Abéché weather in April

In April, Abéché sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Abéché's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abéché's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Abéché is city in Ouaddaï Region, Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical April day in Abéché reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Abéché

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abéché weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°0011.34.6
Feb36° / 20°0011.52.9
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr40° / 26°20.712.30.0
May40° / 27°9312.60.1
Jun38° / 26°235.712.81.0
Jul34° / 24°11116.312.72.5
Aug31° / 23°20722.712.53.1
Sep34° / 23°528.512.13.0
Oct37° / 24°61.811.71.9
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.8
Dec34° / 18°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38218
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58218
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Abéché gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
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798200
897210
996310
1096310
1194420
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2185861
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2383971
2483971
25821071
26811081
27801181
28801181
29771292
30771292

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:385:45
212.15:375:45
312.15:365:45
412.25:365:45
512.25:355:45
612.25:345:45
712.25:345:45
812.25:335:45
912.25:325:45
1012.25:325:46
1112.25:315:46
1212.35:305:46
1312.35:305:46
1412.35:295:46
1512.35:285:46
1612.35:285:46
1712.35:275:46
1812.35:265:46
1912.35:265:47
2012.45:255:47
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2212.45:245:47
2312.45:235:47
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2512.45:225:47
2612.45:225:48
2712.45:215:48
2812.55:215:48
2912.55:205:48
3012.55:205:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.49 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
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47.5Intense
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67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Abéché

In seasonPeak

In April, Abéché sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abéché sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Abéché?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abéché.

What to pack for Abéché in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Abéché sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abéché in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abéché peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Abéché in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abéché is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1860 µg/m³Sep 920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May38Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abéché?

Abéché sits at 13.8°N, 20.8°E, 545 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Biltine, 78 km away.

Umm HājarAdréAl-JunaynahEl Geneina Fort'ĀrdamatāGoz BeidaIriba

Topography around Abéché

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abéché.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abéché has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m.

The land around Abéché is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
600 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Biltine 78 km · Umm Hājar 136 km · Adré 153 km · Al-Junaynah 179 km · El Geneina Fort 180 km · 'Ārdamatā 183 km · Goz Beida 189 km · Iriba 209 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abéché (13.8292°, 20.8324°, elevation 545 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).