Chad climate — normals and trends
Chad (Russia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 670 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 July (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chad averages 180 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Chad has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 191 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -50.0 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
ChadBashkortostan Republic
- coords
- 56.22°, 56.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
6.7°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
670mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
180.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.6 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-50.0 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
41 mm
13 August 1988
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
20 October 1973
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
20 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-55.1 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
5 December 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
29 June 1951
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 | -4.1 °C | +6.7 °C | 96 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | -5.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 67 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 78 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 101 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 63 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 65 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +5.7 °C | 105 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | -6.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chad?
Chad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chad?
The hottest day measured in Chad between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chad?
The coldest day measured in Chad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -50.0 °C.
Does it snow in Chad?
Yes. Chad gets on average 180.0 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Chad warmed?
Yes: Chad warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chad?
The wettest day measured in Chad between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1988, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chad?
The windiest day measured in Chad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1973, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chad?
The warmest month in Chad is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chad?
Chad receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chad?
Chad gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chad between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2010, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chad?
Yes: Chad has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chad?
In Chad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 26 July 1971, and the lowest was -55.1 °C on 1 January 1979.
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