Nola climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nola?

Nola has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nola?

The coldest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nola?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nola warmed?

Yes: Nola warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nola?

The wettest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1983, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nola?

The windiest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 17.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nola?

The warmest month in Nola is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is September (23.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nola?

Nola receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nola?

Nola gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nola (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is September (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Nola averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.

Nola has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 25 December 1971).

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

NolaSangha-Mbaéré Prefecture

coords: 3.52°, 16.05°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthSeptemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.0°C

Average daily high

28.7°C

Average daily low

20.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,476mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

8.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

101 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

225 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.5 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

294 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °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

37.1 °C

13 February 2024

Coldest day

12.2 °C

25 December 1971

Wettest day

168 mm

31 March 1983

Windiest day

17.8 km/h

23 August 1950

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

3 May 1967

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

8 May 2011

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

12 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.3 °C10 February 2025	17.3 °C12 January 2025	24.8 °C	1,115 mm	160
2024	37.1 °C13 February 2024	16.3 °C18 January 2024	25.4 °C	1,012 mm	213
2023	34.8 °C7 March 2023	17.2 °C13 December 2023	24.7 °C	1,316 mm	160
2022	34.3 °C4 March 2022	15.6 °C31 January 2022	24.7 °C	1,034 mm	160
2021	34.1 °C17 February 2021	17.7 °C19 February 2021	24.9 °C	1,199 mm	190
2020	35.8 °C29 February 2020	13.5 °C25 January 2020	25.0 °C	1,497 mm	181
2019	35.9 °C15 February 2019	17.9 °C29 December 2019	24.8 °C	1,425 mm	152
2018	34.7 °C4 February 2018	14.0 °C7 January 2018	24.5 °C	1,165 mm	143
2017	35.6 °C5 March 2017	18.3 °C10 January 2017	24.7 °C	1,296 mm	156
2016	35.2 °C11 February 2016	14.5 °C31 January 2016	24.7 °C	1,393 mm	160
2015	35.9 °C17 February 2015	12.8 °C13 January 2015	24.4 °C	1,402 mm	150
2014	34.5 °C13 February 2014	16.7 °C25 December 2014	24.3 °C	1,191 mm	126
2013	34.0 °C17 April 2013	14.5 °C17 December 2013	24.2 °C	1,228 mm	141
2012	34.4 °C2 April 2012	15.8 °C15 January 2012	24.2 °C	1,385 mm	116
2011	36.0 °C8 May 2011	14.4 °C17 January 2011	24.1 °C	1,191 mm	133
2010	35.2 °C18 February 2010	16.9 °C11 December 2010	25.0 °C	1,200 mm	168
2009	34.3 °C8 April 2009	17.9 °C4 January 2009	24.4 °C	1,273 mm	126
2008	35.2 °C14 February 2008	16.1 °C28 January 2008	24.1 °C	1,258 mm	116
2007	35.0 °C6 February 2007	14.7 °C3 January 2007	24.2 °C	1,234 mm	133
2006	33.6 °C2 February 2006	16.3 °C31 December 2006	24.2 °C	1,256 mm	104
2005	35.6 °C1 March 2005	16.4 °C10 January 2005	24.5 °C	1,157 mm	137
2004	34.4 °C14 March 2004	16.8 °C8 February 2004	24.4 °C	1,056 mm	130
2003	35.7 °C8 February 2003	17.2 °C2 January 2003	24.3 °C	1,363 mm	117
2002	34.9 °C23 February 2002	13.8 °C13 January 2002	24.1 °C	1,308 mm	89
2001	33.6 °C26 February 2001	15.2 °C11 January 2001	23.8 °C	1,382 mm	104
2000	34.6 °C6 March 2000	15.2 °C15 December 2000	23.8 °C	1,564 mm	104
1999	33.0 °C12 April 1999	15.3 °C11 January 1999	23.7 °C	1,657 mm	77
1998	36.0 °C6 February 1998	16.1 °C18 January 1998	24.8 °C	1,414 mm	151
1997	35.3 °C11 March 1997	14.8 °C12 February 1997	24.2 °C	1,371 mm	103
1996	33.4 °C25 February 1996	17.9 °C22 December 1996	24.0 °C	1,550 mm	92
1995	34.6 °C5 April 1995	16.0 °C24 January 1995	24.2 °C	1,612 mm	134
1994	34.6 °C26 February 1994	14.9 °C18 January 1994	23.9 °C	2,011 mm	111
1993	34.6 °C27 February 1993	14.3 °C11 February 1993	23.9 °C	1,706 mm	117
1992	35.6 °C29 February 1992	15.2 °C24 December 1992	23.7 °C	1,694 mm	95
1991	34.5 °C25 March 1991	16.5 °C27 December 1991	24.1 °C	1,611 mm	102
1990	34.3 °C16 March 1990	18.5 °C27 February 1990	24.4 °C	1,482 mm	121
1989	33.9 °C7 February 1989	12.8 °C21 January 1989	23.7 °C	1,439 mm	86
1988	34.3 °C26 February 1988	15.8 °C28 December 1988	23.9 °C	1,823 mm	90
1987	35.7 °C21 March 1987	14.7 °C2 January 1987	24.5 °C	1,630 mm	137
1986	34.0 °C1 February 1986	14.7 °C9 December 1986	23.7 °C	1,926 mm	85
1985	34.3 °C8 March 1985	15.5 °C19 February 1985	23.5 °C	1,668 mm	77
1984	33.9 °C4 February 1984	13.8 °C14 December 1984	23.6 °C	1,538 mm	88
1983	37.0 °C15 March 1983	14.3 °C6 January 1983	24.0 °C	1,624 mm	125
1982	33.2 °C19 February 1982	13.9 °C11 February 1982	23.6 °C	1,796 mm	74
1981	34.5 °C17 February 1981	15.0 °C13 January 1981	23.6 °C	1,698 mm	81
1980	33.6 °C3 March 1980	14.2 °C28 December 1980	23.7 °C	1,820 mm	72
1979	33.8 °C4 March 1979	16.5 °C11 December 1979	23.6 °C	1,624 mm	76
1978	33.9 °C18 March 1978	14.5 °C12 January 1978	23.5 °C	1,694 mm	77
1977	34.2 °C10 April 1977	14.5 °C29 December 1977	23.6 °C	1,621 mm	76
1976	32.5 °C26 January 1976	16.0 °C25 January 1976	23.2 °C	1,866 mm	44
1975	33.0 °C3 February 1975	14.8 °C12 December 1975	23.2 °C	1,792 mm	42
1974	33.4 °C11 March 1974	14.1 °C30 December 1974	23.2 °C	1,676 mm	54
1973	34.5 °C27 January 1973	18.3 °C25 June 1973	24.0 °C	1,706 mm	99
1972	33.1 °C22 December 1972	17.1 °C1 January 1972	23.8 °C	1,628 mm	91
1971	34.0 °C17 April 1971	12.2 °C25 December 1971	23.3 °C	1,697 mm	77
1970	33.2 °C3 April 1970	15.3 °C3 December 1970	23.7 °C	1,914 mm	95
1969	34.1 °C6 February 1969	16.3 °C30 January 1969	23.6 °C	2,038 mm	71
1968	32.6 °C4 February 1968	15.7 °C18 January 1968	23.5 °C	2,026 mm	55
1967	33.1 °C4 April 1967	15.1 °C26 January 1967	23.3 °C	2,053 mm	62
1966	34.9 °C27 February 1966	17.6 °C25 December 1966	24.5 °C	1,348 mm	113
1965	33.1 °C13 May 1965	17.2 °C5 February 1965	24.0 °C	1,232 mm	66
1964	34.6 °C4 March 1964	17.8 °C10 January 1964	24.4 °C	1,150 mm	131
1963	33.3 °C31 March 1963	18.1 °C1 January 1963	24.2 °C	1,222 mm	84
1962	35.0 °C10 February 1962	18.3 °C2 January 1962	23.7 °C	1,556 mm	56
1961	35.5 °C22 February 1961	17.4 °C16 December 1961	23.9 °C	1,392 mm	109
1960	34.4 °C6 January 1960	18.1 °C2 January 1960	24.1 °C	1,585 mm	109
1959	34.8 °C12 March 1959	18.5 °C29 December 1959	24.2 °C	1,487 mm	104
1958	35.3 °C24 February 1958	18.2 °C2 August 1958	24.1 °C	1,560 mm	97
1957	34.3 °C14 February 1957	16.5 °C12 January 1957	23.8 °C	1,397 mm	81
1956	33.7 °C23 January 1956	17.7 °C22 December 1956	23.5 °C	1,476 mm	47
1955	33.1 °C18 February 1955	18.9 °C23 July 1955	23.4 °C	1,623 mm	28
1954	32.9 °C23 January 1954	17.6 °C9 December 1954	23.4 °C	1,619 mm	30
1953	33.3 °C4 February 1953	18.3 °C21 December 1953	23.7 °C	1,723 mm	68
1952	34.3 °C3 January 1952	18.8 °C2 August 1952	23.7 °C	1,714 mm	64
1951	32.3 °C16 February 1951	18.4 °C6 December 1951	23.7 °C	1,601 mm	66
1950	34.1 °C27 February 1950	15.7 °C11 August 1950	24.1 °C	1,085 mm	92
1949	34.4 °C6 February 1949	18.7 °C6 February 1949	24.3 °C	1,000 mm	105
1948	32.8 °C5 February 1948	17.4 °C11 January 1948	23.5 °C	1,586 mm	39
1947	32.9 °C20 January 1947	18.7 °C8 December 1947	23.8 °C	1,363 mm	56
1946	34.9 °C17 January 1946	17.7 °C19 January 1946	23.7 °C	1,359 mm	74
1945	34.7 °C27 February 1945	17.2 °C22 December 1945	23.9 °C	1,338 mm	102
1944	34.6 °C10 February 1944	18.0 °C30 November 1944	24.1 °C	1,182 mm	96
1943	33.9 °C1 March 1943	17.9 °C1 February 1943	23.9 °C	1,084 mm	60
1942	33.1 °C6 February 1942	18.5 °C18 July 1942	23.6 °C	1,337 mm	51
1941	34.0 °C14 February 1941	17.4 °C18 December 1941	24.3 °C	1,116 mm	99
1940	32.0 °C17 January 1940	19.1 °C28 December 1940	23.6 °C	1,457 mm	26

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

160 d/yr

+59

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1115 mm

-361 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.8 °C	+0.8 °C	10 mm	-19 mm
Feb	31.4 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-48 mm
Mar	31.2 °C	+1.0 °C	37 mm	-97 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+0.7 °C	141 mm	-9 mm
May	30.1 °C	+1.0 °C	55 mm	-74 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+1.0 °C	103 mm	-25 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	190 mm	+53 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.1 °C	108 mm	-55 mm
Sep	28.6 °C	+1.1 °C	202 mm	+22 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+0.8 °C	205 mm	+9 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+1.8 °C	46 mm	-89 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+1.1 °C	14 mm	-30 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

10 Feb 2025

Coldest day

17.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

22.2 mm

27 Oct 2025

Windiest day

15.1 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

36.7 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

24 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nola?

Nola has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nola?

The hottest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nola?

The coldest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Nola?

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

Has the climate of Nola warmed?

Yes: Nola warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nola?

The wettest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1983, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nola?

The windiest day measured in Nola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 17.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nola?

The warmest month in Nola is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is September (23.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Nola?

Nola receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nola?

Nola gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nola?

Yes: Nola has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nola?

In Nola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 8 May 2011, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 12 January 2015.

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