Climate averages 1991–2020
N'Djamena weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in N'Djamena: daytime highs average 41.5°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes April a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gamboru (96 km away). In April its highs average 41.3°C, about as warm as N'Djamena, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, N'Djamena ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 39.0°C; N'Djamena is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 40.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.7 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
N'Djamena climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 35.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 39.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 41.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 3.7 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.2°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 18 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.9°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 32 | 8.1 | 12.813 h |
| July | 33.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 106 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 185 | 21.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 32.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 79 | 11.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 14 | 3.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.5°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 32.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
April in nearby cities
- Gamboru in AprilNigeria · 96 kmHigh 41.3°C · Low 26.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Bama in AprilNigeria · 161 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Maroua in AprilCameroon · 186 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Maiduguri in AprilNigeria · 207 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Guider in AprilCameroon · 270 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 26.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Mubi in AprilNigeria · 282 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Pala in AprilChad · 305 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Kelo in AprilChad · 322 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.9°C · 18 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 N'Djamena) is explained once on the N'Djamena year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.