Mangalmé in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mangalmé sees average daytime highs around 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 36 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
40°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
36 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mangalmé in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C.

A typical spring day in Mangalmé reaches about 40°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 Mangalmé

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
86 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.

Mangalmé 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
Jan34° / 17°0011.43.9
Feb37° / 20°0011.62.2
Mar40° / 23°10.211.90.4
Apr41° / 26°72.212.30.0
May40° / 27°297.712.60.3
Jun37° / 26°6013.212.71.3
Jul33° / 24°18123.212.72.5
Aug31° / 23°27826.212.42.9
Sep32° / 23°12316.512.13.2
Oct35° / 23°194.311.72.7
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec35° / 18°0011.33.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Mangalmé gets around 36 mm of rain over 10 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 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Mangalmé

In seasonPeak

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

Mangalmé's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mangalmé 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 Mangalmé?

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.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mangalmé.

What to pack for Mangalmé in Spring

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

In spring, Mangalmé sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Mangalmé in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangalmé peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mangalmé 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 Mangalmé is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1659 µg/m³Aug 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangalmé?

Mangalmé sits at 12.4°N, 19.6°E, 519 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mongo, 102 km away.

MongoUmm HājarBitkineAm TimanAtiGoz BeidaAbéchéBokoro

Topography around Mangalmé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangalmé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m.

The land around Mangalmé is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
341 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Mongo 102 km · Umm Hājar 105 km · Bitkine 158 km · Am Timan 163 km · Ati 168 km · Goz Beida 196 km · Abéché 210 km · Bokoro 278 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 Mangalmé (12.3546°, 19.6139°, elevation 519 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.