N'Djamena
Capital of Chad: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Place de la nation4 (Tchad): Yacoub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
N'Djamena is the capital of Chad, in N’Djaména. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Chad in our atlas.
It lies at 12.11° N, 15.04° E, about 299 m (981 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ndjamena time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: N'Djamena. Green dots: other major cities of Chad. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
N'Djamena has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 42°C (108°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (59°F). Around 529 mm (21 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ChadNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bongor · 206 km
- Pala · 305 km
- Kelo · 321 km
- Moundou · 408 km
- Doba · 430 km
- Sarh · 489 km
- Am Timan · 581 km
- Abéché · 657 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2427123 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3659 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Place de la nation4 (Tchad): Yacoub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)