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🇹🇩 N'Djamena’s climate twin is 🇧🇫 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

very close match

N'Djamena, Chad and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso are a very close climate match — 1,801 km (1,119 mi) apart. N'Djamena is Köppen zone BSh; Ouagadougou is BSh.

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What to expect

Looking outward from N'Djamena, the atlas lands on Ouagadougou in the same hot steppe (BSh) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From N'Djamena, the atlas looks only about 1,801 km (1,119 mi) away to Ouagadougou — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For N'Djamena, this is a very close outward match — Ouagadougou is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Ouagadougou warmer); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Ouagadougou is 50 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: Ouagadougou at 10.2 h/day on average versus 10.1 h/day in N'Djamena (January 10.8 h / 10.8 h, July 9.7 h / 9.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 24 µg/m³ in Ouagadougou vs 30 in N'Djamena (lower by 6 µg/m³).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

N'DjamenaOuagadougou
January
Temp
33° / 15°
33° / 16°
Rain
0 mm
0 mm
Dew
3°
2°
PM2.5
44.9 µg/m³
37.5 µg/m³
Sun
10.8 h
10.8 h
July
Temp
33° / 23°
33° / 23°
Rain
145 mm
195 mm
Dew
22°
22°
PM2.5
15.3 µg/m³
10.1 µg/m³
Sun
9.4 h
9.7 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like N'Djamena?

On Similar Climates, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso is the closest distant match for N'Djamena, Chad — scored very close, about 1,801 km (1,119 mi) away.

How far is N'Djamena from its climate twin?

N'Djamena and Ouagadougou are separated by roughly 1,801 km (1,119 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do N'Djamena and Ouagadougou have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do N'Djamena and Ouagadougou share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot steppe (BSh).

What is the climate like in N'Djamena?

N'Djamena has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 33°C and a low of 15°C with 0 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 23°C and 145 mm.

How sunny is N'Djamena?

N'Djamena averages about 10.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.4 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in N'Djamena?

January PM2.5 averages about 44.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 119); July averages 15.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 61).

Other close climate matches for N'Djamena: Bamako (fair), Juba (fair), Niamey (fair).

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