Sarh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sarh?

Sarh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarh?

The hottest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sarh?

The coldest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1998, at 12.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sarh?

Almost never: Sarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sarh warmed?

Yes: Sarh warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sarh?

The wettest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sarh?

The windiest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2003, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sarh?

The warmest month in Sarh is April (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sarh?

Sarh receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sarh?

Sarh gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sarh (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Sarh averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Sarh has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 29 March 2024) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 17 January 1998).

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

SarhMoyen-Chari Region

coords: 9.15°, 18.38°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.6°C

Average daily high

33.9°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

928mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

7.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

298 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.6 °C

Average feels-like low

23.4 °C

Average peak gust

29.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

300 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.4 °C

29 March 2024

Coldest day

12.7 °C

17 January 1998

Wettest day

142 mm

18 August 2022

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

9 April 2003

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

9 April 2003

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

18 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.6 °C

12 January 2002

Sunniest day

12.2 h

15 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.3 °C27 March 2025	15.4 °C17 December 2025	28.2 °C	720 mm	319
2024	43.4 °C29 March 2024	15.1 °C22 January 2024	28.8 °C	804 mm	330
2023	41.2 °C5 March 2023	16.0 °C11 January 2023	28.3 °C	629 mm	336
2022	41.8 °C22 March 2022	15.4 °C29 December 2022	27.5 °C	1,242 mm	308
2021	41.7 °C17 April 2021	17.6 °C9 February 2021	28.3 °C	640 mm	327
2020	42.4 °C2 April 2020	15.4 °C25 January 2020	28.2 °C	894 mm	312
2019	43.0 °C6 April 2019	16.7 °C29 December 2019	28.4 °C	892 mm	311
2018	41.5 °C8 February 2018	14.7 °C4 January 2018	28.5 °C	822 mm	327
2017	42.3 °C18 March 2017	17.7 °C11 January 2017	28.6 °C	772 mm	323
2016	42.7 °C1 March 2016	15.9 °C31 January 2016	28.6 °C	811 mm	322
2015	41.8 °C30 April 2015	13.0 °C12 January 2015	28.4 °C	683 mm	343
2014	41.5 °C18 March 2014	16.0 °C4 January 2014	28.1 °C	868 mm	319
2013	41.7 °C27 February 2013	15.1 °C17 December 2013	28.2 °C	763 mm	308
2012	41.9 °C9 April 2012	14.6 °C9 January 2012	27.4 °C	981 mm	309
2011	42.1 °C18 April 2011	12.7 °C28 November 2011	27.5 °C	788 mm	319
2010	42.5 °C18 April 2010	14.4 °C30 December 2010	28.0 °C	981 mm	319
2009	42.3 °C7 March 2009	14.9 °C28 December 2009	27.9 °C	854 mm	334
2008	42.7 °C25 March 2008	15.9 °C20 December 2008	27.3 °C	818 mm	309
2007	42.8 °C31 March 2007	14.1 °C2 January 2007	27.8 °C	875 mm	312
2006	41.1 °C2 March 2006	13.4 °C25 December 2006	27.9 °C	868 mm	308
2005	42.8 °C25 February 2005	16.0 °C8 January 2005	28.2 °C	985 mm	318
2004	42.2 °C24 March 2004	17.4 °C29 December 2004	27.8 °C	920 mm	318
2003	41.0 °C16 March 2003	15.4 °C1 January 2003	27.9 °C	977 mm	300
2002	41.2 °C25 April 2002	12.8 °C12 January 2002	27.8 °C	825 mm	319
2001	40.9 °C27 February 2001	14.0 °C7 January 2001	27.5 °C	947 mm	304
2000	41.9 °C6 May 2000	14.6 °C14 December 2000	27.1 °C	885 mm	319
1999	40.9 °C17 April 1999	14.9 °C10 January 1999	27.2 °C	1,045 mm	284
1998	42.9 °C3 April 1998	12.7 °C17 January 1998	28.0 °C	993 mm	313
1997	41.3 °C23 March 1997	15.0 °C27 January 1997	27.1 °C	918 mm	320
1996	42.5 °C12 March 1996	14.2 °C25 December 1996	27.2 °C	1,350 mm	300
1995	42.1 °C16 March 1995	16.2 °C25 January 1995	27.4 °C	1,086 mm	310
1994	41.5 °C18 April 1994	15.1 °C14 December 1994	27.6 °C	1,057 mm	305
1993	41.2 °C4 March 1993	14.1 °C10 February 1993	27.4 °C	843 mm	316
1992	41.3 °C10 March 1992	14.2 °C7 January 1992	27.0 °C	827 mm	305
1991	42.1 °C11 March 1991	15.2 °C20 December 1991	27.5 °C	1,024 mm	301
1990	42.2 °C8 April 1990	17.6 °C31 December 1990	28.3 °C	799 mm	330
1989	39.9 °C26 April 1989	13.0 °C21 January 1989	27.0 °C	836 mm	299
1988	42.5 °C4 March 1988	17.0 °C30 November 1988	27.5 °C	1,173 mm	288
1987	42.0 °C8 May 1987	14.8 °C2 January 1987	27.9 °C	953 mm	313
1986	42.2 °C11 April 1986	13.7 °C8 December 1986	27.3 °C	900 mm	294
1985	42.5 °C18 March 1985	15.6 °C31 December 1985	27.0 °C	1,095 mm	260
1984	41.9 °C18 April 1984	14.4 °C4 January 1984	27.0 °C	974 mm	309
1983	42.5 °C2 April 1983	14.2 °C30 December 1983	27.3 °C	876 mm	298
1982	40.4 °C16 March 1982	13.6 °C2 December 1982	26.5 °C	1,050 mm	286
1981	41.7 °C15 April 1981	15.4 °C20 December 1981	26.7 °C	1,162 mm	276
1980	42.8 °C11 March 1980	13.9 °C27 December 1980	27.2 °C	1,336 mm	279
1979	41.9 °C21 March 1979	14.8 °C31 January 1979	27.2 °C	1,039 mm	289
1978	40.8 °C4 April 1978	14.3 °C11 January 1978	27.1 °C	1,030 mm	300
1977	42.1 °C12 April 1977	14.0 °C26 December 1977	27.3 °C	958 mm	308
1976	41.0 °C26 April 1976	14.6 °C30 November 1976	27.2 °C	1,020 mm	307
1975	41.2 °C15 March 1975	14.3 °C7 December 1975	26.9 °C	1,197 mm	284
1974	40.3 °C30 April 1974	14.3 °C1 January 1974	26.8 °C	1,138 mm	281
1973	43.1 °C22 March 1973	13.4 °C23 December 1973	27.9 °C	926 mm	318
1972	40.9 °C10 March 1972	16.2 °C11 January 1972	27.6 °C	947 mm	317
1971	41.2 °C29 April 1971	13.1 °C17 December 1971	27.1 °C	923 mm	297
1970	41.6 °C7 April 1970	13.7 °C3 December 1970	27.3 °C	997 mm	302
1969	40.2 °C8 April 1969	14.5 °C5 January 1969	27.1 °C	1,113 mm	298
1968	41.7 °C15 April 1968	14.2 °C19 January 1968	27.0 °C	989 mm	292
1967	40.9 °C16 April 1967	14.9 °C27 January 1967	26.9 °C	808 mm	295
1966	42.8 °C6 April 1966	15.1 °C5 January 1966	29.2 °C	494 mm	340
1965	42.1 °C17 May 1965	15.2 °C18 December 1965	29.0 °C	479 mm	341
1964	42.4 °C30 March 1964	16.7 °C13 January 1964	29.0 °C	505 mm	307
1963	41.4 °C24 March 1963	15.5 °C9 December 1963	28.2 °C	645 mm	312
1962	40.3 °C8 March 1962	15.5 °C6 January 1962	27.5 °C	829 mm	276
1961	41.3 °C9 March 1961	16.0 °C29 December 1961	27.4 °C	921 mm	269
1960	41.7 °C29 March 1960	17.1 °C31 January 1960	27.9 °C	929 mm	280
1959	41.6 °C15 March 1959	16.5 °C24 January 1959	27.9 °C	715 mm	308
1958	41.5 °C31 March 1958	17.1 °C10 January 1958	27.3 °C	1,223 mm	250
1957	40.8 °C6 May 1957	14.9 °C6 February 1957	26.7 °C	1,258 mm	242
1956	40.9 °C6 April 1956	15.3 °C5 January 1956	27.3 °C	1,033 mm	264
1955	40.5 °C27 April 1955	15.9 °C9 December 1955	26.7 °C	1,127 mm	230
1954	39.6 °C10 April 1954	15.5 °C8 December 1954	27.0 °C	882 mm	243
1953	40.6 °C27 March 1953	15.5 °C15 December 1953	26.7 °C	1,227 mm	236
1952	40.3 °C27 January 1952	16.5 °C1 December 1952	27.4 °C	1,124 mm	279
1951	40.8 °C25 April 1951	14.6 °C27 December 1951	27.3 °C	946 mm	291
1950	41.1 °C28 February 1950	16.4 °C10 August 1950	26.7 °C	1,186 mm	265
1949	40.8 °C29 April 1949	17.4 °C12 February 1949	28.2 °C	547 mm	302
1948	40.9 °C26 March 1948	15.5 °C30 December 1948	27.0 °C	1,224 mm	258
1947	40.5 °C24 April 1947	16.7 °C8 December 1947	27.0 °C	1,147 mm	223
1946	42.0 °C10 March 1946	15.2 °C14 January 1946	27.3 °C	952 mm	251
1945	41.7 °C8 April 1945	16.0 °C23 December 1945	27.3 °C	831 mm	268
1944	41.6 °C13 March 1944	16.1 °C1 December 1944	27.3 °C	1,014 mm	261
1943	41.2 °C14 March 1943	17.3 °C18 November 1943	28.4 °C	577 mm	291
1942	41.4 °C27 March 1942	18.2 °C1 November 1942	27.9 °C	862 mm	270
1941	42.3 °C29 March 1941	17.3 °C25 January 1941	28.3 °C	661 mm	312
1940	39.7 °C29 March 1940	18.2 °C22 November 1940	27.2 °C	872 mm	293

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.1 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

319 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

720 mm

-208 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.8 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	39.1 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	41.0 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Apr	39.4 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-27 mm
May	36.8 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-67 mm
Jun	34.0 °C	+1.4 °C	22 mm	-86 mm
Jul	30.2 °C	+0.3 °C	306 mm	+98 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	241 mm	-4 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+0.8 °C	124 mm	-53 mm
Oct	32.2 °C	+0.6 °C	21 mm	-55 mm
Nov	35.4 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	36.1 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.3 °C

27 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.4 °C

17 Dec 2025

Wettest day

33.6 mm

14 Jul 2025

Windiest day

26.2 km/h

7 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

50.8 km/h

7 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

23 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.4 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

23 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sarh?

Sarh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarh?

The hottest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sarh?

The coldest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1998, at 12.7 °C.

Does it snow in Sarh?

Almost never: Sarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sarh warmed?

Yes: Sarh warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sarh?

The wettest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sarh?

The windiest day measured in Sarh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2003, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sarh?

The warmest month in Sarh is April (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Sarh?

Sarh receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sarh?

Sarh gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sarh?

Yes: Sarh has on average 300 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sarh?

In Sarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.6 °C on 12 January 2002.

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