Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In January its highs average 34.8°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 January highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 33.4°C; Am Timan is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Sarh in JanuaryChad · 296 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Abéché in JanuaryChad · 315 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 16.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in JanuarySudan · 356 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 0 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in JanuarySudan · 359 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 13.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Doba in JanuaryChad · 460 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Nyala in JanuarySudan · 513 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 16.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in JanuaryChad · 527 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Gereida in JanuarySudan · 530 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.4°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.