Mongo climate — normals and trends
Mongo (Chad) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 738 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mongo averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Mongo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 17 April 2024) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 18 January 1968).
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
MongoGuéra Region
- coords
- 12.19°, 18.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
318 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
45.1 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest day
7.5 °C
18 January 1968
Wettest day
129 mm
30 August 1961
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
23 February 2024
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
23 February 2024
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
18 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.5 h
18 May 1949
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 | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 40.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 37.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 150 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 213 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | -80 mm |
| Oct | 35.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 36.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mongo?
Mongo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mongo?
The hottest day measured in Mongo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2024, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mongo?
The coldest day measured in Mongo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1968, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mongo?
Almost never: Mongo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mongo warmed?
Yes: Mongo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mongo?
The wettest day measured in Mongo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1961, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mongo?
The windiest day measured in Mongo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2024, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mongo?
The warmest month in Mongo is April (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mongo?
Mongo receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mongo?
Mongo gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mongo?
Yes: Mongo has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mongo?
In Mongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 18 January 1968.
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