Climate averages 1991–2020
Abéché weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Abéché: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al-Junaynah (179 km away). In December its highs average 30.2°C, 2.9°C cooler than Abéché, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Abéché ranks 5th of 8 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 33.2°C; Abéché is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 32.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abéché climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 39.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.1°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 9.4 | 3.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 37.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 23 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 111 | 16.3 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 207 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 52 | 8.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 6.2 | 1.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 33.1°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Al-Junaynah in DecemberSudan · 179 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in DecemberSudan · 180 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Am Timan in DecemberChad · 315 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Nyala in DecemberSudan · 481 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- El Fasher in DecemberSudan · 488 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in DecemberSudan · 547 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Sarh in DecemberChad · 585 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- El Daein in DecemberSudan · 632 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abéché) is explained once on the Abéché year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.