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Chad at a glance

The atlas follows 12,044 places here month by month, with 16 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.

Chad's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+732%2.53M in 1950 → 21M in 2025 → 38.9M in 2050
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Chad · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$2,9002025 · 170/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy55.22024 · 211/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities28 %2025 · 195/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet13 %2024 · 177/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman6.032024 · 1/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover3 %2024 · 181/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Chad

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Chad

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

23 regions

Chad from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Chad
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N'Djamenabest Jan–Feb · Dec48N'Djamena
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Moundoubest Jan · Nov–Dec36Moundou
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Dobabest Jan · Nov–Dec36Doba
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Goz Beïdabest Jan · Nov–Dec57Goz Beïda
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Mongobest Jan · Nov–Dec49Mongo
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Faya-Largeaubest Jan–Feb · Dec58Faya-Largeau
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Palabest Jan · Nov–Dec36Pala
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Am Timanbest Jan · Nov–Dec56Am Timan
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Kélobest Jan · Nov–Dec36Kélo
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Maobest Jan–Feb · Dec56Mao
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Massakorybest Jan–Feb · Dec51Massakory
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Iribabest Jan–Feb · Dec66Iriba
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Gounou Gayabest Jan–Feb · Dec40Gounou Gaya
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Massaguetbest Jan–Feb · Dec48Massaguet
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Yaobest Jan–Feb · Dec48Yao
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Ouarabest Jan–Feb · Dec56Ouara

Nature in Chad

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Chad

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Chad

2 monuments and 5 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Chad

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Chad

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Chad

1 large airports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCEF220 V
Emergency17Calling code +235
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyCentral African CFA FrancXAF
LanguagesFrench · Arabic
Local time14:31N'Djamena