Bria climate — normals and trends
Bria (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,438 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bria averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Bria has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 29 February 2016) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 28 December 1983).
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
BriaHaute-Kotto Prefecture
- coords
- 6.54°, 21.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,438mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
40.8 °C
29 February 2016
Coldest day
10.9 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
94 mm
11 September 1958
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
8 June 2000
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
8 June 2000
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
1 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
27 December 1983
Sunniest day
12.3 h
17 May 1965
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 | 35.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 37.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 23 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 102 mm | -57 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 66 mm | -89 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 191 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 146 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 181 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | -120 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -57 mm |
| Dec | 34.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bria?
Bria has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,438 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bria?
The hottest day measured in Bria between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2016, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bria?
The coldest day measured in Bria between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bria?
Almost never: Bria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bria warmed?
Yes: Bria warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bria?
The wettest day measured in Bria between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1958, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bria?
The windiest day measured in Bria between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2000, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bria?
The warmest month in Bria is February (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bria?
Bria receives on average 1,438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bria?
Bria gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bria?
Yes: Bria has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bria?
In Bria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 1 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 27 December 1983.
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