Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 39.4°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In March its highs average 38.9°C, about as warm as Am Timan, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Am Timan ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest March highs and 5th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 38.8°C; Am Timan is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 39.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.6 mm to 11 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Sarh in MarchChad · 296 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Abéché in MarchChad · 315 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in MarchSudan · 356 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in MarchSudan · 359 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Doba in MarchChad · 460 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Nyala in MarchSudan · 513 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kelo in MarchChad · 527 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Gereida in MarchSudan · 530 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 1.1 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.