N'Djamena

Chad

The dusty and kinetic capital of Chad bridges the profound cultural divide between North Africa and the sahel.

Warmest month is April at 42°C on average. Coolest is August at 31°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January33°±4°0
February35°±4°0
March40°±3°0
April42°±2°1
May42°±3°2
June37°±4°7
July33°±3°12
August31°±3°13
September33°±4°10
October37°±3°2
November37°±3°0
December34°±4°0

What to do

  • Bargain for brightly colored fabrics and spices at the sprawling Grand Marché
  • Visit the National Museum to view ancient Sao artifacts and Toumai hominid replicas
  • Watch the hazy, orange sun set over the waters of the sleepy Chari River

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.