Bocaranga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bocaranga?

Bocaranga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,276 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1967, reaching 38.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bocaranga?

The coldest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1980, at 10.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bocaranga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bocaranga warmed?

Yes: Bocaranga warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bocaranga?

The wettest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bocaranga?

The windiest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bocaranga?

The warmest month in Bocaranga is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bocaranga?

Bocaranga receives on average 1,276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bocaranga?

Bocaranga gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bocaranga (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,276 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 March (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Bocaranga averages 0 frost days, 178 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.

Bocaranga has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 16 April 1967) and the coldest 10.8 °C (on 27 December 1980).

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

BocarangaOuham-Pendé Prefecture

coords: 6.99°, 15.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.1°C

Average daily high

29.9°C

Average daily low

19.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,276mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

59%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

5.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

178 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

162 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.7 °C

Average feels-like low

19.9 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

132 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004

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

38.7 °C

16 April 1967

Coldest day

10.8 °C

27 December 1980

Wettest day

82 mm

20 August 2012

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

23 August 1950

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

7 April 1994

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

21 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

6.7 °C

27 December 1980

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.0 °C26 March 2025	14.0 °C11 January 2025	24.5 °C	1,204 mm	216
2024	38.1 °C31 March 2024	14.9 °C13 December 2024	24.8 °C	1,144 mm	213
2023	36.7 °C8 March 2023	14.8 °C13 January 2023	24.4 °C	1,355 mm	201
2022	36.4 °C7 March 2022	14.6 °C29 December 2022	24.1 °C	1,186 mm	185
2021	36.1 °C4 April 2021	15.7 °C19 February 2021	24.6 °C	1,014 mm	217
2020	36.7 °C2 April 2020	12.6 °C3 January 2020	24.5 °C	1,171 mm	211
2019	38.2 °C19 March 2019	15.0 °C28 December 2019	24.6 °C	1,427 mm	197
2018	36.8 °C11 March 2018	13.2 °C6 January 2018	24.4 °C	1,012 mm	214
2017	37.6 °C27 March 2017	15.6 °C25 November 2017	24.4 °C	1,127 mm	195
2016	36.6 °C17 February 2016	13.9 °C31 January 2016	24.6 °C	1,255 mm	212
2015	37.9 °C22 March 2015	11.5 °C13 January 2015	24.4 °C	1,110 mm	176
2014	37.0 °C18 March 2014	14.9 °C27 December 2014	24.3 °C	1,235 mm	212
2013	37.7 °C27 February 2013	13.4 °C16 December 2013	24.2 °C	1,195 mm	192
2012	37.4 °C4 April 2012	13.6 °C11 January 2012	24.1 °C	1,321 mm	175
2011	36.7 °C29 March 2011	12.3 °C16 January 2011	24.0 °C	1,154 mm	194
2010	38.2 °C19 April 2010	13.2 °C30 December 2010	24.6 °C	1,261 mm	203
2009	37.7 °C30 March 2009	14.3 °C28 December 2009	24.6 °C	1,020 mm	204
2008	37.0 °C25 March 2008	13.7 °C22 January 2008	24.0 °C	1,025 mm	198
2007	37.3 °C31 March 2007	12.4 °C3 January 2007	24.3 °C	1,253 mm	184
2006	37.7 °C25 March 2006	13.3 °C31 December 2006	24.6 °C	1,134 mm	207
2005	38.0 °C23 February 2005	13.3 °C8 January 2005	24.8 °C	1,221 mm	204
2004	37.7 °C25 March 2004	13.9 °C5 February 2004	24.3 °C	1,227 mm	187
2003	36.1 °C17 March 2003	14.7 °C6 January 2003	24.4 °C	1,310 mm	200
2002	36.6 °C11 March 2002	11.6 °C13 January 2002	24.1 °C	1,085 mm	176
2001	36.1 °C8 May 2001	12.7 °C8 January 2001	23.9 °C	1,177 mm	185
2000	37.0 °C8 April 2000	13.4 °C14 December 2000	23.8 °C	980 mm	180
1999	36.4 °C20 March 1999	12.2 °C10 January 1999	24.0 °C	1,264 mm	178
1998	37.6 °C12 April 1998	13.1 °C15 January 1998	24.6 °C	1,425 mm	194
1997	38.4 °C22 March 1997	13.6 °C31 January 1997	24.0 °C	1,129 mm	171
1996	36.5 °C11 March 1996	14.1 °C20 December 1996	24.0 °C	1,532 mm	185
1995	37.4 °C11 March 1995	13.4 °C26 December 1995	24.1 °C	1,314 mm	186
1994	37.8 °C29 March 1994	13.6 °C15 December 1994	24.1 °C	1,536 mm	165
1993	37.0 °C7 March 1993	12.3 °C8 January 1993	24.1 °C	1,171 mm	188
1992	35.9 °C14 March 1992	12.2 °C11 January 1992	23.4 °C	1,511 mm	150
1991	38.3 °C31 March 1991	14.5 °C18 December 1991	24.4 °C	1,356 mm	169
1990	37.8 °C8 April 1990	14.8 °C3 January 1990	24.4 °C	1,208 mm	199
1989	37.9 °C9 April 1989	10.8 °C21 January 1989	23.6 °C	1,326 mm	155
1988	37.8 °C1 March 1988	15.0 °C28 December 1988	24.0 °C	1,483 mm	180
1987	37.3 °C21 March 1987	13.1 °C1 January 1987	24.5 °C	1,261 mm	200
1986	37.9 °C14 April 1986	11.8 °C8 December 1986	23.7 °C	1,518 mm	173
1985	36.2 °C12 March 1985	14.7 °C29 December 1985	23.4 °C	1,593 mm	134
1984	35.9 °C2 March 1984	13.2 °C19 January 1984	23.5 °C	1,200 mm	144
1983	37.0 °C21 April 1983	12.5 °C28 December 1983	23.8 °C	1,171 mm	167
1982	38.1 °C17 March 1982	12.5 °C27 November 1982	23.4 °C	1,427 mm	148
1981	37.0 °C21 March 1981	13.8 °C14 January 1981	23.7 °C	1,455 mm	156
1980	37.3 °C11 March 1980	10.8 °C27 December 1980	23.9 °C	1,535 mm	159
1979	38.4 °C18 March 1979	14.5 °C17 January 1979	23.7 °C	1,354 mm	157
1978	36.9 °C29 March 1978	12.7 °C12 January 1978	23.6 °C	1,507 mm	152
1977	37.7 °C11 April 1977	12.1 °C26 December 1977	23.7 °C	1,647 mm	177
1976	36.3 °C26 March 1976	13.1 °C2 January 1976	23.6 °C	1,530 mm	165
1975	36.7 °C13 March 1975	12.7 °C9 December 1975	23.3 °C	1,403 mm	146
1974	36.4 °C11 March 1974	12.2 °C30 December 1974	23.1 °C	1,538 mm	135
1973	37.8 °C26 March 1973	15.1 °C17 November 1973	24.3 °C	1,250 mm	191
1972	36.5 °C14 March 1972	14.5 °C8 January 1972	23.8 °C	1,155 mm	164
1971	38.5 °C14 March 1971	11.1 °C25 December 1971	23.4 °C	1,345 mm	158
1970	38.0 °C31 March 1970	12.7 °C3 December 1970	23.8 °C	1,444 mm	166
1969	35.5 °C20 February 1969	14.7 °C7 January 1969	23.7 °C	1,719 mm	160
1968	37.1 °C7 April 1968	13.0 °C25 December 1968	23.8 °C	1,165 mm	155
1967	38.7 °C16 April 1967	12.2 °C27 January 1967	23.6 °C	1,251 mm	161
1966	37.1 °C25 March 1966	15.1 °C5 January 1966	25.2 °C	643 mm	220
1965	36.8 °C5 May 1965	14.8 °C18 December 1965	25.0 °C	627 mm	216
1964	37.4 °C4 April 1964	15.7 °C14 January 1964	25.3 °C	777 mm	231
1963	36.7 °C24 March 1963	16.1 °C10 December 1963	24.4 °C	1,017 mm	192
1962	35.4 °C16 February 1962	14.9 °C4 January 1962	23.9 °C	1,312 mm	164
1961	36.5 °C29 March 1961	15.8 °C28 December 1961	24.0 °C	1,328 mm	201
1960	37.6 °C30 March 1960	16.7 °C3 December 1960	24.4 °C	1,311 mm	190
1959	37.1 °C17 March 1959	15.3 °C29 December 1959	24.5 °C	1,110 mm	214
1958	37.2 °C29 March 1958	16.0 °C8 January 1958	24.3 °C	1,498 mm	180
1957	36.0 °C16 March 1957	13.8 °C8 January 1957	23.9 °C	1,303 mm	147
1956	35.7 °C18 February 1956	16.3 °C1 January 1956	23.9 °C	1,305 mm	152
1955	36.4 °C15 March 1955	15.9 °C2 January 1955	23.8 °C	1,565 mm	159
1954	35.9 °C14 March 1954	15.4 °C7 December 1954	23.8 °C	1,491 mm	154
1953	36.2 °C14 February 1953	14.1 °C21 December 1953	23.6 °C	1,487 mm	137
1952	36.0 °C30 January 1952	16.1 °C2 December 1952	23.8 °C	1,627 mm	156
1951	35.1 °C6 March 1951	15.8 °C31 December 1951	23.7 °C	1,550 mm	137
1950	35.0 °C26 February 1950	14.7 °C10 August 1950	23.5 °C	1,131 mm	131
1949	36.2 °C23 April 1949	16.5 °C10 February 1949	24.4 °C	989 mm	194
1948	36.4 °C26 March 1948	15.8 °C25 October 1948	23.7 °C	1,562 mm	158
1947	35.8 °C25 March 1947	15.9 °C22 July 1947	23.9 °C	1,547 mm	161
1946	36.5 °C11 March 1946	15.7 °C13 January 1946	23.8 °C	1,561 mm	154
1945	35.7 °C8 April 1945	15.1 °C8 February 1945	23.8 °C	1,243 mm	160
1944	35.8 °C1 March 1944	16.0 °C1 December 1944	23.8 °C	1,387 mm	173
1943	35.7 °C13 March 1943	16.1 °C10 December 1943	24.4 °C	749 mm	202
1942	36.4 °C27 March 1942	17.2 °C8 August 1942	24.1 °C	1,170 mm	177
1941	38.2 °C29 March 1941	15.9 °C25 November 1941	24.7 °C	981 mm	194
1940	35.2 °C11 March 1940	15.8 °C10 January 1940	24.2 °C	1,153 mm	169

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

216 d/yr

+38

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1204 mm

-72 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.2 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	33.5 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Mar	35.3 °C	+1.5 °C	3 mm	-18 mm
Apr	33.0 °C	+0.5 °C	16 mm	-49 mm
May	31.1 °C	+0.7 °C	28 mm	-78 mm
Jun	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	92 mm	-61 mm
Jul	27.0 °C	+0.2 °C	431 mm	+160 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	0.0 °C	352 mm	+39 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	+0.4 °C	177 mm	-47 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	-0.3 °C	104 mm	-3 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-15 mm
Dec	32.1 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

26 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.0 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

36.0 mm

8 Aug 2025

Windiest day

20.1 km/h

14 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

18 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

1 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.6 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

25 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bocaranga?

Bocaranga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,276 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bocaranga?

The hottest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1967, reaching 38.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bocaranga?

The coldest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1980, at 10.8 °C.

Does it snow in Bocaranga?

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

Has the climate of Bocaranga warmed?

Yes: Bocaranga warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bocaranga?

The wettest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2012, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bocaranga?

The windiest day measured in Bocaranga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bocaranga?

The warmest month in Bocaranga is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Bocaranga?

Bocaranga receives on average 1,276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bocaranga?

Bocaranga gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bocaranga?

Yes: Bocaranga has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bocaranga?

In Bocaranga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 21 March 2019, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 27 December 1980.

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