Makokou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Makokou?

Makokou has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,574 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 34.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Makokou?

The coldest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 14.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Makokou?

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

Q: Has the climate of Makokou warmed?

Yes: Makokou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Makokou?

The wettest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1954, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Makokou?

The windiest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Makokou?

The warmest month in Makokou is April (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Makokou?

Makokou receives on average 1,574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Makokou?

Makokou gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Makokou (Gabon) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,574 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Makokou averages 0 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 258 rainy days per year.

Makokou has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 18 July 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

MakokouOgooué-Ivindo Province

coords: 0.57°, 12.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.8°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

20.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,574mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

9.6km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

258 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.4 °C

Average feels-like low

23.7 °C

Average peak gust

25.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

313 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

34.7 °C

26 March 2024

Coldest day

14.9 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

167 mm

9 November 1954

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

28 August 1950

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

19 June 1966

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

23 March 2007

Coldest feels-like

13.8 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

21 September 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.3 °C12 March 2025	18.2 °C17 August 2025	24.7 °C	1,434 mm	131
2024	34.7 °C26 March 2024	19.3 °C21 July 2024	25.3 °C	1,453 mm	173
2023	33.2 °C29 January 2023	19.5 °C31 January 2023	25.0 °C	1,625 mm	152
2022	34.5 °C24 March 2022	18.8 °C16 August 2022	24.7 °C	1,590 mm	106
2021	33.9 °C24 February 2021	19.8 °C18 February 2021	24.8 °C	1,791 mm	140
2020	34.5 °C16 May 2020	19.3 °C25 January 2020	25.0 °C	1,624 mm	141
2019	34.2 °C3 April 2019	18.1 °C15 July 2019	25.0 °C	1,830 mm	141
2018	33.5 °C19 November 2018	19.9 °C7 January 2018	24.9 °C	1,535 mm	139
2017	34.4 °C19 April 2017	20.0 °C24 January 2017	24.9 °C	1,580 mm	131
2016	34.2 °C10 May 2016	19.1 °C28 January 2016	25.1 °C	1,472 mm	163
2015	33.3 °C13 May 2015	19.1 °C13 January 2015	24.7 °C	1,364 mm	118
2014	33.0 °C29 January 2014	19.0 °C25 July 2014	24.6 °C	1,623 mm	112
2013	33.6 °C22 February 2013	18.9 °C20 July 2013	24.6 °C	1,251 mm	119
2012	32.4 °C19 May 2012	19.3 °C26 July 2012	24.4 °C	1,468 mm	102
2011	32.8 °C17 April 2011	18.8 °C26 July 2011	24.5 °C	1,363 mm	101
2010	33.5 °C19 April 2010	19.7 °C16 July 2010	24.7 °C	1,365 mm	118
2009	32.9 °C18 May 2009	19.2 °C11 July 2009	24.4 °C	1,432 mm	100
2008	32.4 °C4 March 2008	18.3 °C5 July 2008	24.2 °C	1,500 mm	74
2007	33.4 °C23 March 2007	19.1 °C28 July 2007	24.3 °C	1,478 mm	108
2006	33.8 °C1 February 2006	19.2 °C8 August 2006	24.2 °C	1,404 mm	95
2005	33.0 °C23 February 2005	19.3 °C9 January 2005	24.3 °C	1,247 mm	106
2004	33.1 °C17 February 2004	19.0 °C28 July 2004	24.2 °C	1,444 mm	90
2003	33.1 °C28 February 2003	19.0 °C20 August 2003	24.3 °C	1,556 mm	93
2002	33.8 °C1 April 2002	19.5 °C15 December 2002	24.3 °C	1,396 mm	80
2001	31.7 °C24 March 2001	18.3 °C29 July 2001	23.8 °C	1,296 mm	62
2000	32.3 °C22 January 2000	18.9 °C4 August 2000	23.8 °C	1,384 mm	45
1999	34.5 °C11 April 1999	19.2 °C20 June 1999	23.8 °C	1,752 mm	51
1998	33.5 °C31 March 1998	19.5 °C21 July 1998	24.6 °C	1,479 mm	98
1997	32.8 °C10 April 1997	18.9 °C4 July 1997	24.0 °C	1,647 mm	38
1996	31.7 °C3 March 1996	18.4 °C18 July 1996	23.7 °C	1,755 mm	25
1995	33.9 °C17 April 1995	18.3 °C26 June 1995	24.0 °C	1,763 mm	59
1994	33.2 °C23 March 1994	19.0 °C17 July 1994	23.8 °C	1,749 mm	63
1993	33.1 °C5 April 1993	18.9 °C24 February 1993	23.9 °C	1,537 mm	64
1992	32.4 °C23 March 1992	17.9 °C13 August 1992	23.6 °C	1,283 mm	44
1991	32.2 °C8 December 1991	18.9 °C26 December 1991	23.9 °C	1,438 mm	41
1990	32.2 °C25 April 1990	17.6 °C28 June 1990	23.8 °C	1,608 mm	62
1989	32.1 °C2 March 1989	17.6 °C20 July 1989	23.7 °C	1,461 mm	36
1988	33.1 °C10 April 1988	17.0 °C21 July 1988	23.9 °C	1,825 mm	77
1987	33.6 °C21 March 1987	19.2 °C5 June 1987	24.2 °C	1,537 mm	84
1986	32.4 °C18 April 1986	17.6 °C26 June 1986	23.6 °C	1,541 mm	54
1985	33.4 °C6 March 1985	18.2 °C17 January 1985	23.5 °C	1,715 mm	21
1984	32.6 °C8 March 1984	18.6 °C15 December 1984	23.7 °C	1,572 mm	47
1983	33.4 °C20 March 1983	17.8 °C18 July 1983	23.9 °C	1,215 mm	80
1982	32.6 °C21 April 1982	18.2 °C6 August 1982	23.5 °C	1,723 mm	42
1981	33.4 °C13 April 1981	17.4 °C5 August 1981	23.6 °C	1,502 mm	47
1980	32.7 °C9 March 1980	17.8 °C5 July 1980	23.6 °C	1,659 mm	49
1979	32.5 °C25 April 1979	18.5 °C8 July 1979	23.5 °C	1,812 mm	41
1978	32.1 °C21 March 1978	17.4 °C3 July 1978	23.5 °C	1,492 mm	42
1977	32.2 °C25 April 1977	17.4 °C28 June 1977	23.5 °C	1,661 mm	42
1976	31.3 °C23 April 1976	16.5 °C11 July 1976	23.0 °C	1,652 mm	16
1975	31.2 °C27 March 1975	17.2 °C27 July 1975	23.2 °C	1,599 mm	25
1974	32.1 °C3 February 1974	15.8 °C6 July 1974	23.0 °C	1,892 mm	12
1973	32.3 °C2 March 1973	18.5 °C13 July 1973	23.7 °C	2,019 mm	46
1972	32.7 °C21 December 1972	17.2 °C1 July 1972	23.5 °C	1,374 mm	39
1971	32.3 °C16 April 1971	17.0 °C21 July 1971	23.3 °C	1,527 mm	35
1970	32.9 °C5 March 1970	17.7 °C1 July 1970	23.5 °C	1,749 mm	48
1969	32.2 °C3 March 1969	18.3 °C7 August 1969	23.6 °C	1,430 mm	36
1968	31.7 °C12 April 1968	18.2 °C20 June 1968	23.3 °C	1,547 mm	19
1967	31.3 °C10 April 1967	16.4 °C25 July 1967	23.1 °C	2,348 mm	16
1966	31.6 °C2 May 1966	18.7 °C14 June 1966	23.7 °C	1,781 mm	18
1965	31.4 °C11 May 1965	19.1 °C4 August 1965	23.4 °C	1,530 mm	16
1964	31.8 °C26 April 1964	18.1 °C31 July 1964	23.5 °C	1,304 mm	28
1963	31.0 °C30 March 1963	18.9 °C25 January 1963	23.6 °C	1,956 mm	12
1962	31.0 °C19 January 1962	18.7 °C22 June 1962	23.4 °C	1,636 mm	6
1961	30.8 °C26 March 1961	17.2 °C28 July 1961	23.2 °C	1,912 mm	12
1960	30.9 °C11 January 1960	18.4 °C28 August 1960	23.4 °C	1,903 mm	16
1959	31.7 °C2 February 1959	19.2 °C22 August 1959	23.7 °C	1,446 mm	19
1958	32.4 °C20 January 1958	17.5 °C28 June 1958	23.7 °C	1,109 mm	22
1957	31.2 °C4 September 1957	18.7 °C5 July 1957	23.6 °C	1,275 mm	7
1956	31.0 °C1 March 1956	17.3 °C4 August 1956	23.1 °C	1,468 mm	5
1955	30.9 °C11 February 1955	17.8 °C24 July 1955	23.4 °C	1,317 mm	6
1954	30.8 °C28 April 1954	16.2 °C1 August 1954	23.2 °C	1,799 mm	12
1953	31.2 °C21 February 1953	17.2 °C8 August 1953	23.3 °C	1,890 mm	12
1952	32.2 °C10 March 1952	18.0 °C21 July 1952	23.5 °C	2,025 mm	13
1951	31.2 °C26 April 1951	18.8 °C18 August 1951	23.4 °C	2,157 mm	20
1950	32.0 °C19 August 1950	14.9 °C18 July 1950	23.2 °C	1,482 mm	14
1949	31.7 °C23 February 1949	18.3 °C7 August 1949	23.6 °C	1,327 mm	26
1948	30.6 °C21 March 1948	18.7 °C16 July 1948	23.2 °C	1,948 mm	5
1947	33.0 °C5 September 1947	18.3 °C20 July 1947	23.6 °C	1,808 mm	21
1946	31.7 °C8 March 1946	17.4 °C8 July 1946	23.4 °C	1,581 mm	13
1945	31.8 °C2 February 1945	18.2 °C1 August 1945	23.3 °C	1,478 mm	10
1944	31.3 °C17 April 1944	18.4 °C3 August 1944	23.7 °C	1,252 mm	25
1943	31.0 °C16 August 1943	16.7 °C12 July 1943	23.1 °C	1,397 mm	6
1942	30.6 °C23 May 1942	17.3 °C18 July 1942	23.2 °C	1,515 mm	1
1941	31.3 °C15 January 1941	18.6 °C26 July 1941	23.5 °C	1,200 mm	7
1940	30.3 °C2 February 1940	18.5 °C15 July 1940	23.3 °C	1,488 mm	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

131 d/yr

+75

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1434 mm

-140 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+1.2 °C	55 mm	-58 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+0.8 °C	90 mm	-30 mm
Mar	30.3 °C	+1.2 °C	155 mm	-23 mm
Apr	30.2 °C	+0.9 °C	148 mm	-26 mm
May	29.8 °C	+1.0 °C	174 mm	+22 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+1.4 °C	80 mm	+3 mm
Jul	26.7 °C	+0.1 °C	25 mm	-18 mm
Aug	26.6 °C	-0.2 °C	17 mm	-34 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+1.4 °C	109 mm	-15 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+1.2 °C	236 mm	+42 mm
Nov	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	192 mm	-14 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+1.1 °C	154 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.3 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.2 °C

17 Aug 2025

Wettest day

34.2 mm

9 Dec 2025

Windiest day

15.8 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

37.1 km/h

30 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

25 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.0 °C

17 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 Sep 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Makokou?

Makokou has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,574 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Makokou?

The hottest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Makokou?

The coldest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 14.9 °C.

Does it snow in Makokou?

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

Has the climate of Makokou warmed?

Yes: Makokou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Makokou?

The wettest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1954, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Makokou?

The windiest day measured in Makokou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Makokou?

The warmest month in Makokou is April (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Makokou?

Makokou receives on average 1,574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Makokou?

Makokou gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Makokou?

Yes: Makokou has on average 313 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Makokou?

In Makokou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 23 March 2007, and the lowest was 13.8 °C on 18 July 1950.

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