Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 39.5°C and nights cool to about 26.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In April its highs average 38.1°C, 1.4°C cooler than Am Timan, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Am Timan ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest April highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 39.0°C; Am Timan is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Am Timan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 37.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 39.5°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 11 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.4°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 45 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 92 | 16.1 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 205 | 24.8 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 263 | 26.7 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 162 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 46 | 8.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.5°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 34.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
April in nearby cities
- Sarh in AprilChad · 296 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 26.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Abéché in AprilChad · 315 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 25.2°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in AprilSudan · 356 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in AprilSudan · 359 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Doba in AprilChad · 460 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 26.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Nyala in AprilSudan · 513 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kelo in AprilChad · 527 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Gereida in AprilSudan · 530 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 3.6 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 Am Timan) is explained once on the Am Timan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.