Climate
The Northern area of Chad is a desert that is very dry and hot throughout the year. The central area of Chad is a plain that is hot and dry. It receives a brief rainy season in mid-June to mid-September. The southern lowlands are warm and more humid with seasonal rains from late May to early October. Chad also has four bioclimatic zones. The northernmost Saharan zone averages less than 8 inches of rainfall annually. The people in this region are very few and largely nomadic. The central Sahelian zone receives around 24 inches of rainfall and has plants ranging from grass and shrubs, to a thorny, open savanna. The Sudanian zone receives around 39 inches of rain and has a woodland savanna and deciduous forests for vegetation. The Guinea zone, located in Chad’s southwestern tip receives around 47 inches of rain. In the capital the temperature in the warm season has an average daily high temperature above 103°F and a low of 81°F. During the cold season the average daily high temperature is below 91°F and the average low is 58°F. Many of the problems that Chad faces are due to its climate and geography creating an unpredictable climate and a harsh living environment.