Bouar climate — normals and trends
Bouar (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,688 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bouar averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Bouar has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 24 February 2013) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 28 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
BouarNana-Mambéré Prefecture
- coords
- 5.93°, 15.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,688mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
37.9 °C
24 February 2013
Coldest day
12.0 °C
28 December 1971
Wettest day
104 mm
21 September 1946
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
16 February 1985
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
16 February 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
3 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
27 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.0 h
28 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 150 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | -96 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 189 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 258 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 198 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 292 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 209 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bouar?
Bouar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bouar?
The hottest day measured in Bouar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2013, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bouar?
The coldest day measured in Bouar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1971, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bouar?
Almost never: Bouar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bouar warmed?
Yes: Bouar warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bouar?
The wettest day measured in Bouar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1946, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bouar?
The windiest day measured in Bouar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1985, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bouar?
The warmest month in Bouar is February (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bouar?
Bouar receives on average 1,688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bouar?
Bouar gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bouar?
Yes: Bouar has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bouar?
In Bouar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 3 April 1998, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 27 December 1980.
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