Faya-Largeau weather in July

In July, Faya-Largeau sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 88% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Faya-Largeau's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faya-Largeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:20 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
18%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Faya-Largeau is place in Borkou, Chad.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Faya-Largeau reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°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, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14128
24128
34128
44128
54128
64128
74128
84128
94128
104128
114128
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134128
144028
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304028
314028

How July really feels in Faya-Largeau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Faya-Largeau weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Faya-Largeau gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in July. 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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50
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71
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151
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253
263
274
284
294
305
315

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1935200
2935200
3925300
4906310
5896410
6886510
7877510
8867610
9838720
10828820
11808831
12789931
137691041
1473101151
1572101251
1671101261
1769111361
1868111371
1967111471
2064121482
2163121492
2262121592
23611215102
24591215113
25591215113
26581115124
27561115135
28551115145
29531115156
30511215166
31501215177

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:156:19
213.15:156:19
313.15:166:19
413.15:166:19
513.05:166:19
613.05:176:19
713.05:176:19
813.05:176:19
913.05:186:19
1013.05:186:19
1113.05:186:19
1213.05:186:19
1313.05:196:19
1413.05:196:19
1513.05:206:19
1613.05:206:19
1713.05:206:18
1813.05:216:18
1913.05:216:18
2012.95:216:18
2112.95:226:18
2212.95:226:17
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2412.95:236:17
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2612.95:236:16
2712.95:246:16
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2912.95:246:15
3012.85:256:15
3112.85:256:15

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.39 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 — July's 7.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Faya-Largeau

In seasonPeak

In July, 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Faya-Largeau?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Faya-Largeau in July

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

In July, Faya-Largeau sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Faya-Largeau in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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