Gbadolite climate — normals and trends
Gbadolite (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,413 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Gbadolite averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 218 rainy days per year.
Gbadolite has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 2 March 2021) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 23 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
GbadoliteNord-Ubangi
- coords
- 4.28°, 21.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,413mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
218 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
347 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
40.5 °C
2 March 2021
Coldest day
12.9 °C
23 December 1971
Wettest day
130 mm
21 April 1969
Windiest day
23.6 km/h
15 March 1943
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
7 March 1985
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
1 March 1981
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
21 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 May 1965
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 102 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 93 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 149 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 139 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 138 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 140 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -82 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gbadolite?
Gbadolite has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gbadolite?
The hottest day measured in Gbadolite between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2021, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gbadolite?
The coldest day measured in Gbadolite between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1971, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gbadolite?
Almost never: Gbadolite sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gbadolite warmed?
Yes: Gbadolite warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gbadolite?
The wettest day measured in Gbadolite between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1969, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gbadolite?
The windiest day measured in Gbadolite between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1943, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gbadolite?
The warmest month in Gbadolite is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gbadolite?
Gbadolite receives on average 1,413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 218 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gbadolite?
Gbadolite gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gbadolite?
Yes: Gbadolite has on average 347 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gbadolite?
In Gbadolite, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 1 March 1981, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 21 January 1989.
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