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Abéché

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Updated Friday, September 18, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Abéché month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Abéché are typically January, September and December, with average daytime highs around 33–34°C. April is usually the warmest month (average high 40°C), January the coldest (average low 17°C), and August the wettest (about 150 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	33.2	17.1	0	10.9
February	35.1	19.0	0	11.1
March	38.7	23.9	0	11.1
April	40.0	26.3	1	11.2
May	39.9	27.2	2	11.2
June	37.4	26.3	19	10.9
July	34.1	24.3	76	9.9
August	30.7	22.7	150	8.8
September	33.9	23.3	46	10.1
October	36.9	24.1	4	10.7
November	35.8	21.9	0	10.9
December	33.9	18.7	0	11.0

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Documented history · 1909
In 1909, French troops invaded the Kingdom and established a garrison in Abéché, forcing the sultan to renounce his throne.
Documented history · 1919
At that time, Abéché was the largest city in Chad with 28,000 people, but major epidemics reduced the population to 6,000 in 1919.
Documented history · 1935
In 1935, the sultanate was restored by orders of the French government, and Muhammed Ouarada, heir to the throne after his father became king.
Documented history · 2006
On 25 November 2006, the city was taken by the Union of Forces for Democracy, a rebel group that sought to depose president Idriss Déby.
1909 French invasion
French troops invaded the Kingdom and established a garrison in Abéché, forcing the sultan to renounce his throne.

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Abéché, in brief

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02 · History