Abéché
City in Chad: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Abeché1: Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Abéché is a city in Chad, in Ouadaï. About 139,983 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Chad in our atlas.
It lies at 13.83° N, 20.83° E, about 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ndjamena time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Abéché. Green dots: other major cities of Chad. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Abéché has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 41°C (106°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (57°F). Around 401 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in ChadNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Am Timan · 315 km
- Sarh · 583 km
- N'Djamena · 652 km
- Bongor · 708 km
- Doba · 716 km
- Kelo · 738 km
- Moundou · 776 km
- Pala · 808 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 245785 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q242587 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Abeché1: Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)