Mbaïki climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mbaïki?

Mbaïki has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,368 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2024, reaching 39.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mbaïki?

The coldest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 12.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mbaïki?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mbaïki warmed?

Yes: Mbaïki warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mbaïki?

The wettest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mbaïki?

The windiest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1955, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mbaïki?

The warmest month in Mbaïki is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mbaïki?

Mbaïki receives on average 1,368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mbaïki?

Mbaïki gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mbaïki (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,368 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Mbaïki averages 0 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.

Mbaïki has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 13 March 2024) and the coldest 12.0 °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

MbaïkiLobaye Prefecture

coords: 3.87°, 17.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.7°C

Average daily high

30.3°C

Average daily low

21.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,368mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

9.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

195 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

209 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.2 °C

Average feels-like low

24.1 °C

Average peak gust

25.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

315 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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

39.3 °C

13 March 2024

Coldest day

12.0 °C

16 January 2011

Wettest day

104 mm

7 September 2004

Windiest day

22.0 km/h

11 March 1955

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

1 November 2015

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

13 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

16 January 2011

Sunniest day

12.0 h

6 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.5 °C11 March 2025	15.9 °C14 January 2025	25.6 °C	1,001 mm	266
2024	39.3 °C13 March 2024	14.7 °C19 January 2024	26.1 °C	715 mm	296
2023	38.1 °C12 February 2023	16.1 °C29 December 2023	25.5 °C	1,142 mm	258
2022	37.0 °C10 March 2022	15.3 °C27 January 2022	25.4 °C	929 mm	261
2021	37.5 °C11 March 2021	15.9 °C9 February 2021	25.7 °C	1,036 mm	259
2020	37.6 °C5 March 2020	15.6 °C25 January 2020	25.7 °C	984 mm	255
2019	38.5 °C21 February 2019	16.5 °C31 December 2019	25.5 °C	1,152 mm	249
2018	36.2 °C6 February 2018	13.3 °C6 January 2018	24.9 °C	1,005 mm	247
2017	36.7 °C16 January 2017	17.3 °C10 January 2017	25.3 °C	1,253 mm	244
2016	37.5 °C17 February 2016	15.5 °C31 January 2016	25.3 °C	1,237 mm	249
2015	36.4 °C22 March 2015	13.4 °C14 January 2015	25.0 °C	1,146 mm	255
2014	37.7 °C17 March 2014	15.5 °C5 January 2014	25.0 °C	1,200 mm	243
2013	36.6 °C23 February 2013	15.0 °C1 February 2013	24.9 °C	1,170 mm	224
2012	36.4 °C26 April 2012	14.0 °C16 January 2012	24.7 °C	1,106 mm	228
2011	37.6 °C8 May 2011	12.0 °C16 January 2011	24.8 °C	987 mm	259
2010	37.1 °C19 February 2010	14.9 °C12 December 2010	25.2 °C	1,174 mm	234
2009	37.5 °C6 March 2009	16.5 °C30 December 2009	25.1 °C	1,140 mm	237
2008	36.8 °C3 March 2008	15.1 °C13 February 2008	24.7 °C	1,028 mm	240
2007	36.8 °C18 February 2007	14.8 °C3 January 2007	25.0 °C	1,098 mm	232
2006	36.1 °C24 January 2006	15.5 °C27 December 2006	24.9 °C	1,096 mm	239
2005	38.2 °C19 February 2005	15.1 °C23 January 2005	25.2 °C	1,289 mm	229
2004	36.8 °C11 February 2004	15.9 °C25 December 2004	25.1 °C	1,155 mm	233
2003	38.0 °C7 February 2003	15.7 °C4 January 2003	24.9 °C	1,150 mm	212
2002	36.3 °C22 February 2002	12.6 °C14 January 2002	24.7 °C	1,210 mm	221
2001	36.6 °C27 February 2001	13.4 °C11 January 2001	24.5 °C	1,165 mm	211
2000	37.3 °C6 March 2000	14.7 °C15 December 2000	24.4 °C	1,401 mm	220
1999	36.0 °C22 March 1999	14.6 °C11 January 1999	24.3 °C	1,423 mm	191
1998	38.3 °C5 February 1998	13.9 °C16 January 1998	25.4 °C	1,317 mm	246
1997	37.4 °C10 March 1997	13.8 °C31 January 1997	24.8 °C	1,343 mm	203
1996	35.3 °C4 March 1996	15.8 °C20 December 1996	24.5 °C	1,396 mm	196
1995	37.1 °C22 February 1995	13.5 °C29 January 1995	24.7 °C	1,430 mm	218
1994	36.2 °C26 March 1994	13.8 °C18 January 1994	24.5 °C	1,700 mm	199
1993	36.4 °C26 March 1993	13.1 °C11 February 1993	24.5 °C	1,425 mm	212
1992	38.5 °C14 March 1992	14.8 °C27 December 1992	24.4 °C	1,506 mm	176
1991	37.4 °C12 February 1991	14.2 °C20 December 1991	24.7 °C	1,417 mm	167
1990	38.3 °C28 March 1990	15.5 °C26 February 1990	25.2 °C	1,373 mm	201
1989	37.8 °C3 March 1989	13.7 °C16 January 1989	24.6 °C	1,241 mm	177
1988	38.8 °C26 February 1988	15.7 °C28 December 1988	24.8 °C	1,585 mm	180
1987	37.1 °C22 March 1987	14.0 °C2 January 1987	25.0 °C	1,583 mm	209
1986	36.4 °C1 February 1986	14.0 °C9 December 1986	24.4 °C	1,677 mm	196
1985	37.2 °C6 March 1985	14.8 °C31 December 1985	24.1 °C	1,716 mm	131
1984	35.4 °C16 February 1984	13.2 °C19 January 1984	24.2 °C	1,365 mm	172
1983	38.4 °C18 March 1983	13.7 °C30 December 1983	25.0 °C	1,450 mm	210
1982	36.8 °C3 April 1982	14.5 °C10 February 1982	24.3 °C	1,375 mm	200
1981	36.7 °C14 February 1981	14.6 °C13 January 1981	24.3 °C	1,567 mm	170
1980	36.1 °C16 March 1980	13.1 °C28 December 1980	24.3 °C	1,745 mm	153
1979	37.3 °C18 March 1979	15.9 °C14 December 1979	24.4 °C	1,450 mm	194
1978	35.2 °C29 March 1978	14.4 °C10 January 1978	24.1 °C	1,653 mm	161
1977	36.3 °C15 March 1977	14.1 °C29 December 1977	24.2 °C	1,617 mm	173
1976	35.0 °C5 May 1976	15.2 °C5 January 1976	23.8 °C	1,604 mm	135
1975	35.2 °C22 January 1975	14.3 °C17 January 1975	23.8 °C	1,735 mm	134
1974	35.1 °C12 February 1974	13.9 °C30 December 1974	23.9 °C	1,666 mm	139
1973	37.0 °C12 March 1973	17.6 °C7 November 1973	24.6 °C	1,704 mm	190
1972	35.8 °C21 December 1972	16.8 °C5 January 1972	24.4 °C	1,577 mm	181
1971	36.7 °C4 March 1971	12.5 °C23 December 1971	23.9 °C	1,679 mm	155
1970	36.0 °C27 February 1970	14.6 °C5 December 1970	24.4 °C	1,720 mm	189
1969	35.8 °C11 February 1969	16.1 °C10 January 1969	24.3 °C	1,935 mm	155
1968	35.2 °C5 April 1968	14.4 °C18 January 1968	24.2 °C	1,720 mm	157
1967	35.4 °C8 February 1967	14.6 °C25 January 1967	23.9 °C	1,767 mm	159
1966	38.4 °C24 March 1966	17.1 °C31 December 1966	25.4 °C	1,348 mm	208
1965	36.0 °C16 May 1965	17.3 °C9 December 1965	24.8 °C	1,073 mm	215
1964	37.9 °C10 March 1964	15.8 °C10 January 1964	25.3 °C	1,113 mm	231
1963	35.6 °C18 February 1963	16.9 °C2 January 1963	24.8 °C	1,146 mm	208
1962	36.6 °C10 February 1962	14.9 °C8 February 1962	24.2 °C	1,575 mm	146
1961	38.7 °C23 February 1961	14.5 °C28 December 1961	24.7 °C	1,298 mm	187
1960	37.3 °C5 March 1960	16.2 °C2 January 1960	25.0 °C	1,405 mm	215
1959	37.3 °C10 March 1959	15.1 °C29 December 1959	24.7 °C	1,353 mm	214
1958	38.5 °C25 February 1958	16.6 °C8 January 1958	24.8 °C	1,603 mm	155
1957	37.3 °C19 February 1957	15.5 °C6 February 1957	24.4 °C	1,320 mm	171
1956	34.9 °C23 January 1956	17.3 °C29 January 1956	24.2 °C	1,398 mm	134
1955	34.7 °C15 February 1955	18.9 °C31 July 1955	23.8 °C	1,899 mm	70
1954	34.6 °C4 March 1954	18.4 °C11 December 1954	24.0 °C	1,547 mm	97
1953	35.9 °C7 February 1953	16.5 °C21 December 1953	24.3 °C	1,829 mm	137
1952	35.1 °C14 January 1952	16.7 °C4 January 1952	24.2 °C	1,865 mm	127
1951	34.4 °C23 April 1951	16.6 °C7 December 1951	24.3 °C	1,483 mm	155
1950	35.9 °C1 September 1950	15.1 °C11 August 1950	24.8 °C	1,216 mm	211
1949	36.8 °C15 February 1949	15.7 °C7 February 1949	25.1 °C	924 mm	210
1948	35.2 °C31 January 1948	16.6 °C8 January 1948	24.1 °C	1,692 mm	116
1947	35.6 °C24 January 1947	18.0 °C19 January 1947	24.5 °C	1,452 mm	138
1946	37.7 °C18 January 1946	16.3 °C20 January 1946	24.5 °C	1,403 mm	135
1945	37.6 °C17 February 1945	15.7 °C22 December 1945	24.5 °C	1,332 mm	140
1944	37.7 °C1 March 1944	16.7 °C5 December 1944	24.9 °C	1,215 mm	176
1943	36.8 °C1 March 1943	17.9 °C13 December 1943	24.9 °C	1,038 mm	212
1942	36.4 °C6 February 1942	18.9 °C18 July 1942	24.4 °C	1,136 mm	159
1941	36.6 °C10 March 1941	16.6 °C27 January 1941	25.1 °C	1,109 mm	217
1940	34.3 °C14 January 1940	18.4 °C26 December 1940	24.1 °C	1,478 mm	117

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.6 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

266 d/yr

+71

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1001 mm

-368 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.5 °C	+1.2 °C	12 mm	-12 mm
Feb	34.5 °C	+1.4 °C	3 mm	-43 mm
Mar	33.7 °C	+1.5 °C	58 mm	-52 mm
Apr	32.6 °C	+1.5 °C	51 mm	-62 mm
May	32.1 °C	+1.6 °C	68 mm	-41 mm
Jun	31.0 °C	+1.5 °C	93 mm	-12 mm
Jul	28.9 °C	+0.1 °C	171 mm	+40 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	+0.4 °C	158 mm	-29 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+1.3 °C	233 mm	+36 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.4 °C	111 mm	-80 mm
Nov	31.7 °C	+2.4 °C	37 mm	-82 mm
Dec	32.7 °C	+2.0 °C	6 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.5 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.9 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

27.6 mm

26 May 2025

Windiest day

16.9 km/h

2 May 2025

Strongest gust

40.7 km/h

2 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mbaïki?

Mbaïki has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,368 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbaïki?

The hottest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2024, reaching 39.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mbaïki?

The coldest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 12.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mbaïki?

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

Has the climate of Mbaïki warmed?

Yes: Mbaïki warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mbaïki?

The wettest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mbaïki?

The windiest day measured in Mbaïki between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1955, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mbaïki?

The warmest month in Mbaïki is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Mbaïki?

Mbaïki receives on average 1,368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mbaïki?

Mbaïki gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mbaïki?

Yes: Mbaïki has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbaïki?

In Mbaïki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 13 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 16 January 2011.

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