Goz Beida climate — normals and trends

Goz Beida (Chad) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 728 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Goz Beida averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.

Goz Beida has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 9.5 °C (on 23 December 1953).

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

Goz BeidaSila Region

coords
12.23°, 21.41°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

34.3°C

Average daily low

21.4°C

Annual rainfall

728mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

44%

Average peak wind

14.2km/h

Seasonal range

7.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

306 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

95 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.8 °C

Average feels-like low

20.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

266 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

45.4 °C

24 April 2024

Coldest day

9.5 °C

23 December 1953

Wettest day

177 mm

25 August 2024

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

23 May 1970

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

16 April 1988

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

21 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

5.1 °C

4 January 1992

Sunniest day

12.7 h

9 June 1966

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202543.2 °C23 April 202515.9 °C8 January 202528.9 °C409 mm3360
202445.4 °C24 April 202415.5 °C22 January 202429.0 °C1,055 mm3280
202343.1 °C21 April 202315.9 °C12 January 202329.4 °C381 mm3550
202243.1 °C2 April 202215.0 °C1 February 202228.1 °C644 mm3160
202142.6 °C20 April 202115.0 °C7 February 202128.9 °C392 mm3320
202044.0 °C3 April 202014.0 °C25 January 202028.2 °C705 mm3220
201943.2 °C7 April 201915.1 °C30 December 201928.2 °C789 mm3270
201842.4 °C24 April 201813.2 °C4 January 201828.3 °C710 mm3280
201742.3 °C8 April 201716.6 °C10 January 201728.7 °C621 mm3260
201644.0 °C10 March 201612.6 °C30 January 201628.5 °C682 mm3300
201542.8 °C30 April 201510.2 °C12 January 201528.5 °C565 mm3310
201442.2 °C23 March 201415.1 °C25 December 201428.0 °C667 mm3250
201342.6 °C21 April 201313.8 °C15 December 201328.5 °C596 mm3280
201243.8 °C1 May 201214.5 °C27 December 201227.8 °C839 mm3140
201142.6 °C8 May 201112.9 °C18 January 201127.9 °C603 mm3280
201043.6 °C18 April 201015.4 °C30 December 201028.5 °C799 mm3310
200941.9 °C21 April 200916.0 °C25 December 200928.6 °C600 mm3440
200841.8 °C26 March 200815.5 °C2 February 200827.7 °C731 mm3250
200742.7 °C1 April 200713.2 °C15 January 200728.0 °C633 mm3120
200643.0 °C26 April 200612.6 °C29 December 200627.9 °C758 mm3190
200542.9 °C25 February 200512.7 °C8 January 200528.0 °C838 mm3220
200442.6 °C25 March 200414.3 °C29 December 200427.9 °C586 mm3320
200342.9 °C7 April 200312.3 °C5 January 200327.6 °C1,080 mm3160
200242.5 °C10 May 200210.7 °C12 January 200228.0 °C666 mm3290
200142.7 °C7 May 200114.0 °C6 January 200127.8 °C760 mm3180
200042.3 °C22 March 200013.8 °C30 January 200027.1 °C671 mm3210
199941.3 °C14 April 199913.7 °C12 January 199927.2 °C973 mm2980
199842.7 °C21 April 199811.9 °C16 January 199827.7 °C934 mm3110
199740.5 °C12 April 199712.0 °C24 January 199727.0 °C761 mm3250
199641.5 °C16 March 199612.1 °C25 December 199626.9 °C841 mm3110
199541.9 °C23 April 199515.0 °C25 January 199527.2 °C859 mm3110
199442.6 °C24 April 199413.9 °C16 January 199426.9 °C923 mm3100
199341.8 °C9 May 199312.6 °C7 February 199326.8 °C771 mm3000
199242.2 °C12 April 199210.4 °C4 January 199226.7 °C808 mm2920
199141.2 °C18 March 199114.3 °C21 December 199127.3 °C877 mm3120
199042.6 °C13 April 199014.0 °C2 January 199028.1 °C724 mm3370
198941.5 °C6 June 198911.4 °C18 January 198926.5 °C711 mm2930
198841.9 °C28 April 198815.2 °C19 January 198827.4 °C861 mm2970
198742.6 °C23 March 198713.5 °C5 January 198727.5 °C794 mm3310
198641.4 °C2 May 198612.7 °C22 January 198627.1 °C615 mm2950
198542.1 °C17 March 198514.3 °C28 February 198526.6 °C904 mm2740
198442.6 °C25 March 198412.2 °C1 February 198427.4 °C504 mm3270
198342.4 °C29 March 198310.6 °C28 December 198327.3 °C517 mm3020
198240.5 °C20 March 198211.0 °C9 February 198226.5 °C687 mm2940
198141.6 °C20 April 198113.0 °C13 February 198126.6 °C875 mm2810
198042.2 °C23 March 198015.0 °C11 January 198026.7 °C931 mm2840
197941.9 °C16 April 197915.2 °C24 December 197926.8 °C1,073 mm3070
197842.2 °C16 April 197813.4 °C12 January 197827.0 °C857 mm3060
197742.4 °C23 April 197712.8 °C10 January 197727.0 °C816 mm3200
197642.2 °C5 May 197613.8 °C4 January 197627.3 °C685 mm3200
197540.8 °C26 May 197512.6 °C8 December 197526.8 °C831 mm2940
197442.1 °C28 April 197412.6 °C1 January 197426.6 °C953 mm2880
197343.3 °C20 April 197312.7 °C29 December 197327.8 °C746 mm3300
197242.2 °C27 April 197213.8 °C1 January 197227.2 °C812 mm3240
197142.1 °C2 April 197110.3 °C26 December 197126.8 °C641 mm2980
197042.0 °C7 April 197011.6 °C15 December 197027.4 °C790 mm3080
196942.9 °C9 April 196912.2 °C31 January 196927.2 °C807 mm3150
196842.6 °C15 April 196811.3 °C17 January 196827.2 °C643 mm3220
196743.6 °C23 April 196712.8 °C22 January 196727.6 °C365 mm3390
196642.1 °C16 May 196611.5 °C12 February 196628.4 °C271 mm3530
196542.2 °C29 May 196511.5 °C18 December 196528.6 °C189 mm3490
196441.4 °C13 June 196413.1 °C12 January 196427.7 °C433 mm3030
196341.9 °C2 May 196314.2 °C12 December 196327.6 °C432 mm3270
196240.9 °C26 March 196213.3 °C3 January 196227.0 °C631 mm2970
196141.7 °C14 May 196112.5 °C29 December 196126.7 °C646 mm2810
196042.1 °C21 April 196013.3 °C31 January 196027.6 °C526 mm2930
195941.6 °C15 March 195910.8 °C23 January 195927.3 °C592 mm3060
195842.1 °C26 April 195814.9 °C16 February 195827.1 °C754 mm2860
195741.6 °C7 May 195710.3 °C6 February 195726.1 °C733 mm2730
195640.8 °C11 March 195612.8 °C21 January 195626.6 °C824 mm2730
195540.5 °C20 April 195512.8 °C19 December 195525.7 °C770 mm2470
195440.7 °C16 April 195411.2 °C23 January 195426.1 °C770 mm2700
195340.9 °C18 March 19539.5 °C23 December 195325.9 °C765 mm2670
195241.3 °C23 May 195213.0 °C6 January 195226.6 °C837 mm2870
195141.5 °C10 May 19519.7 °C26 December 195125.9 °C698 mm2930
195041.2 °C6 April 195012.7 °C8 December 195025.5 °C1,168 mm2690
194941.3 °C24 March 194911.7 °C5 January 194926.8 °C495 mm3080
194840.3 °C29 April 194812.8 °C8 January 194825.8 °C745 mm2630
194740.0 °C17 April 194711.9 °C16 January 194725.2 °C1,060 mm2390
194640.8 °C8 May 194610.3 °C14 January 194625.6 °C1,143 mm2360
194539.7 °C30 April 194510.7 °C18 January 194525.2 °C745 mm2630
194439.8 °C15 March 194411.4 °C8 December 194425.1 °C1,058 mm2420
194340.9 °C14 March 194311.6 °C11 December 194326.2 °C1,082 mm2500
194240.6 °C27 March 194215.4 °C6 January 194226.8 °C683 mm2820
194141.8 °C20 April 194112.8 °C28 January 194127.7 °C377 mm3220
194041.1 °C17 May 194014.2 °C16 January 194026.9 °C534 mm3250

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
35.7 °C
+1.4 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
336 d/yr
+30
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
409 mm
-319 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan34.2 °C+0.6 °C0 mm-0 mm
Feb37.5 °C+1.7 °C0 mm0 mm
Mar39.3 °C+1.1 °C0 mm-1 mm
Apr40.0 °C+0.7 °C2 mm-3 mm
May40.3 °C+2.3 °C0 mm-32 mm
Jun38.0 °C+2.6 °C3 mm-65 mm
Jul31.6 °C+0.9 °C92 mm-120 mm
Aug29.5 °C+0.4 °C244 mm-20 mm
Sep31.7 °C+1.3 °C67 mm-52 mm
Oct35.3 °C+2.2 °C2 mm-26 mm
Nov36.1 °C+1.8 °C0 mm-1 mm
Dec35.5 °C+2.1 °C0 mm-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
43.2 °C
23 Apr 2025
Coldest day
15.9 °C
8 Jan 2025
Wettest day
49.9 mm
16 Aug 2025
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
21 Mar 2025
Strongest gust
48.6 km/h
21 Mar 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
9 Apr 2025
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
31 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.7 h
29 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Goz Beida?

Goz Beida has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 728 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Goz Beida?

The hottest day measured in Goz Beida between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 45.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Goz Beida?

The coldest day measured in Goz Beida between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1953, at 9.5 °C.

Does it snow in Goz Beida?

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

Has the climate of Goz Beida warmed?

Yes: Goz Beida warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Goz Beida?

The wettest day measured in Goz Beida between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2024, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Goz Beida?

The windiest day measured in Goz Beida between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1970, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Goz Beida?

The warmest month in Goz Beida is April (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Goz Beida?

Goz Beida receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Goz Beida?

Goz Beida gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Goz Beida?

Yes: Goz Beida has on average 266 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Goz Beida?

In Goz Beida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 21 April 2024, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 4 January 1992.

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