Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 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 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In December its highs average 34.4°C, about as warm as Am Timan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Am Timan ranks 2nd 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; Am Timan is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 34.3°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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Sarh in DecemberChad · 296 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Abéché in DecemberChad · 315 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 17.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in DecemberSudan · 356 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in DecemberSudan · 359 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Doba in DecemberChad · 460 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Nyala in DecemberSudan · 513 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in DecemberChad · 527 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in DecemberSudan · 530 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.4°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 Am Timan) is explained once on the Am Timan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.