Weather in Southern Darfur

Calculated from weather data of Abeche Airport (FTTC) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.3	33.3	32.3	29.0	33.6	31.8
February	33.9	36.1	33.0		32.5	34.2
March	38.3	40.5	36.6	34.7	37.3	39.2
April	41.0	42.6	40.7	40.0	40.0	40.8
May	40.1		39.7	39.3	40.3	40.8
June	37.8		34.5	38.1	39.2	39.2
July	34.1		35.5	32.5	34.2	34.2
August	31.5		32.1	30.1	32.1	31.6
September	34.0		33.3	31.6	35.0	33.5
October	37.0		38.3	36.7	38.3	36.7
November	36.4		37.2	36.2	37.6	34.7
December	34.3		34.7	33.8	34.8	34.6
Average	35.9	38.1	35.8	35.0	35.9	36.1

2nd highest temperature of Chad

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.9	21	24	20	22	18
February	23.3	24	26		22	22
March	29.3	31	30	29	29	28
April	33.3	34	35	35	31	32
May	32.9		34	33	32	33
June	30.0		29	30	30	31
July	27.6		29	27	27	27
August	25.6		28	25	25	25
September	27.1		31	26	27	26
October	28.1		32	29	28	27
November	26.9		29	27	27	25
December	23.7		23	28	25	24
Average	27.1	27.5	29.1	28.3	26.8	26.2

5th lowest temperature of Chad

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	116	303	214	277	309
25 °C or warmer	121	333	248	299	330
20 °C or warmer	121	335	254	301	335
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0		0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0.0		0	0	0	0
June	0.0		0	0	0	0
July	0.1		0	0	0	1
August	1.7		0	1	1	3
September	0.3		0	0	1	0
October	0.1		0	0	0	0
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	0.1			0.0	0.2	0.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.0	15	17	9	19	13
February	17.0	18	23		16	14
March	15.7	17	23	25	13	13
April	13.3	14	16	11	8	14
May	12.4		12	14	12	12
June	11.5		12	11	13	10
July	11.8		15	15	11	9
August	9.1		10	8	11	7
September	8.9		13	7	12	7
October	11.4		15	13	15	11
November	13.3		16	13	11	14
December	11.5		14	17	10	11
Average	12.8	15.8	15.5	12.1	13.0	11.5

3rd highest wind speed of Chad

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	E	E	NE	NE
February	NE	NE		E	E
March	E	E	E	E	E
April	E	SE	E	E	E
May		S	SE	SE	SE
June		SW	SW	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	W
August		SW	SW	SW	S
September		NW	S	SE	S
October		E	E	E	E
November		E	NE	E	E
December		E	NE	E	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Southern Darfur weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Southern Darfur?

The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 41 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Southern Darfur?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 32 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Southern Darfur?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 1.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Southern Darfur?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.