Zakouma National Park
Chad
A massive conservation success story where booming elephant herds now proudly patrol vast central African floodplains.
Warmest month is March at 41°C on average. Coolest is August at 31°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.50 (~$1.50)Country-level price estimate for Chad, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $2.25 (~$2.25)Country-level price estimate for Chad, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology7h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,859 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO advises against all travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 6°C | 0 |
| February | 38° | 6°C | 0 |
| March | 41° | 4°C | 0 |
| April | 41° | 4°C | 2 |
| May | 40° | 6°C | 6 |
| June | 35° | 7°C | 14 |
| July | 32° | 7°C | 23 |
| August | 31° | 5°C | 25 |
| September | 32° | 5°C | 20 |
| October | 35° | 6°C | 5 |
| November | 37° | 3°C | 0 |
| December | 36° | 4°C | 0 |
What to do
- Watch massive flocks of red-billed queleas darken the sky over the wetlands
- Track the highly protected, booming elephant numbers on an open-jeep safari
- Spot vividly colored northern carmine bee-eaters nesting in the riverbanks
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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.