Bangui climate — normals and trends
Bangui (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 1,297 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bangui averages 0 frost days, 230 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Bangui has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 10 March 1959) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 23 December 1971).
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
BanguiBangui Prefecture
- coords
- 4.36°, 18.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,297mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
230 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
345 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
39.6 °C
10 March 1959
Coldest day
13.6 °C
23 December 1971
Wettest day
121 mm
3 April 1985
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
29 August 1950
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
29 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
14 March 1992
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
23 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 119 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 117 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 171 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 171 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 29 mm | -98 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bangui?
Bangui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bangui?
The hottest day measured in Bangui between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1959, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bangui?
The coldest day measured in Bangui between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1971, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bangui?
Almost never: Bangui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bangui warmed?
Yes: Bangui warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bangui?
The wettest day measured in Bangui between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1985, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bangui?
The windiest day measured in Bangui between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bangui?
The warmest month in Bangui is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bangui?
Bangui receives on average 1,297 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bangui?
Bangui gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bangui?
Yes: Bangui has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bangui?
In Bangui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 14 March 1992, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 23 December 1971.
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