Gamboma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gamboma?

Gamboma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,582 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2024, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gamboma?

The coldest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, at 12.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gamboma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gamboma warmed?

Yes: Gamboma warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gamboma?

The wettest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2015, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gamboma?

The windiest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1950, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gamboma?

The warmest month in Gamboma is March (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gamboma?

Gamboma receives on average 1,582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gamboma?

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

Gamboma (Congo Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,582 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Gamboma averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.

Gamboma has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 13 March 2024) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 8 August 1950).

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

GambomaPlateaux Department

coords: -1.88°, 15.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

24.7°C

Average daily high

30.0°C

Average daily low

21.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,582mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

8.7km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

187 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

244 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

23.9 °C

Average peak gust

24.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

327 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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

37.4 °C

13 March 2024

Coldest day

12.2 °C

8 August 1950

Wettest day

92 mm

14 November 2015

Windiest day

20.8 km/h

15 July 1950

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

17 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

5 March 2021

Coldest feels-like

9.1 °C

8 August 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C11 March 2025	19.3 °C1 July 2025	25.6 °C	1,622 mm	263
2024	37.4 °C13 March 2024	19.5 °C21 July 2024	26.3 °C	1,089 mm	307
2023	35.5 °C5 March 2023	17.7 °C3 February 2023	25.6 °C	1,536 mm	254
2022	35.8 °C8 April 2022	18.6 °C30 June 2022	25.4 °C	1,340 mm	247
2021	36.2 °C5 March 2021	19.0 °C28 October 2021	25.5 °C	1,299 mm	261
2020	36.6 °C4 March 2020	19.5 °C8 July 2020	25.6 °C	1,477 mm	253
2019	36.8 °C30 March 2019	18.0 °C9 June 2019	25.7 °C	1,308 mm	267
2018	34.7 °C4 February 2018	16.1 °C8 June 2018	25.4 °C	1,265 mm	248
2017	35.1 °C26 March 2017	17.8 °C26 January 2017	25.3 °C	1,333 mm	228
2016	35.2 °C18 February 2016	18.7 °C30 January 2016	25.8 °C	1,283 mm	270
2015	35.0 °C8 February 2015	16.8 °C13 January 2015	25.6 °C	1,256 mm	269
2014	34.7 °C1 April 2014	19.0 °C3 February 2014	25.2 °C	1,386 mm	222
2013	35.6 °C23 February 2013	18.5 °C4 September 2013	25.3 °C	1,092 mm	243
2012	34.4 °C12 March 2012	19.1 °C27 March 2012	25.1 °C	1,268 mm	225
2011	35.5 °C8 March 2011	18.2 °C1 March 2011	25.3 °C	1,310 mm	255
2010	34.6 °C12 April 2010	19.4 °C16 July 2010	25.4 °C	1,179 mm	243
2009	35.7 °C22 March 2009	18.7 °C14 January 2009	25.2 °C	1,356 mm	235
2008	34.9 °C4 March 2008	17.8 °C14 June 2008	25.0 °C	1,232 mm	228
2007	36.5 °C20 January 2007	18.9 °C27 October 2007	25.1 °C	1,233 mm	227
2006	35.1 °C28 February 2006	19.1 °C15 January 2006	25.1 °C	1,247 mm	236
2005	35.4 °C3 April 2005	18.3 °C13 October 2005	25.5 °C	1,192 mm	260
2004	34.5 °C10 February 2004	19.1 °C1 October 2004	25.2 °C	1,170 mm	253
2003	34.4 °C7 February 2003	19.0 °C26 June 2003	25.1 °C	1,255 mm	232
2002	34.0 °C1 April 2002	18.5 °C16 January 2002	24.9 °C	1,352 mm	213
2001	34.6 °C9 May 2001	18.8 °C13 August 2001	24.6 °C	1,171 mm	184
2000	33.2 °C4 March 2000	18.6 °C20 January 2000	24.5 °C	1,357 mm	159
1999	35.5 °C23 March 1999	18.6 °C29 July 1999	24.4 °C	1,553 mm	136
1998	35.0 °C3 February 1998	19.6 °C8 December 1998	25.3 °C	1,609 mm	228
1997	34.0 °C5 August 1997	18.9 °C2 February 1997	24.8 °C	1,586 mm	214
1996	33.3 °C4 April 1996	17.4 °C19 July 1996	24.5 °C	1,718 mm	166
1995	34.1 °C15 March 1995	19.3 °C12 July 1995	24.6 °C	1,817 mm	166
1994	34.7 °C22 April 1994	18.9 °C18 July 1994	24.6 °C	1,731 mm	154
1993	33.5 °C5 April 1993	18.6 °C4 July 1993	24.6 °C	1,709 mm	167
1992	34.0 °C22 February 1992	17.9 °C5 January 1992	24.4 °C	1,551 mm	153
1991	34.4 °C25 March 1991	19.2 °C8 August 1991	24.8 °C	1,509 mm	181
1990	34.6 °C27 March 1990	18.5 °C28 June 1990	24.6 °C	1,545 mm	174
1989	33.7 °C18 February 1989	18.0 °C21 July 1989	24.4 °C	1,509 mm	167
1988	34.8 °C30 March 1988	18.2 °C18 July 1988	24.5 °C	1,916 mm	165
1987	35.5 °C3 May 1987	18.0 °C16 June 1987	24.9 °C	1,917 mm	208
1986	33.9 °C3 May 1986	18.2 °C25 June 1986	24.4 °C	1,869 mm	164
1985	33.6 °C23 February 1985	18.5 °C30 July 1985	24.1 °C	1,917 mm	126
1984	34.0 °C21 February 1984	18.3 °C29 September 1984	24.3 °C	1,558 mm	145
1983	35.8 °C14 February 1983	18.3 °C8 January 1983	24.9 °C	1,356 mm	186
1982	34.9 °C24 March 1982	18.0 °C10 February 1982	24.3 °C	1,735 mm	138
1981	34.2 °C15 April 1981	17.8 °C21 July 1981	24.5 °C	1,630 mm	168
1980	33.9 °C9 April 1980	17.2 °C7 August 1980	24.3 °C	1,914 mm	146
1979	33.3 °C15 April 1979	17.8 °C29 July 1979	24.3 °C	2,062 mm	159
1978	33.7 °C26 February 1978	17.2 °C3 July 1978	24.3 °C	1,700 mm	138
1977	34.2 °C14 February 1977	17.9 °C28 December 1977	24.3 °C	1,875 mm	139
1976	32.9 °C24 April 1976	15.9 °C9 July 1976	23.8 °C	1,894 mm	96
1975	33.0 °C11 March 1975	17.9 °C31 July 1975	24.0 °C	1,589 mm	93
1974	33.1 °C25 March 1974	17.9 °C3 July 1974	23.9 °C	1,804 mm	106
1973	33.9 °C18 February 1973	18.6 °C11 July 1973	24.5 °C	1,806 mm	152
1972	33.6 °C20 March 1972	16.0 °C26 June 1972	24.1 °C	1,621 mm	130
1971	35.3 °C20 March 1971	15.8 °C21 July 1971	24.0 °C	1,762 mm	134
1970	34.1 °C21 March 1970	17.5 °C2 July 1970	24.3 °C	1,790 mm	140
1969	33.7 °C3 February 1969	18.5 °C23 July 1969	24.2 °C	1,864 mm	109
1968	33.2 °C27 March 1968	17.9 °C20 June 1968	24.1 °C	1,771 mm	109
1967	33.7 °C4 April 1967	16.2 °C24 July 1967	23.8 °C	2,628 mm	103
1966	34.1 °C27 July 1966	18.6 °C1 June 1966	24.7 °C	1,597 mm	203
1965	34.0 °C31 July 1965	18.0 °C5 July 1965	24.4 °C	1,599 mm	160
1964	32.9 °C19 August 1964	17.5 °C29 July 1964	24.5 °C	1,371 mm	191
1963	33.4 °C18 August 1963	18.4 °C3 March 1963	24.2 °C	1,597 mm	147
1962	32.3 °C5 February 1962	18.1 °C17 June 1962	24.1 °C	1,869 mm	123
1961	34.0 °C22 February 1961	17.6 °C4 August 1961	24.0 °C	1,870 mm	137
1960	33.2 °C20 January 1960	18.8 °C3 September 1960	24.2 °C	1,905 mm	163
1959	33.5 °C10 March 1959	18.3 °C13 August 1959	24.3 °C	1,789 mm	165
1958	34.1 °C2 March 1958	16.4 °C29 June 1958	24.9 °C	1,195 mm	227
1957	34.2 °C5 August 1957	17.1 °C13 January 1957	24.6 °C	1,385 mm	212
1956	34.3 °C22 August 1956	18.3 °C10 July 1956	24.4 °C	1,573 mm	159
1955	35.2 °C25 August 1955	18.5 °C15 June 1955	24.4 °C	1,649 mm	152
1954	34.6 °C17 August 1954	17.6 °C1 August 1954	24.5 °C	1,616 mm	183
1953	33.3 °C9 February 1953	17.8 °C27 June 1953	24.3 °C	2,061 mm	149
1952	33.5 °C10 August 1952	17.7 °C27 May 1952	24.6 °C	2,369 mm	217
1951	33.4 °C30 July 1951	18.3 °C21 July 1951	24.3 °C	2,091 mm	156
1950	35.6 °C15 August 1950	12.2 °C8 August 1950	24.3 °C	1,426 mm	184
1949	33.1 °C16 February 1949	19.3 °C30 May 1949	24.5 °C	1,359 mm	182
1948	33.6 °C31 July 1948	19.3 °C24 December 1948	24.3 °C	2,423 mm	148
1947	36.3 °C7 September 1947	15.8 °C6 July 1947	24.8 °C	1,627 mm	198
1946	34.1 °C13 July 1946	18.3 °C3 June 1946	24.7 °C	1,394 mm	199
1945	32.9 °C3 August 1945	17.8 °C12 June 1945	24.2 °C	1,589 mm	168
1944	34.8 °C15 August 1944	18.2 °C23 November 1944	24.8 °C	1,388 mm	217
1943	34.3 °C13 September 1943	17.5 °C4 July 1943	24.4 °C	1,399 mm	198
1942	33.4 °C6 August 1942	17.6 °C17 July 1942	24.3 °C	1,526 mm	177
1941	34.8 °C24 August 1941	18.5 °C30 August 1941	25.0 °C	1,267 mm	240
1940	34.5 °C12 August 1940	18.3 °C23 September 1940	24.5 °C	1,690 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

30.8 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

263 d/yr

+76

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1622 mm

+40 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.4 °C	+1.3 °C	151 mm	+4 mm
Feb	31.2 °C	+0.3 °C	71 mm	-78 mm
Mar	31.8 °C	+0.9 °C	142 mm	-17 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.1 °C	186 mm	+22 mm
May	30.8 °C	+0.6 °C	181 mm	+55 mm
Jun	30.5 °C	+0.8 °C	55 mm	+12 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	-0.2 °C	14 mm	-13 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	+0.8 °C	7 mm	-52 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+1.6 °C	146 mm	+19 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+0.7 °C	256 mm	+35 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+1.1 °C	250 mm	+52 mm
Dec	30.6 °C	+1.2 °C	163 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

33.9 mm

12 Nov 2025

Windiest day

14.5 km/h

7 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

40.0 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

16 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.4 °C

24 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gamboma?

Gamboma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,582 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gamboma?

The hottest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2024, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gamboma?

The coldest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, at 12.2 °C.

Does it snow in Gamboma?

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

Has the climate of Gamboma warmed?

Yes: Gamboma warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gamboma?

The wettest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2015, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gamboma?

The windiest day measured in Gamboma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1950, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gamboma?

The warmest month in Gamboma is March (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Gamboma?

Gamboma receives on average 1,582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gamboma?

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

Are there tropical nights in Gamboma?

Yes: Gamboma has on average 327 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gamboma?

In Gamboma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 5 March 2021, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 8 August 1950.

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