Moanda climate — normals and trends
Moanda (Gabon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,562 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Moanda averages 0 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.
Moanda has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 23 February 1983) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 17 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
MoandaHaut-Ogooué Province
- coords
- -1.57°, 13.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,562mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
244 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
22.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
317 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
36.1 °C
23 February 1983
Coldest day
11.1 °C
17 July 1950
Wettest day
141 mm
13 February 2015
Windiest day
18.8 km/h
27 August 1950
Strongest gust
45.0 km/h
9 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
31 March 2007
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
17 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 136 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 85 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 147 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 132 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 195 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 20 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 8 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 72 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 281 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 271 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 175 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moanda?
Moanda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moanda?
The hottest day measured in Moanda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1983, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moanda?
The coldest day measured in Moanda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Moanda?
Almost never: Moanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moanda warmed?
Yes: Moanda warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moanda?
The wettest day measured in Moanda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2015, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moanda?
The windiest day measured in Moanda between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moanda?
The warmest month in Moanda is March (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Moanda?
Moanda receives on average 1,562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moanda?
Moanda gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moanda?
Yes: Moanda has on average 317 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moanda?
In Moanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 31 March 2007, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 17 July 1950.
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