Abba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Abba?

Abba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,554 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abba?

The hottest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2019, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Abba?

The coldest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 12.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Abba?

Almost never: Abba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Abba warmed?

Yes: Abba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Abba?

The wettest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1962, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Abba?

The windiest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Abba?

The warmest month in Abba is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Abba?

Abba receives on average 1,554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Abba?

Abba gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Abba (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,554 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Abba averages 0 frost days, 167 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.

Abba has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 21 February 2019) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 28 December 1983).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

AbbaNana-Mambéré Prefecture

coords: 5.33°, 15.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

30.0°C

Average daily low

20.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,554mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

9.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

167 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

206 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.5 °C

Average feels-like low

22.0 °C

Average peak gust

25.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

198 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.4 °C

21 February 2019

Coldest day

12.0 °C

28 December 1983

Wettest day

116 mm

4 May 1962

Windiest day

22.8 km/h

13 March 1973

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

20 November 1954

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

16 March 1995

Coldest feels-like

9.3 °C

22 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.0 °C17 January 2025	16.2 °C11 January 2025	25.1 °C	1,231 mm	210
2024	37.9 °C13 February 2024	14.9 °C19 January 2024	25.6 °C	1,281 mm	240
2023	37.0 °C12 February 2023	15.1 °C13 January 2023	25.1 °C	1,344 mm	207
2022	37.4 °C1 March 2022	15.3 °C23 January 2022	25.0 °C	1,137 mm	207
2021	37.4 °C1 March 2021	16.6 °C24 February 2021	25.1 °C	1,323 mm	216
2020	38.7 °C22 February 2020	14.6 °C26 January 2020	25.3 °C	1,239 mm	216
2019	39.4 °C21 February 2019	15.6 °C18 January 2019	25.2 °C	1,317 mm	203
2018	36.2 °C15 February 2018	13.8 °C6 January 2018	24.7 °C	1,171 mm	192
2017	37.5 °C18 March 2017	15.2 °C10 January 2017	25.1 °C	1,320 mm	204
2016	39.2 °C17 February 2016	15.4 °C31 January 2016	25.0 °C	1,631 mm	209
2015	37.5 °C27 January 2015	13.2 °C12 January 2015	24.7 °C	1,358 mm	197
2014	37.5 °C22 February 2014	15.6 °C8 January 2014	24.7 °C	1,396 mm	190
2013	37.6 °C24 February 2013	15.1 °C16 December 2013	24.5 °C	1,594 mm	169
2012	36.4 °C5 February 2012	14.6 °C16 January 2012	24.6 °C	1,402 mm	185
2011	36.4 °C13 March 2011	13.8 °C10 December 2011	24.5 °C	1,217 mm	195
2010	38.0 °C2 February 2010	14.4 °C30 December 2010	25.1 °C	1,446 mm	200
2009	36.3 °C24 March 2009	15.3 °C27 December 2009	24.8 °C	1,351 mm	201
2008	36.0 °C5 February 2008	15.0 °C7 February 2008	24.5 °C	1,282 mm	183
2007	37.8 °C18 February 2007	14.3 °C3 January 2007	24.8 °C	1,511 mm	183
2006	37.0 °C21 January 2006	14.5 °C26 November 2006	24.8 °C	1,202 mm	187
2005	37.8 °C12 February 2005	15.7 °C10 January 2005	25.0 °C	1,347 mm	183
2004	37.1 °C11 February 2004	15.4 °C3 December 2004	24.9 °C	1,396 mm	181
2003	38.8 °C8 February 2003	15.9 °C4 January 2003	25.0 °C	1,312 mm	182
2002	36.7 °C19 February 2002	14.0 °C13 January 2002	24.5 °C	1,375 mm	162
2001	36.3 °C17 February 2001	13.2 °C26 January 2001	24.3 °C	1,392 mm	176
2000	37.2 °C13 March 2000	15.1 °C9 December 2000	24.2 °C	1,517 mm	177
1999	35.6 °C24 February 1999	14.8 °C11 January 1999	24.1 °C	1,723 mm	162
1998	38.5 °C5 February 1998	14.5 °C18 January 1998	25.3 °C	1,550 mm	210
1997	37.5 °C2 March 1997	14.0 °C14 February 1997	24.7 °C	1,605 mm	181
1996	36.2 °C22 February 1996	14.8 °C20 December 1996	24.6 °C	1,704 mm	174
1995	36.5 °C21 February 1995	14.2 °C26 December 1995	24.6 °C	1,958 mm	200
1994	38.1 °C20 February 1994	13.7 °C15 February 1994	24.4 °C	2,009 mm	174
1993	38.5 °C27 February 1993	13.7 °C11 February 1993	24.4 °C	1,658 mm	180
1992	37.2 °C22 February 1992	14.8 °C24 December 1992	24.2 °C	1,690 mm	160
1991	38.3 °C12 February 1991	15.0 °C18 December 1991	24.6 °C	1,737 mm	152
1990	38.1 °C2 March 1990	16.0 °C13 March 1990	24.9 °C	1,744 mm	169
1989	37.2 °C25 February 1989	12.5 °C16 January 1989	24.2 °C	1,484 mm	175
1988	38.6 °C21 February 1988	15.7 °C28 December 1988	24.5 °C	1,774 mm	180
1987	36.9 °C7 March 1987	13.9 °C1 January 1987	24.8 °C	1,747 mm	183
1986	36.8 °C2 February 1986	13.8 °C9 December 1986	24.2 °C	1,779 mm	173
1985	36.7 °C7 March 1985	14.9 °C10 February 1985	23.9 °C	1,812 mm	149
1984	35.6 °C27 February 1984	13.4 °C10 December 1984	23.9 °C	1,677 mm	157
1983	38.8 °C19 March 1983	12.0 °C28 December 1983	24.6 °C	1,395 mm	172
1982	36.2 °C5 February 1982	14.5 °C27 November 1982	24.1 °C	1,848 mm	170
1981	36.7 °C1 March 1981	15.0 °C5 January 1981	24.1 °C	1,627 mm	173
1980	35.8 °C22 February 1980	13.2 °C27 December 1980	24.2 °C	1,902 mm	160
1979	36.0 °C6 February 1979	14.5 °C12 December 1979	24.0 °C	1,631 mm	159
1978	37.0 °C12 February 1978	14.5 °C13 January 1978	24.1 °C	1,762 mm	179
1977	37.2 °C8 March 1977	14.0 °C26 December 1977	24.2 °C	1,555 mm	186
1976	34.0 °C16 February 1976	14.8 °C11 December 1976	23.7 °C	1,808 mm	140
1975	35.3 °C13 February 1975	14.1 °C9 December 1975	23.6 °C	1,795 mm	138
1974	35.2 °C31 January 1974	14.0 °C30 December 1974	23.7 °C	1,975 mm	134
1973	36.8 °C3 February 1973	15.4 °C26 December 1973	24.3 °C	1,913 mm	173
1972	36.3 °C21 December 1972	15.5 °C8 January 1972	24.2 °C	1,439 mm	167
1971	36.9 °C10 February 1971	12.3 °C25 December 1971	23.7 °C	1,655 mm	156
1970	37.3 °C27 February 1970	14.5 °C6 December 1970	24.2 °C	1,623 mm	174
1969	36.3 °C14 February 1969	14.8 °C8 January 1969	24.2 °C	1,871 mm	154
1968	35.1 °C20 February 1968	13.4 °C25 December 1968	24.0 °C	1,517 mm	139
1967	36.0 °C10 March 1967	14.0 °C26 January 1967	23.9 °C	1,886 mm	152
1966	37.4 °C19 March 1966	16.0 °C29 December 1966	25.1 °C	1,311 mm	173
1965	35.0 °C12 May 1965	15.4 °C4 February 1965	24.6 °C	1,163 mm	186
1964	37.0 °C20 February 1964	16.1 °C20 November 1964	25.1 °C	1,096 mm	182
1963	37.8 °C18 February 1963	15.7 °C14 December 1963	24.9 °C	1,294 mm	169
1962	37.7 °C26 February 1962	15.5 °C2 January 1962	24.1 °C	2,016 mm	115
1961	37.1 °C22 February 1961	15.2 °C10 January 1961	24.4 °C	1,555 mm	152
1960	36.7 °C29 February 1960	15.6 °C2 February 1960	24.6 °C	2,065 mm	150
1959	37.7 °C9 March 1959	15.4 °C13 December 1959	24.9 °C	1,524 mm	164
1958	37.9 °C21 February 1958	16.2 °C6 January 1958	24.6 °C	1,927 mm	140
1957	37.1 °C19 February 1957	16.0 °C4 February 1957	24.5 °C	1,431 mm	140
1956	36.1 °C16 February 1956	15.3 °C15 January 1956	23.9 °C	1,753 mm	118
1955	36.5 °C15 February 1955	16.1 °C26 December 1955	24.2 °C	1,727 mm	125
1954	36.4 °C6 February 1954	15.5 °C7 December 1954	24.0 °C	1,666 mm	117
1953	37.2 °C6 February 1953	15.5 °C23 December 1953	24.2 °C	1,811 mm	119
1952	36.2 °C23 January 1952	16.9 °C12 January 1952	24.3 °C	1,827 mm	142
1951	34.6 °C26 January 1951	15.7 °C30 December 1951	24.1 °C	1,668 mm	132
1950	35.9 °C21 January 1950	14.5 °C18 July 1950	24.3 °C	1,093 mm	150
1949	37.1 °C16 February 1949	15.3 °C26 December 1949	24.6 °C	1,351 mm	144
1948	35.8 °C10 February 1948	16.6 °C26 December 1948	24.1 °C	1,864 mm	121
1947	36.1 °C29 January 1947	15.1 °C7 December 1947	24.3 °C	1,564 mm	120
1946	38.4 °C23 February 1946	16.4 °C20 January 1946	24.3 °C	1,496 mm	124
1945	37.1 °C18 February 1945	15.6 °C24 December 1945	24.5 °C	1,400 mm	156
1944	36.8 °C13 February 1944	15.5 °C4 December 1944	24.6 °C	1,467 mm	148
1943	36.7 °C1 March 1943	16.5 °C13 December 1943	24.2 °C	1,105 mm	121
1942	36.1 °C6 February 1942	16.3 °C23 January 1942	24.1 °C	1,519 mm	112
1941	36.6 °C1 February 1941	15.0 °C20 November 1941	24.8 °C	1,320 mm	155
1940	35.0 °C18 February 1940	16.9 °C26 November 1940	24.1 °C	1,667 mm	117

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.8 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

210 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1231 mm

-323 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.9 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Feb	34.4 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-17 mm
Mar	34.1 °C	+1.7 °C	15 mm	-83 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	+0.8 °C	93 mm	-72 mm
May	30.1 °C	+0.8 °C	73 mm	-95 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+1.1 °C	128 mm	-19 mm
Jul	27.6 °C	+0.4 °C	253 mm	+97 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.1 °C	169 mm	-31 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	244 mm	+15 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.5 °C	237 mm	-18 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+1.4 °C	12 mm	-80 mm
Dec	32.6 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

17 Jan 2025

Coldest day

16.2 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

67.1 mm

7 Jul 2025

Windiest day

21.2 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

4 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.4 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

29 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Abba?

Abba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,554 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abba?

The hottest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2019, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Abba?

The coldest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 12.0 °C.

Does it snow in Abba?

Almost never: Abba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Abba warmed?

Yes: Abba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Abba?

The wettest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1962, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Abba?

The windiest day measured in Abba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1973, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Abba?

The warmest month in Abba is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Abba?

Abba receives on average 1,554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Abba?

Abba gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Abba?

Yes: Abba has on average 198 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abba?

In Abba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 16 March 1995, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 22 January 1989.

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