Ennedi Plateau

Chad

Colossal sandstone arches and towering rock pillars rise out of the Saharan sands like ancient ruined cities.

Warmest month is May at 40°C on average. Coolest is January at 28°C.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January28°±4°·
February30°±5°·
March35°±4°·
April38°±3°·
May40°±2°·
June39°±3°·
July37°±3°·
August35°±5°·
September38°±3°·
October36°±3°·
November32°±3°·
December29°±3°·

What to do

  • Discover ancient murals of cattle and warriors painted in shallow rock overhangs
  • Witness immense camel caravans arriving to drink at the Guelta d'Archei oasis
  • Camp wild under a truly dark, zero-light-pollution desert sky

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.