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
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
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 | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 40.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 38.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 92 mm | -120 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 244 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 36.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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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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