Climate averages 1991–2020
Sarh weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Sarh: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Doba (176 km away). In January its highs average 33.7°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 January highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 33.4°C; Sarh is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Doba in JanuaryChad · 176 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Moundou in JanuaryChad · 261 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in JanuaryChad · 283 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Am Timan in JanuaryChad · 296 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in JanuaryChad · 382 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Bambari in JanuaryCentral African Republic · 453 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 22.4°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Bouar in JanuaryCentral African Republic · 471 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Maroua in JanuaryCameroon · 474 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 17.6°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.