Climate averages 1991–2020
Sarh weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Sarh: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Doba (176 km away). In May its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Sarh, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Chad, Sarh ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 8th of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 36.7°C; Sarh is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 32.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 101 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Doba in MayChad · 176 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Moundou in MayChad · 261 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 74 mm rain
- Kelo in MayChad · 283 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 26.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Am Timan in MayChad · 296 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 26.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Pala in MayChad · 382 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.4°C · 73 mm rain
- Bambari in MayCentral African Republic · 453 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 148 mm rain
- Bouar in MayCentral African Republic · 471 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 19.8°C · 200 mm rain
- Maroua in MayCameroon · 474 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 38 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.