Climate averages 1991–2020
Am Timan weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Am Timan: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sarh (296 km away). In October its highs average 31.0°C, 0.9°C cooler than Am Timan, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Am Timan ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 32.5°C; Am Timan is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 46 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Sarh in OctoberChad · 296 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Abéché in OctoberChad · 315 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Al-Junaynah in OctoberSudan · 356 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 11 mm rain
- El Geneina Fort in OctoberSudan · 359 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Doba in OctoberChad · 460 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 58 mm rain
- Nyala in OctoberSudan · 513 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Kelo in OctoberChad · 527 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Gereida in OctoberSudan · 530 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 32 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.