Bambari climate — normals and trends
Bambari (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,464 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bambari averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Bambari has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 22 March 1997) and the coldest 12.4 °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
BambariOuaka Prefecture
- coords
- 5.77°, 20.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,464mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
237 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
328 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001
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
40.8 °C
22 March 1997
Coldest day
12.4 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
136 mm
4 June 1945
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
8 March 1993
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
1 May 1959
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
1 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
23 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 May 1965
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 78 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 75 mm | -79 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 217 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 165 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 133 mm | -75 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | -78 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -64 mm |
| Dec | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bambari?
Bambari has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,464 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bambari?
The hottest day measured in Bambari between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1997, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bambari?
The coldest day measured in Bambari between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bambari?
Almost never: Bambari sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bambari warmed?
Yes: Bambari warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bambari?
The wettest day measured in Bambari between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1945, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bambari?
The windiest day measured in Bambari between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1993, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bambari?
The warmest month in Bambari is February (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bambari?
Bambari receives on average 1,464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bambari?
Bambari gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bambari?
Yes: Bambari has on average 328 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bambari?
In Bambari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 1 April 1998, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 23 December 1971.
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