 °C12 January 2015	29.0 °C	597 mm	348
2014	43.3 °C23 March 2014	15.8 °C4 January 2014	28.8 °C	588 mm	329
2013	43.0 °C27 February 2013	14.6 °C18 December 2013	28.8 °C	608 mm	328
2012	43.4 °C1 May 2012	14.9 °C15 January 2012	27.9 °C	936 mm	321
2011	43.0 °C8 May 2011	14.1 °C28 November 2011	28.0 °C	714 mm	328
2010	44.6 °C18 April 2010	14.9 °C22 December 2010	28.7 °C	988 mm	333
2009	42.3 °C19 May 2009	15.4 °C27 December 2009	28.8 °C	734 mm	341
2008	42.7 °C24 March 2008	16.3 °C27 December 2008	28.0 °C	795 mm	323
2007	43.3 °C1 April 2007	13.4 °C2 January 2007	28.3 °C	755 mm	319
2006	42.5 °C26 April 2006	13.0 °C31 December 2006	28.3 °C	803 mm	323
2005	44.0 °C25 February 2005	15.2 °C8 January 2005	28.5 °C	903 mm	333
2004	42.9 °C2 April 2004	15.8 °C30 December 2004	28.3 °C	678 mm	336
2003	43.0 °C8 April 2003	14.5 °C6 January 2003	28.2 °C	907 mm	314
2002	42.5 °C8 April 2002	12.6 °C12 January 2002	28.2 °C	823 mm	329
2001	42.6 °C8 May 2001	13.7 °C14 January 2001	27.8 °C	887 mm	321
2000	42.8 °C22 March 2000	14.6 °C31 January 2000	27.4 °C	793 mm	328
1999	41.9 °C20 March 1999	14.5 °C14 January 1999	27.6 °C	935 mm	298
1998	43.5 °C3 April 1998	12.2 °C17 January 1998	28.1 °C	903 mm	314
1997	41.7 °C13 April 1997	13.3 °C24 January 1997	27.2 °C	903 mm	323
1996	41.8 °C12 March 1996	14.0 °C25 December 1996	27.3 °C	1,072 mm	317
1995	43.3 °C10 April 1995	16.8 °C29 January 1995	27.7 °C	1,070 mm	324
1994	42.9 °C24 April 1994	15.2 °C10 January 1994	27.5 °C	914 mm	317
1993	41.4 °C4 March 1993	13.6 °C9 February 1993	27.3 °C	941 mm	320
1992	42.4 °C27 March 1992	11.8 °C6 January 1992	27.2 °C	811 mm	307
1991	42.1 °C11 March 1991	14.8 °C21 December 1991	27.7 °C	898 mm	318
1990	42.3 °C29 April 1990	15.5 °C2 January 1990	28.5 °C	764 mm	340
1989	41.4 °C26 April 1989	12.7 °C19 January 1989	26.9 °C	762 mm	310
1988	42.7 °C4 March 1988	16.7 °C23 November 1988	27.9 °C	916 mm	301
1987	43.9 °C23 March 1987	14.3 °C1 January 1987	28.2 °C	765 mm	337
1986	41.8 °C19 April 1986	12.1 °C8 December 1986	27.5 °C	791 mm	302
1985	43.0 °C19 March 1985	14.7 °C31 December 1985	27.1 °C	1,046 mm	270
1984	43.0 °C26 March 1984	13.2 °C4 January 1984	27.5 °C	727 mm	313
1983	43.9 °C28 April 1983	11.7 °C28 December 1983	27.5 °C	686 mm	311
1982	41.5 °C23 April 1982	12.7 °C2 December 1982	26.6 °C	812 mm	296
1981	41.3 °C16 April 1981	14.9 °C20 December 1981	26.9 °C	982 mm	282
1980	42.4 °C11 March 1980	15.1 °C14 December 1980	27.4 °C	1,169 mm	286
1979	43.8 °C16 April 1979	15.3 °C31 January 1979	27.4 °C	940 mm	316
1978	42.3 °C6 May 1978	14.0 °C16 December 1978	27.4 °C	923 mm	314
1977	42.7 °C21 April 1977	14.3 °C27 December 1977	27.6 °C	808 mm	327
1976	42.2 °C26 April 1976	13.9 °C30 November 1976	27.6 °C	842 mm	323
1975	41.6 °C25 April 1975	12.6 °C8 December 1975	27.1 °C	999 mm	304
1974	41.3 °C16 April 1974	12.8 °C1 January 1974	26.9 °C	985 mm	289
1973	42.6 °C27 April 1973	12.8 °C23 December 1973	28.1 °C	834 mm	337
1972	42.6 °C20 May 1972	14.8 °C4 January 1972	27.6 °C	936 mm	327
1971	42.1 °C3 April 1971	11.6 °C26 December 1971	27.1 °C	791 mm	303
1970	43.4 °C7 April 1970	12.6 °C15 December 1970	27.5 °C	872 mm	317
1969	41.9 °C8 April 1969	14.4 °C4 February 1969	27.5 °C	975 mm	324
1968	42.0 °C15 April 1968	13.2 °C18 January 1968	27.2 °C	887 mm	315
1967	44.5 °C23 April 1967	13.7 °C13 November 1967	27.2 °C	587 mm	321
1966	43.1 °C15 May 1966	14.3 °C5 January 1966	29.2 °C	348 mm	349
1965	42.4 °C27 April 1965	13.7 °C18 December 1965	29.3 °C	284 mm	344
1964	42.8 °C11 April 1964	15.2 °C13 January 1964	28.9 °C	394 mm	317
1963	42.7 °C25 March 1963	15.5 °C9 December 1963	28.4 °C	461 mm	331
1962	40.4 °C26 March 1962	14.8 °C4 January 1962	27.6 °C	582 mm	295
1961	41.8 °C14 May 1961	15.3 °C14 December 1961	27.2 °C	853 mm	281
1960	41.8 °C20 April 1960	15.0 °C1 February 1960	28.0 °C	733 mm	285
1959	41.9 °C17 March 1959	15.5 °C24 January 1959	27.8 °C	652 mm	315
1958	41.9 °C13 April 1958	16.3 °C9 February 1958	27.5 °C	902 mm	274
1957	42.1 °C17 April 1957	12.5 °C6 February 1957	26.7 °C	967 mm	272
1956	41.4 °C12 March 1956	13.6 °C4 January 1956	27.1 °C	846 mm	274
1955	40.9 °C20 April 1955	14.6 °C1 January 1955	26.4 °C	902 mm	254
1954	40.4 °C11 April 1954	14.0 °C15 January 1954	26.7 °C	820 mm	259
1953	40.9 °C23 April 1953	13.3 °C12 December 1953	26.3 °C	987 mm	252
1952	41.5 °C20 April 1952	14.0 °C6 January 1952	27.1 °C	985 mm	286
1951	40.9 °C10 May 1951	12.3 °C27 December 1951	26.5 °C	857 mm	286
1950	41.3 °C28 February 1950	15.3 °C11 December 1950	26.4 °C	1,118 mm	270
1949	41.3 °C19 April 1949	15.3 °C20 December 1949	27.6 °C	537 mm	306
1948	40.6 °C2 April 1948	14.7 °C28 December 1948	26.7 °C	1,011 mm	272
1947	41.1 °C20 April 1947	14.6 °C16 January 1947	26.4 °C	1,003 mm	246
1946	41.4 °C10 March 1946	12.3 °C14 January 1946	26.7 °C	874 mm	253
1945	40.4 °C30 April 1945	13.1 °C16 February 1945	26.3 °C	773 mm	277
1944	40.7 °C15 March 1944	13.3 °C3 December 1944	26.1 °C	1,099 mm	268
1943	41.3 °C14 March 1943	15.9 °C19 November 1943	27.5 °C	887 mm	277
1942	41.3 °C27 March 1942	17.0 °C27 October 1942	27.6 °C	749 mm	270
1941	42.3 °C29 March 1941	15.5 °C24 December 1941	28.2 °C	531 mm	312
1940	40.3 °C3 May 1940	16.1 °C7 January 1940	27.2 °C	686 mm	308

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

36.1 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

336 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

521 mm

-284 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	39.3 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	41.1 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Apr	40.7 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-11 mm
May	39.9 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-47 mm
Jun	36.8 °C	+2.4 °C	11 mm	-78 mm
Jul	31.4 °C	+0.8 °C	140 mm	-61 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	0.0 °C	264 mm	+15 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+1.3 °C	96 mm	-59 mm
Oct	34.5 °C	+1.9 °C	8 mm	-38 mm
Nov	36.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Dec	36.4 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.3 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.9 °C

8 Jan 2025

Wettest day

34.1 mm

29 Aug 2025

Windiest day

26.7 km/h

26 May 2025

Strongest gust

48.6 km/h

26 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

18 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.8 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

24 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Am Timan?

Am Timan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Am Timan?

The hottest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 45.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Am Timan?

The coldest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1971, at 11.6 °C.

Does it snow in Am Timan?

Almost never: Am Timan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Am Timan warmed?

Yes: Am Timan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Am Timan?

The wettest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1943, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Am Timan?

The windiest day measured in Am Timan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1965, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Am Timan?

The warmest month in Am Timan is April (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Am Timan?

Am Timan receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Am Timan?

Am Timan gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Am Timan?

Yes: Am Timan has on average 288 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Am Timan?

In Am Timan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 23 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 26 December 1971.

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