Climate averages 1991–2020
N'Djamena weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in N'Djamena: daytime highs average 39.3°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gamboru (96 km away). In March its highs average 38.6°C, 0.6°C cooler than N'Djamena, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, N'Djamena ranks joint 2nd of 8 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 38.8°C; N'Djamena is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 41.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.7 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
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, selected | 39.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 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
March in nearby cities
- Gamboru in MarchNigeria · 96 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bama in MarchNigeria · 161 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Maroua in MarchCameroon · 186 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MarchNigeria · 207 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Guider in MarchCameroon · 270 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 282 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Pala in MarchChad · 305 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kelo in MarchChad · 322 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.4 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.