Massaguet climate — normals and trends
Massaguet (Chad) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 409 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 May (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Massaguet averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Massaguet has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 12 January 1978).
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
MassaguetHadjer-Lamis Region
- coords
- 12.48°, 15.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
35.4°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
409mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
262 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
46.3 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
8.0 °C
12 January 1978
Wettest day
188 mm
16 August 1953
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
17 March 2015
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
17 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
12 January 1978
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 May 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 39.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 72 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | -87 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 67 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 37.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 37.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Massaguet?
Massaguet has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 409 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Massaguet?
The hottest day measured in Massaguet between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Massaguet?
The coldest day measured in Massaguet between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Massaguet?
Almost never: Massaguet sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Massaguet warmed?
Yes: Massaguet warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Massaguet?
The wettest day measured in Massaguet between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1953, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Massaguet?
The windiest day measured in Massaguet between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2015, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Massaguet?
The warmest month in Massaguet is May (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Massaguet?
Massaguet receives on average 409 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Massaguet?
Massaguet gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Massaguet?
Yes: Massaguet has on average 262 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Massaguet?
In Massaguet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 12 January 1978.
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