Doba climate — normals and trends
Doba (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 879 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Doba averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Doba has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 22 March 1973) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 25 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
DobaLogone Oriental Region
- coords
- 8.66°, 16.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
879mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
294 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
295 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.026
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
43.3 °C
22 March 1973
Coldest day
12.1 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
148 mm
2 July 1950
Windiest day
30.5 km/h
9 April 2003
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
9 April 2003
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.6 °C
27 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 37.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -80 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 336 mm | +130 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 252 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Doba?
Doba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 879 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Doba?
The hottest day measured in Doba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1973, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Doba?
The coldest day measured in Doba between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Doba?
Almost never: Doba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Doba warmed?
Yes: Doba warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Doba?
The wettest day measured in Doba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1950, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Doba?
The windiest day measured in Doba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2003, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Doba?
The warmest month in Doba is April (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Doba?
Doba receives on average 879 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Doba?
Doba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Doba?
Yes: Doba has on average 295 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Doba?
In Doba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.6 °C on 27 December 1980.
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