Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In February its highs average 37.4°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 February highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 36.2°C; Am Timan is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 39.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Sarh in FebruaryChad · 296 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Abéché in FebruaryChad · 315 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in FebruarySudan · 356 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in FebruarySudan · 359 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Doba in FebruaryChad · 460 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Nyala in FebruarySudan · 513 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in FebruaryChad · 527 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in FebruarySudan · 530 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°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.