Bossangoa climate — normals and trends
Bossangoa (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,182 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bossangoa averages 0 frost days, 270 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Bossangoa has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 26 March 2025) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 25 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
BossangoaOuham Prefecture
- coords
- 6.49°, 17.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,182mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
270 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.004
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
41.6 °C
26 March 2025
Coldest day
11.9 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
88 mm
4 October 1995
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
26 April 2020
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
16 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
26 March 2015
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 37.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 38.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 35.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 323 mm | +135 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 243 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 130 mm | -87 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 125 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bossangoa?
Bossangoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,182 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bossangoa?
The hottest day measured in Bossangoa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2025, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bossangoa?
The coldest day measured in Bossangoa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bossangoa?
Almost never: Bossangoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bossangoa warmed?
Yes: Bossangoa warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bossangoa?
The wettest day measured in Bossangoa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1995, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bossangoa?
The windiest day measured in Bossangoa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2020, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bossangoa?
The warmest month in Bossangoa is March (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bossangoa?
Bossangoa receives on average 1,182 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bossangoa?
Bossangoa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bossangoa?
Yes: Bossangoa has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bossangoa?
In Bossangoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 26 March 2015, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 25 December 1971.
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