Am Timan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Am Timan sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 58 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Am Timan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Am Timan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
39°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
58 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Am Timan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Am Timan reaches about 39°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Am Timan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
89 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Am Timan weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.43.5
Feb37° / 21°0011.61.8
Mar40° / 24°20.511.90.3
Apr40° / 27°113.412.20.1
May38° / 27°4510.712.51.1
Jun35° / 25°9216.212.62.2
Jul31° / 23°20524.912.62.9
Aug30° / 22°26326.712.43.1
Sep31° / 23°16221.812.13.2
Oct33° / 23°468.711.83.6
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.2
Dec34° / 19°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Am Timan gets around 58 mm of rain over 15 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Am Timan

In seasonPeak

In spring, Am Timan overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Am Timan's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Am Timan sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Am Timan?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Am Timan.

What to pack for Am Timan in Spring

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

In spring, Am Timan sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Am Timan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Am Timan peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highAug 11UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Am Timan in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Am Timan is worst in November — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorPoorNov 1856 µg/m³Jul 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr33Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Am Timan?

Am Timan sits at 11.0°N, 20.3°E, 441 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mangalmé, 163 km away.

MangalméGoz BeidaMongoKyabéBitkineUmm HājarNdéléSarh

Topography around Am Timan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Am Timan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 434 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m.

The land around Am Timan is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
Spring weather nearby: Mangalmé 163 km · Goz Beida 180 km · Mongo 215 km · Kyabé 230 km · Bitkine 248 km · Umm Hājar 258 km · Ndélé 295 km · Sarh 296 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 Am Timan (11.0433°, 20.2834°, elevation 441 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.