Climate averages 1991–2020
Abéché weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Abéché: daytime highs average 37.9°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al-Junaynah (179 km away). In March its highs average 35.4°C, 2.5°C cooler than Abéché, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Abéché ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 38.8°C; Abéché is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 39.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Al-Junaynah in MarchSudan · 179 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in MarchSudan · 180 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Am Timan in MarchChad · 315 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Nyala in MarchSudan · 481 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- El Fasher in MarchSudan · 488 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gereida in MarchSudan · 547 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sarh in MarchChad · 585 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- El Daein in MarchSudan · 632 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 0.7 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.