Ippy climate — normals and trends
Ippy (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,427 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ippy averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Ippy has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 16 March 1995) and the coldest 12.4 °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
IppyOuaka Prefecture
- coords
- 6.27°, 21.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,427mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.0 °C
16 March 1995
Coldest day
12.4 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
84 mm
8 October 2010
Windiest day
23.7 km/h
1 April 1941
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
1 May 1959
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
22 March 1987
Coldest feels-like
10.0 °C
23 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.2 h
18 May 1972
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 | 35.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 36.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 15 mm | -68 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 100 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 220 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 163 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | -64 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 112 mm | -120 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ippy?
Ippy has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,427 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ippy?
The hottest day measured in Ippy between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1995, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ippy?
The coldest day measured in Ippy between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ippy?
Almost never: Ippy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ippy warmed?
Yes: Ippy warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ippy?
The wettest day measured in Ippy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2010, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ippy?
The windiest day measured in Ippy between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1941, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ippy?
The warmest month in Ippy is February (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ippy?
Ippy receives on average 1,427 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ippy?
Ippy gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ippy?
Yes: Ippy has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ippy?
In Ippy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 22 March 1987, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 23 December 1971.
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