Kelo climate — normals and trends
Kelo (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 840 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kelo averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Kelo has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 10 March 2016) and the coldest 11.5 °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
KeloTandjilé Region
- coords
- 9.31°, 15.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
840mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
44.0 °C
10 March 2016
Coldest day
11.5 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
155 mm
31 May 1987
Windiest day
32.1 km/h
10 May 1967
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
2 April 1966
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
7.6 °C
21 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 March 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 | 34.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 305 mm | +110 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 220 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 35.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kelo?
Kelo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 840 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kelo?
The hottest day measured in Kelo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2016, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kelo?
The coldest day measured in Kelo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kelo?
Almost never: Kelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kelo warmed?
Yes: Kelo warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kelo?
The wettest day measured in Kelo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1987, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kelo?
The windiest day measured in Kelo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1967, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kelo?
The warmest month in Kelo is April (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kelo?
Kelo receives on average 840 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kelo?
Kelo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kelo?
Yes: Kelo has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kelo?
In Kelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 21 January 1989.
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