Kelo
City in Chad: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Rond point Eléphant de Kélo: YACOUB DOUNGOUS, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kelo is a city in Chad, in Tandjilé. About 82,677 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Chad in our atlas.
It lies at 9.31° N, 15.81° E, about 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ndjamena time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kelo. Green dots: other major cities of Chad. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kelo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 41°C (106°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (62°F). Around 1,015 mm (40 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
- Moundou · 87 km
- Pala · 99 km
- Bongor · 118 km
- Doba · 135 km
- Sarh · 283 km
- N'Djamena · 322 km
- Am Timan · 527 km
- Abéché · 745 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2430506 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49356457 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Rond point Eléphant de Kélo: YACOUB DOUNGOUS, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)