Kaga-Bandoro climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaga-Bandoro?

The hottest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2025, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The coldest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1998, at 12.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kaga-Bandoro?

Almost never: Kaga-Bandoro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kaga-Bandoro warmed?

Yes: Kaga-Bandoro warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The wettest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2012, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The windiest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1965, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kaga-Bandoro?

The warmest month in Kaga-Bandoro is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,316 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kaga-Bandoro averages 0 frost days, 265 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.

Kaga-Bandoro has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 26 March 2025) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 16 January 1998).

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

Kaga-BandoroNana-Grébizi Prefecture

coords: 6.99°, 19.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.6°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,316mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

5.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

265 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

174 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

23.9 °C

Average peak gust

27.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

320 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.9 °C

26 March 2025

Coldest day

12.9 °C

16 January 1998

Wettest day

124 mm

19 July 2012

Windiest day

25.9 km/h

1 June 1965

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

27 March 2007

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

10 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

10.1 °C

25 December 1971

Sunniest day

12.1 h

23 May 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.9 °C26 March 2025	17.0 °C31 January 2025	27.3 °C	979 mm	298
2024	41.0 °C5 March 2024	17.1 °C16 January 2024	27.8 °C	917 mm	320
2023	40.9 °C6 March 2023	17.5 °C13 January 2023	27.4 °C	879 mm	299
2022	41.3 °C20 March 2022	18.0 °C21 January 2022	27.2 °C	979 mm	290
2021	41.1 °C2 March 2021	18.1 °C9 February 2021	27.7 °C	710 mm	303
2020	40.9 °C22 February 2020	17.3 °C25 January 2020	27.4 °C	988 mm	301
2019	41.1 °C19 March 2019	18.3 °C29 December 2019	27.4 °C	1,081 mm	283
2018	40.1 °C7 February 2018	15.6 °C5 January 2018	27.1 °C	894 mm	297
2017	40.1 °C15 March 2017	17.7 °C27 November 2017	27.3 °C	1,079 mm	294
2016	41.0 °C27 February 2016	17.3 °C31 January 2016	27.4 °C	1,021 mm	310
2015	39.9 °C2 February 2015	14.6 °C13 January 2015	27.2 °C	1,038 mm	313
2014	39.5 °C22 February 2014	17.8 °C4 January 2014	26.9 °C	1,067 mm	298
2013	41.2 °C24 February 2013	16.8 °C16 December 2013	26.9 °C	1,016 mm	276
2012	40.0 °C4 April 2012	15.0 °C9 January 2012	26.5 °C	1,192 mm	270
2011	39.5 °C9 March 2011	13.7 °C16 January 2011	26.3 °C	954 mm	299
2010	40.6 °C1 April 2010	15.5 °C2 January 2010	27.0 °C	1,454 mm	294
2009	39.8 °C6 March 2009	14.6 °C27 December 2009	27.0 °C	1,074 mm	313
2008	39.9 °C7 March 2008	16.2 °C28 January 2008	26.5 °C	1,001 mm	288
2007	40.2 °C1 April 2007	15.0 °C2 January 2007	26.6 °C	1,168 mm	281
2006	40.9 °C27 February 2006	14.7 °C28 December 2006	26.9 °C	1,289 mm	283
2005	41.0 °C25 February 2005	16.8 °C10 January 2005	27.1 °C	1,290 mm	288
2004	40.3 °C1 April 2004	17.5 °C5 February 2004	26.9 °C	1,244 mm	284
2003	40.0 °C3 February 2003	16.6 °C5 January 2003	26.9 °C	1,207 mm	271
2002	40.1 °C25 February 2002	13.7 °C14 January 2002	26.5 °C	1,226 mm	283
2001	39.1 °C26 February 2001	13.7 °C7 January 2001	26.3 °C	1,095 mm	282
2000	39.8 °C8 April 2000	14.8 °C14 December 2000	26.3 °C	1,245 mm	282
1999	39.1 °C6 April 1999	15.8 °C13 January 1999	26.3 °C	1,381 mm	250
1998	40.6 °C10 April 1998	12.9 °C16 January 1998	27.1 °C	1,315 mm	295
1997	39.7 °C22 March 1997	15.8 °C27 January 1997	26.4 °C	1,405 mm	288
1996	39.3 °C30 January 1996	15.3 °C25 December 1996	26.5 °C	1,600 mm	269
1995	41.1 °C16 March 1995	15.8 °C26 January 1995	26.4 °C	1,566 mm	275
1994	40.4 °C30 March 1994	15.0 °C14 December 1994	26.4 °C	1,367 mm	280
1993	40.5 °C4 March 1993	14.3 °C11 February 1993	26.2 °C	1,408 mm	276
1992	39.2 °C14 March 1992	14.6 °C28 December 1992	25.9 °C	1,533 mm	254
1991	39.2 °C21 February 1991	15.3 °C20 December 1991	26.6 °C	1,465 mm	271
1990	41.5 °C29 March 1990	16.9 °C2 January 1990	27.1 °C	1,396 mm	285
1989	39.4 °C1 March 1989	13.5 °C21 January 1989	26.3 °C	1,298 mm	255
1988	40.8 °C27 February 1988	16.8 °C23 November 1988	26.8 °C	1,552 mm	258
1987	41.4 °C21 March 1987	15.6 °C2 January 1987	27.0 °C	1,412 mm	289
1986	39.9 °C18 April 1986	13.6 °C8 December 1986	26.2 °C	1,507 mm	278
1985	39.9 °C9 March 1985	16.2 °C31 December 1985	26.0 °C	1,672 mm	237
1984	39.1 °C2 March 1984	14.7 °C25 January 1984	25.9 °C	1,558 mm	262
1983	40.5 °C25 March 1983	14.1 °C28 December 1983	26.6 °C	1,436 mm	273
1982	38.4 °C16 March 1982	15.0 °C27 November 1982	25.8 °C	1,798 mm	259
1981	40.4 °C1 March 1981	15.5 °C10 January 1981	26.0 °C	1,675 mm	252
1980	38.8 °C9 March 1980	13.7 °C27 December 1980	26.2 °C	1,868 mm	243
1979	39.8 °C15 February 1979	16.3 °C7 December 1979	25.9 °C	1,788 mm	269
1978	39.3 °C3 February 1978	15.4 °C11 January 1978	26.1 °C	1,406 mm	256
1977	39.3 °C23 March 1977	15.5 °C26 December 1977	26.3 °C	1,295 mm	273
1976	37.5 °C13 April 1976	15.5 °C2 January 1976	25.9 °C	1,518 mm	259
1975	39.3 °C1 March 1975	14.6 °C9 December 1975	25.8 °C	1,563 mm	250
1974	39.3 °C12 March 1974	14.5 °C6 December 1974	25.8 °C	1,490 mm	239
1973	40.6 °C19 February 1973	16.3 °C7 November 1973	26.7 °C	1,323 mm	281
1972	41.1 °C25 February 1972	16.9 °C4 December 1972	26.5 °C	1,366 mm	271
1971	40.7 °C5 March 1971	13.0 °C23 December 1971	25.9 °C	1,450 mm	259
1970	40.3 °C17 February 1970	15.1 °C3 December 1970	26.3 °C	1,494 mm	261
1969	39.6 °C16 February 1969	15.5 °C8 January 1969	26.1 °C	1,687 mm	253
1968	39.2 °C6 April 1968	15.9 °C25 December 1968	26.0 °C	1,516 mm	250
1967	40.6 °C16 April 1967	15.5 °C27 December 1967	26.1 °C	1,378 mm	250
1966	41.6 °C6 April 1966	16.9 °C29 December 1966	27.7 °C	864 mm	289
1965	39.9 °C17 May 1965	15.8 °C4 February 1965	27.4 °C	733 mm	313
1964	40.7 °C4 April 1964	17.1 °C17 December 1964	27.9 °C	763 mm	286
1963	40.1 °C24 March 1963	17.3 °C12 December 1963	27.0 °C	800 mm	279
1962	40.2 °C26 February 1962	17.7 °C30 December 1962	26.3 °C	1,354 mm	238
1961	39.3 °C8 March 1961	16.9 °C17 November 1961	26.5 °C	1,364 mm	241
1960	40.2 °C30 March 1960	18.6 °C22 November 1960	26.8 °C	1,565 mm	247
1959	40.8 °C15 March 1959	18.7 °C2 December 1959	27.1 °C	1,171 mm	273
1958	41.0 °C26 February 1958	18.5 °C26 December 1958	26.7 °C	1,824 mm	215
1957	39.6 °C14 March 1957	17.0 °C12 January 1957	26.3 °C	1,684 mm	216
1956	39.0 °C12 February 1956	18.1 °C14 December 1956	26.2 °C	1,561 mm	216
1955	38.8 °C20 February 1955	18.1 °C10 December 1955	25.9 °C	1,653 mm	200
1954	38.3 °C4 February 1954	17.0 °C13 December 1954	25.9 °C	1,481 mm	198
1953	39.2 °C7 February 1953	16.5 °C21 December 1953	26.0 °C	1,603 mm	212
1952	38.6 °C18 February 1952	18.6 °C4 December 1952	26.2 °C	1,673 mm	240
1951	37.9 °C25 April 1951	16.6 °C30 December 1951	26.1 °C	1,464 mm	234
1950	40.4 °C28 February 1950	16.7 °C10 August 1950	26.1 °C	1,188 mm	235
1949	39.1 °C2 March 1949	18.8 °C20 December 1949	26.9 °C	904 mm	253
1948	38.2 °C26 March 1948	17.5 °C25 December 1948	26.1 °C	1,628 mm	219
1947	39.1 °C30 January 1947	17.3 °C6 December 1947	26.5 °C	1,425 mm	204
1946	41.0 °C24 February 1946	18.0 °C19 January 1946	26.5 °C	1,466 mm	209
1945	39.1 °C22 February 1945	16.7 °C22 December 1945	26.2 °C	1,414 mm	216
1944	40.1 °C13 February 1944	17.8 °C1 December 1944	26.5 °C	1,392 mm	216
1943	39.7 °C1 March 1943	17.4 °C11 December 1943	26.7 °C	1,046 mm	263
1942	39.4 °C12 February 1942	18.7 °C2 November 1942	26.4 °C	1,163 mm	228
1941	40.8 °C10 March 1941	17.1 °C20 November 1941	27.1 °C	1,018 mm	266
1940	38.2 °C29 March 1940	18.2 °C27 November 1940	26.4 °C	1,369 mm	231

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.7 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

298 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

979 mm

-337 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	38.1 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Mar	38.7 °C	+2.4 °C	7 mm	-37 mm
Apr	35.7 °C	+1.2 °C	40 mm	-44 mm
May	33.8 °C	+1.6 °C	35 mm	-81 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+1.7 °C	70 mm	-70 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+0.5 °C	304 mm	+93 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	238 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+0.9 °C	136 mm	-87 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+0.8 °C	144 mm	-51 mm
Nov	34.3 °C	+1.9 °C	5 mm	-41 mm
Dec	35.6 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.9 °C

26 Mar 2025

Coldest day

17.0 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.0 mm

29 Sep 2025

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

19 May 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

30 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaga-Bandoro?

The hottest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2025, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The coldest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1998, at 12.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kaga-Bandoro?

Almost never: Kaga-Bandoro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kaga-Bandoro warmed?

Yes: Kaga-Bandoro warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The wettest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2012, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kaga-Bandoro?

The windiest day measured in Kaga-Bandoro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1965, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kaga-Bandoro?

The warmest month in Kaga-Bandoro is March (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kaga-Bandoro?

Yes: Kaga-Bandoro has on average 320 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaga-Bandoro?

In Kaga-Bandoro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 10 April 1998, and the lowest was 10.1 °C on 25 December 1971.

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