Climate risk in N'Djamena
N’Djaména, Chad · 1.4M people in the urban area
What threatens N'Djamena most
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Chad
N'Djamena had 241 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Maiduguri: 194 days.
N'Djamena's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, N'Djamena's climate comes closest to that of Niamey (Niger) today, though no large city matches it well.
Such a climate exists today, though not in any large city. Chad: the place on the map
+1.4°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.4°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.5°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+15%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Niamey (Niger), and only in part.
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How close the match is: 2.4 σ to the climate of Niamey today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else N'Djamena stands out
45.1°C
Hottest day of 2025
Maiduguri: 42.1°C.
Higher than in 96% of the world's 630 large cities
285 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Maiduguri: 248 days.
Higher than in 85% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at N'Djamena
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | N'Djamena | Among large cities | In Chad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 241 days | Among large cities: above 100% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 285 days | Among large cities: above 85% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 45.1°C | Among large cities: above 96% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.7°C | Among large cities: above 32% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 0 days | ||
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.11 m/s² | Among large cities: above 11% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around N'Djamena on the live map
See the hottest days around N'Djamena on the live map
45.1°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities in Chad
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title = {N'Djamena, Chad: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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