Climate averages 1991–2020
N'Djamena weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in N'Djamena: daytime highs average 40.2°C and nights cool to about 27.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gamboru (96 km away). In May its highs average 40.5°C, about as warm as N'Djamena, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, N'Djamena ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 36.7°C; N'Djamena is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 37.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
May 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 | 41.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 3.7 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Gamboru in MayNigeria · 96 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 27.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Bama in MayNigeria · 161 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 26.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Maroua in MayCameroon · 186 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MayNigeria · 207 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Guider in MayCameroon · 270 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 26.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Mubi in MayNigeria · 282 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Pala in MayChad · 305 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.4°C · 73 mm rain
- Kelo in MayChad · 322 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 66 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.