Faya-Largeau weather in April

In April, Faya-Largeau sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Faya-Largeau's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faya-Largeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Faya-Largeau is place in Borkou, Chad.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical April day in Faya-Largeau reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Faya-Largeau

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
10 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.

Faya-Largeau weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°00119.2
Feb28° / 15°0011.47.9
Mar33° / 19°0011.94.6
Apr38° / 24°0012.41.3
May41° / 27°00.112.80.0
Jun42° / 28°0013.10.0
Jul40° / 28°20.5130.0
Aug40° / 28°41.112.60.2
Sep40° / 27°10.212.10.4
Oct36° / 24°0011.62.8
Nov30° / 18°0011.26.6
Dec26° / 14°0010.99.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Faya-Largeau gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in April

Winds average 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 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 5:44 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:445:53
212.25:435:53
312.25:425:53
412.25:415:53
512.25:405:54
612.25:405:54
712.35:395:54
812.35:385:54
912.35:375:54
1012.35:365:55
1112.35:355:55
1212.35:355:55
1312.45:345:55
1412.45:335:56
1512.45:325:56
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1712.45:315:56
1812.45:305:56
1912.55:295:57
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2112.55:285:57
2212.55:275:57
2312.55:275:58
2412.55:265:58
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2712.65:245:59
2812.65:235:59
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3012.65:226:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Faya-Largeau

In seasonPeak

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

Faya-Largeau sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Faya-Largeau?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Faya-Largeau.

What to pack for Faya-Largeau in April

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

In April, Faya-Largeau sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Faya-Largeau in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Faya-Largeau peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 23UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Faya-Largeau 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 Faya-Largeau is worst in January — around 151 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 72 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 18151 µg/m³Aug 1172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan151Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar137Unhealthy
Apr109Unhealthy
May100Unhealthy
Jun86Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct112Unhealthy
Nov107Unhealthy
Dec148Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Faya-Largeau?

Faya-Largeau sits at 17.9°N, 19.1°E, 242 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Fada, 275 km away.

FadaBiltineAmdjarassIribaAbéchéUmm HājarAtiMoussoro

Topography around Faya-Largeau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faya-Largeau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Faya-Largeau is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Fada 275 km · Biltine 425 km · Amdjarass 447 km · Iriba 458 km · Abéché 492 km · Umm Hājar 519 km · Ati 530 km · Moussoro 552 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 Faya-Largeau (17.9257°, 19.1043°, elevation 242 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).