Abéché weather in August

In August, Abéché sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 207 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Abéché's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abéché's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Abéché is city in Ouaddaï Region, Chad.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Abéché reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303223
313223

How August really feels in Abéché

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Abéché weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
32971
42872
52872
62674
72674
82575
92575
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152674
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212773
222872
232872
243070
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283367
293565
303664
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Abéché gets around 207 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
372
473
574
675
775
875
976
1076
1176
1276
1376
1476
1576
1675
1775
1875
1974
2073
2172
2272
2371
2469
2568
2667
2765
2864
2962
3060
3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101684
201486
301387
401288
501189
60991
70892
80793
90793
100694
110595
120496
130496
140397
150397
160397
170298
180298
190298
200199
210199
220199
230199
240199
250199
260199
270298
280298
290298
300397
311495

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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278calm
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308calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:246:01
212.65:246:01
312.65:256:01
412.65:256:00
512.65:256:00
612.65:255:59
712.65:255:59
812.65:265:59
912.55:265:58
1012.55:265:58
1112.55:265:57
1212.55:265:57
1312.55:265:56
1412.55:275:56
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — August's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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275.6Bright
285.7Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Abéché

In seasonPeak

In August, 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 August a good time to visit Abéché?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abéché.

What to pack for Abéché in August

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

In August, Abéché sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abéché in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (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 August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August 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
August 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).