Fada climate — normals and trends
Fada (Chad) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 54 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 June (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fada averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
Fada has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 23 January 1959).
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
FadaEnnedi-Ouest Region
- coords
- 17.19°, 21.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
54mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
22%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
45.1 °C
22 June 2010
Coldest day
2.0 °C
23 January 1959
Wettest day
155 mm
27 August 2024
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
27 March 1980
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
27 March 1980
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
1 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-2.9 °C
24 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
31 May 1940
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 | 29.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 39.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 39.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 37.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 37.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 36.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fada?
Fada has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 54 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fada?
The hottest day measured in Fada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fada?
The coldest day measured in Fada between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1959, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fada?
Almost never: Fada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fada warmed?
Yes: Fada warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fada?
The wettest day measured in Fada between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2024, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fada?
The windiest day measured in Fada between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1980, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fada?
The warmest month in Fada is June (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Fada?
Fada receives on average 54 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fada?
Fada gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fada?
Yes: Fada has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fada?
In Fada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 1 August 2011, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 24 January 1983.
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