Climate averages 1991–2020
Sarh weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Sarh: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 19.5°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 December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Doba (176 km away). In December its highs average 33.3°C, 1.1°C cooler than Sarh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Sarh ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 33.2°C; Sarh is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Sarh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 37.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 3.4 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.1°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 27 | 6.4 | 12.312 h |
| May | 35.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 75 | 12.4 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 101 | 15.7 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 205 | 25.5 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 249 | 26.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 174 | 23.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 73 | 14.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 4.6 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 34.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 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
December in nearby cities
- Doba in DecemberChad · 176 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Moundou in DecemberChad · 261 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in DecemberChad · 283 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Am Timan in DecemberChad · 296 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in DecemberChad · 382 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Bambari in DecemberCentral African Republic · 453 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Bouar in DecemberCentral African Republic · 471 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Maroua in DecemberCameroon · 474 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 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 Sarh) is explained once on the Sarh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.