Bozoum climate — normals and trends
Bozoum (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,201 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bozoum averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Bozoum has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 29 March 1990) and the coldest 12.0 °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
BozoumOuham-Pendé Prefecture
- coords
- 6.32°, 16.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,201mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
247 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.007
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
40.0 °C
29 March 1990
Coldest day
12.0 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
80 mm
10 July 2011
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
23 August 1950
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
16 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
26 March 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.5 °C
27 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 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 | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 36.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 84 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 281 mm | +92 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 300 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 135 mm | -85 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 186 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bozoum?
Bozoum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bozoum?
The hottest day measured in Bozoum between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1990, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bozoum?
The coldest day measured in Bozoum between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bozoum?
Almost never: Bozoum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bozoum warmed?
Yes: Bozoum warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bozoum?
The wettest day measured in Bozoum between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2011, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bozoum?
The windiest day measured in Bozoum between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bozoum?
The warmest month in Bozoum is March (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bozoum?
Bozoum receives on average 1,201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bozoum?
Bozoum gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bozoum?
Yes: Bozoum has on average 247 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bozoum?
In Bozoum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 26 March 2015, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 27 December 1980.
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