Kouango climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kouango?

Kouango has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouango?

The hottest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2020, reaching 40.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kouango?

The coldest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 13.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kouango?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kouango warmed?

Yes: Kouango warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kouango?

The wettest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1951, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kouango?

The windiest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1960, with winds reaching 26.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kouango?

The warmest month in Kouango is February (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kouango?

Kouango receives on average 1,472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kouango?

Kouango gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kouango (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,472 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kouango averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Kouango has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 22 February 2020) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 16 January 2011).

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

KouangoOuaka Prefecture

coords: 4.99°, 19.96°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.3°C

Average daily high

31.5°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,472mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

9.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

247 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.2 °C

Average feels-like low

25.6 °C

Average peak gust

24.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

347 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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

40.9 °C

22 February 2020

Coldest day

13.2 °C

16 January 2011

Wettest day

163 mm

16 November 1951

Windiest day

26.1 km/h

23 February 1960

Strongest gust

48.6 km/h

23 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

1 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

10.6 °C

23 December 1971

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 May 2002

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.8 °C11 March 2025	18.4 °C29 January 2025	27.3 °C	1,005 mm	295
2024	39.3 °C22 February 2024	17.9 °C17 January 2024	27.8 °C	876 mm	308
2023	40.0 °C12 February 2023	18.6 °C13 December 2023	27.3 °C	1,160 mm	297
2022	40.2 °C15 March 2022	18.8 °C19 January 2022	27.3 °C	1,131 mm	292
2021	40.8 °C1 March 2021	18.3 °C9 February 2021	27.7 °C	824 mm	309
2020	40.9 °C22 February 2020	18.0 °C25 January 2020	27.4 °C	1,014 mm	300
2019	40.1 °C10 February 2019	19.1 °C30 December 2019	27.3 °C	1,080 mm	291
2018	38.8 °C7 February 2018	16.4 °C5 January 2018	26.8 °C	981 mm	293
2017	39.2 °C1 February 2017	19.1 °C11 January 2017	27.2 °C	1,167 mm	298
2016	39.7 °C26 February 2016	18.3 °C30 January 2016	27.3 °C	1,171 mm	308
2015	39.1 °C17 February 2015	15.8 °C12 January 2015	27.0 °C	979 mm	309
2014	39.1 °C22 February 2014	18.1 °C25 December 2014	26.7 °C	1,124 mm	285
2013	37.6 °C8 March 2013	16.9 °C17 December 2013	26.7 °C	1,000 mm	277
2012	38.4 °C5 February 2012	15.5 °C22 January 2012	26.3 °C	1,144 mm	275
2011	37.9 °C8 May 2011	13.2 °C16 January 2011	26.2 °C	1,151 mm	295
2010	38.3 °C5 March 2010	17.2 °C11 December 2010	26.8 °C	1,247 mm	293
2009	38.0 °C6 March 2009	17.0 °C27 December 2009	26.7 °C	1,247 mm	296
2008	37.9 °C5 February 2008	16.8 °C28 January 2008	26.2 °C	1,208 mm	275
2007	38.0 °C18 February 2007	14.6 °C3 January 2007	26.4 °C	1,333 mm	277
2006	38.9 °C25 January 2006	15.3 °C28 December 2006	26.5 °C	1,219 mm	283
2005	39.3 °C25 February 2005	17.4 °C10 January 2005	26.7 °C	1,213 mm	278
2004	37.9 °C24 March 2004	17.0 °C8 February 2004	26.7 °C	1,105 mm	274
2003	39.1 °C7 February 2003	17.1 °C3 January 2003	26.6 °C	1,378 mm	263
2002	38.5 °C24 February 2002	13.6 °C14 January 2002	26.4 °C	1,291 mm	276
2001	37.6 °C27 February 2001	13.6 °C11 January 2001	26.1 °C	1,166 mm	257
2000	38.0 °C6 March 2000	16.1 °C17 December 2000	26.0 °C	1,392 mm	264
1999	37.8 °C22 March 1999	17.1 °C13 January 1999	26.0 °C	1,482 mm	251
1998	39.8 °C4 February 1998	14.0 °C16 January 1998	26.9 °C	1,327 mm	290
1997	39.3 °C22 March 1997	16.1 °C25 January 1997	26.5 °C	1,420 mm	278
1996	37.1 °C22 January 1996	16.5 °C25 December 1996	26.2 °C	1,623 mm	259
1995	37.5 °C22 February 1995	16.3 °C24 January 1995	26.3 °C	1,629 mm	269
1994	37.5 °C25 March 1994	15.3 °C17 January 1994	26.2 °C	1,687 mm	268
1993	38.3 °C27 February 1993	13.7 °C11 February 1993	26.0 °C	1,433 mm	271
1992	39.3 °C14 March 1992	14.9 °C28 December 1992	25.9 °C	1,747 mm	248
1991	39.0 °C12 February 1991	16.3 °C19 December 1991	26.3 °C	1,618 mm	235
1990	39.1 °C2 March 1990	17.0 °C20 January 1990	26.7 °C	1,729 mm	250
1989	39.2 °C26 February 1989	13.9 °C16 January 1989	26.1 °C	1,506 mm	226
1988	38.8 °C27 February 1988	18.5 °C27 November 1988	26.4 °C	1,940 mm	237
1987	39.7 °C16 March 1987	16.0 °C2 January 1987	26.8 °C	1,627 mm	276
1986	37.8 °C2 February 1986	15.1 °C9 December 1986	26.0 °C	1,834 mm	262
1985	39.5 °C8 March 1985	16.7 °C29 December 1985	25.7 °C	1,752 mm	208
1984	37.5 °C20 February 1984	14.8 °C18 January 1984	25.8 °C	1,718 mm	242
1983	40.5 °C27 March 1983	14.2 °C30 December 1983	26.6 °C	1,821 mm	274
1982	37.1 °C18 February 1982	16.5 °C10 February 1982	25.9 °C	1,688 mm	264
1981	38.1 °C2 February 1981	16.2 °C1 December 1981	26.0 °C	1,730 mm	247
1980	36.8 °C21 March 1980	14.3 °C27 December 1980	25.9 °C	1,963 mm	227
1979	37.3 °C26 February 1979	17.1 °C9 December 1979	25.8 °C	1,797 mm	255
1978	38.2 °C30 March 1978	15.1 °C17 December 1978	25.9 °C	1,579 mm	239
1977	38.7 °C28 February 1977	16.4 °C28 December 1977	26.0 °C	1,552 mm	262
1976	37.8 °C26 January 1976	16.0 °C1 January 1976	25.4 °C	1,930 mm	229
1975	37.0 °C22 January 1975	15.2 °C11 December 1975	25.5 °C	1,767 mm	216
1974	37.1 °C5 February 1974	15.5 °C29 December 1974	25.6 °C	1,649 mm	227
1973	38.4 °C19 February 1973	18.4 °C29 November 1973	26.3 °C	1,806 mm	269
1972	37.2 °C21 December 1972	17.6 °C5 January 1972	26.2 °C	1,567 mm	264
1971	38.4 °C4 March 1971	13.3 °C23 December 1971	25.8 °C	1,693 mm	252
1970	37.9 °C8 February 1970	15.8 °C5 December 1970	26.0 °C	1,861 mm	260
1969	37.6 °C6 February 1969	17.1 °C8 January 1969	25.9 °C	2,025 mm	253
1968	37.6 °C27 February 1968	17.5 °C17 January 1968	25.8 °C	1,825 mm	237
1967	37.2 °C8 February 1967	16.5 °C27 January 1967	25.7 °C	1,647 mm	233
1966	39.1 °C24 March 1966	18.6 °C18 February 1966	27.1 °C	1,300 mm	255
1965	36.7 °C9 May 1965	17.6 °C18 December 1965	26.4 °C	1,163 mm	261
1964	37.7 °C2 April 1964	17.9 °C10 January 1964	27.0 °C	1,110 mm	245
1963	36.7 °C18 February 1963	18.5 °C9 December 1963	26.4 °C	1,203 mm	236
1962	38.5 °C31 January 1962	18.5 °C4 January 1962	25.9 °C	1,555 mm	188
1961	38.7 °C22 February 1961	19.3 °C10 January 1961	26.3 °C	1,409 mm	210
1960	37.9 °C15 January 1960	19.5 °C3 January 1960	26.4 °C	1,620 mm	236
1959	40.2 °C10 March 1959	18.1 °C24 January 1959	26.5 °C	1,472 mm	247
1958	39.5 °C20 February 1958	20.4 °C18 February 1958	26.4 °C	2,054 mm	188
1957	39.1 °C19 February 1957	17.1 °C12 January 1957	26.0 °C	1,609 mm	205
1956	37.0 °C25 January 1956	19.7 °C21 December 1956	25.7 °C	1,836 mm	160
1955	36.3 °C19 February 1955	19.8 °C30 December 1955	25.4 °C	1,852 mm	153
1954	36.0 °C25 January 1954	19.0 °C5 December 1954	25.4 °C	1,723 mm	139
1953	38.7 °C7 February 1953	17.2 °C21 December 1953	25.7 °C	1,932 mm	197
1952	36.9 °C28 January 1952	20.5 °C4 January 1952	25.8 °C	2,028 mm	207
1951	35.5 °C25 April 1951	18.8 °C5 December 1951	25.8 °C	1,799 mm	217
1950	37.7 °C21 January 1950	17.0 °C11 August 1950	26.2 °C	1,320 mm	246
1949	38.8 °C15 February 1949	18.7 °C1 January 1949	26.7 °C	878 mm	247
1948	36.1 °C6 February 1948	18.1 °C8 January 1948	25.7 °C	1,802 mm	161
1947	37.4 °C25 January 1947	18.9 °C28 December 1947	26.2 °C	1,350 mm	177
1946	38.7 °C4 February 1946	19.2 °C17 January 1946	26.2 °C	1,441 mm	176
1945	38.3 °C17 February 1945	17.8 °C22 December 1945	26.1 °C	1,411 mm	178
1944	38.9 °C10 February 1944	19.0 °C11 January 1944	26.4 °C	1,538 mm	197
1943	38.4 °C1 March 1943	19.3 °C11 December 1943	26.0 °C	1,411 mm	213
1942	38.3 °C12 February 1942	20.1 °C10 January 1942	25.9 °C	1,444 mm	172
1941	38.8 °C10 March 1941	19.3 °C21 December 1941	26.7 °C	1,254 mm	216
1940	35.7 °C14 January 1940	19.2 °C15 January 1940	25.7 °C	1,560 mm	177

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

295 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1005 mm

-467 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.6 °C	+1.6 °C	7 mm	-10 mm
Feb	36.4 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-34 mm
Mar	36.2 °C	+2.4 °C	40 mm	-57 mm
Apr	33.4 °C	+1.0 °C	80 mm	-38 mm
May	32.3 °C	+1.1 °C	65 mm	-71 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	+1.4 °C	80 mm	-57 mm
Jul	29.7 °C	+0.4 °C	221 mm	+54 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+0.2 °C	173 mm	-21 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.0 °C	147 mm	-46 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+1.0 °C	163 mm	-61 mm
Nov	32.5 °C	+1.7 °C	27 mm	-97 mm
Dec	34.6 °C	+2.1 °C	1 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.8 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.4 °C

29 Jan 2025

Wettest day

23.7 mm

26 May 2025

Windiest day

20.8 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.4 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kouango?

Kouango has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouango?

The hottest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2020, reaching 40.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kouango?

The coldest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 13.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kouango?

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

Has the climate of Kouango warmed?

Yes: Kouango warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kouango?

The wettest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1951, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kouango?

The windiest day measured in Kouango between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1960, with winds reaching 26.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kouango?

The warmest month in Kouango is February (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Kouango?

Kouango receives on average 1,472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kouango?

Kouango gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kouango?

Yes: Kouango has on average 347 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kouango?

In Kouango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 1 April 1998, and the lowest was 10.6 °C on 23 December 1971.

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