According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Chad is February to April and October to November. Plan 10–16 days.
Best months for Chad
- Best months
- February to April and October to November
- How long to stay
- 10–16 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Chad is best for
Rugged Sahara expeditions across Ennedi plateau, Ounianga lakes, and wildlife safaris in Zakouma National Park.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Chad by month
Monthly averages around N'Djamena; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 24 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| February best | about 28 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| March best | about 31 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| April best | about 34 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| May | about 34 °C | little rain (24 mm) |
| June | about 32 °C | some rain (60 mm) |
| July | about 29 °C | a lot of rain (129 mm) |
| August | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (186 mm) |
| September | about 27 °C | some rain (93 mm) |
| October best | about 29 °C | little rain (24 mm) |
| November best | about 28 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| December | about 25 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Chad
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Languages
- Arabic and French
- Currency
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
- Time
- UTC+1
- Plugs
- Type C, E, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +235
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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