Paoua climate — normals and trends
Paoua (Central African Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,233 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Paoua averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Paoua has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 22 March 1997) and the coldest 11.6 °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
PaouaLim-Pendé
- coords
- 7.24°, 16.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,233mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
298 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
42.0 °C
22 March 1997
Coldest day
11.6 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
80 mm
3 September 2010
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
31 March 1974
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
2 March 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
21 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
27 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 377 mm | +134 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 363 mm | +63 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 158 mm | -79 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 105 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paoua?
Paoua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,233 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paoua?
The hottest day measured in Paoua between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1997, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paoua?
The coldest day measured in Paoua between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Paoua?
Almost never: Paoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paoua warmed?
Yes: Paoua warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paoua?
The wettest day measured in Paoua between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2010, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paoua?
The windiest day measured in Paoua between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1974, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paoua?
The warmest month in Paoua is March (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Paoua?
Paoua receives on average 1,233 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paoua?
Paoua gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paoua?
Yes: Paoua has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paoua?
In Paoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 21 March 2019, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 27 December 1980.
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