Lambaréné climate — normals and trends
Lambaréné (Gabon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,123 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 April (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lambaréné averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.
Lambaréné has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 29 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
LambarénéMoyen-Ogooué Province
- coords
- -0.70°, 10.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,123mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
241 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
22.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
350 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
35.9 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest day
15.3 °C
29 August 1950
Wettest day
208 mm
1 December 1953
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
16 July 1950
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
16 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
29 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 October 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 183 mm | -62 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 140 mm | -66 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 256 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 175 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 233 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 185 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 388 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 248 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lambaréné?
Lambaréné has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,123 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lambaréné?
The hottest day measured in Lambaréné between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lambaréné?
The coldest day measured in Lambaréné between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lambaréné?
Almost never: Lambaréné sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lambaréné warmed?
Yes: Lambaréné warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lambaréné?
The wettest day measured in Lambaréné between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1953, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lambaréné?
The windiest day measured in Lambaréné between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1950, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lambaréné?
The warmest month in Lambaréné is April (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lambaréné?
Lambaréné receives on average 2,123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lambaréné?
Lambaréné gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lambaréné?
Yes: Lambaréné has on average 350 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lambaréné?
In Lambaréné, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 26 March 2024, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 29 August 1950.
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