Climate averages 1991–2020
N'Djamena weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in N'Djamena: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gamboru (96 km away). In October its highs average 36.9°C, 0.9°C warmer than N'Djamena, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, N'Djamena ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 32.5°C; N'Djamena is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to under 1 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Gamboru in OctoberNigeria · 96 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Bama in OctoberNigeria · 161 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Maroua in OctoberCameroon · 186 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Maiduguri in OctoberNigeria · 207 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Guider in OctoberCameroon · 270 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Mubi in OctoberNigeria · 282 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.8°C · 92 mm rain
- Pala in OctoberChad · 305 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 62 mm rain
- Kelo in OctoberChad · 322 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 54 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.