Faya-Largeau climate — normals and trends
Faya-Largeau (Chad) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 14 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Faya-Largeau averages 0 frost days, 262 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Faya-Largeau has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 20 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
Faya-LargeauBorkou Region
- coords
- 17.93°, 19.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
14mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
21%
Average peak wind
30.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
262 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
16.1 °C
Average peak gust
46.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
217 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
46.8 °C
22 June 2010
Coldest day
4.6 °C
20 January 1968
Wettest day
97 mm
13 August 1953
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
18 March 2010
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
18 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
6 May 2018
Coldest feels-like
-3.2 °C
16 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 May 2025
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 | 27.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 40.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 40.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 39.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 37.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faya-Largeau?
Faya-Largeau has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faya-Largeau?
The hottest day measured in Faya-Largeau between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faya-Largeau?
The coldest day measured in Faya-Largeau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1968, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Faya-Largeau?
Almost never: Faya-Largeau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faya-Largeau warmed?
Yes: Faya-Largeau warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faya-Largeau?
The wettest day measured in Faya-Largeau between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faya-Largeau?
The windiest day measured in Faya-Largeau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2010, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faya-Largeau?
The warmest month in Faya-Largeau is June (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Faya-Largeau?
Faya-Largeau receives on average 14 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faya-Largeau?
Faya-Largeau gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faya-Largeau?
Yes: Faya-Largeau has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faya-Largeau?
In Faya-Largeau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 6 May 2018, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 16 January 1968.
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