Moundou climate — normals and trends
Moundou (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 928 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Moundou averages 0 frost days, 285 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Moundou between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 20 April 2010) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 13 January 2002).
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
MoundouLogone Occidental Region
- coords
- 8.57°, 16.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
928mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
285 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
42.4 °C
20 April 2010
Coldest day
11.6 °C
13 January 2002
Wettest day
116 mm
29 August 2006
Windiest day
27.5 km/h
2 April 1966
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
2 April 1966
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
22 March 1987
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
21 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 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 | 33.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 38.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 289 mm | +83 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 221 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 121 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moundou?
Moundou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moundou?
The hottest day measured in Moundou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2010, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moundou?
The coldest day measured in Moundou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2002, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Moundou?
Almost never: Moundou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moundou warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Moundou.
What is the wettest day in Moundou?
The wettest day measured in Moundou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2006, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moundou?
The windiest day measured in Moundou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1966, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moundou?
The warmest month in Moundou is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Moundou?
Moundou receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moundou?
Moundou gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moundou?
Yes: Moundou has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moundou?
In Moundou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 22 March 1987, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 21 January 1989.
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