Climate averages 1991–2020
N'Djamena weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in N'Djamena: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gamboru (96 km away). In November its highs average 35.3°C, about as warm as N'Djamena, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, N'Djamena ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest November highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 8 cities is 34.3°C; N'Djamena is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 32.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Gamboru in NovemberNigeria · 96 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bama in NovemberNigeria · 161 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Maroua in NovemberCameroon · 186 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Maiduguri in NovemberNigeria · 207 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Guider in NovemberCameroon · 270 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mubi in NovemberNigeria · 282 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Pala in NovemberChad · 305 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kelo in NovemberChad · 322 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 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.