Climate averages 1991–2020

Sarh weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 37.4°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 21.7°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Sarh: daytime highs average 37.4°C and nights cool to about 21.7°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 February (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Doba (176 km away). In February its highs average 36.5°C, 0.9°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 February highs and 7th of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 36.2°C; Sarh is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 38.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.4 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Sarh, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Sarh

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 limits

How 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.