Massakory climate — normals and trends
Massakory (Chad) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 352 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Massakory averages 0 frost days, 324 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Massakory has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 7.8 °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
MassakoryHadjer-Lamis Region
- coords
- 13.00°, 15.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
35.5°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
352mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
324 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
262 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
46.2 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
7.8 °C
12 January 1978
Wettest day
142 mm
29 August 2024
Windiest day
36.8 km/h
17 March 2015
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
17 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
9 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
12 January 1978
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 May 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 39.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 89 mm | -72 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 36.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Massakory?
Massakory has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 352 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Massakory?
The hottest day measured in Massakory between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Massakory?
The coldest day measured in Massakory between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Massakory?
Almost never: Massakory sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Massakory warmed?
Yes: Massakory warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Massakory?
The wettest day measured in Massakory between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2024, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Massakory?
The windiest day measured in Massakory between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2015, with winds reaching 36.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Massakory?
The warmest month in Massakory is May (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Massakory?
Massakory receives on average 352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Massakory?
Massakory gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Massakory?
Yes: Massakory has on average 262 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Massakory?
In Massakory, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 9 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 12 January 1978.
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