Port-Gentil climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,603 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port-Gentil?

The hottest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 30.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Port-Gentil?

The coldest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 17.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Port-Gentil?

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

Q: Has the climate of Port-Gentil warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Port-Gentil?

The wettest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2020, with 294 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Port-Gentil?

The windiest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1950, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Port-Gentil?

The warmest month in Port-Gentil is March (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil receives on average 1,603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Port-Gentil (Gabon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,603 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Port-Gentil averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.

Port-Gentil 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 30.3 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 17.9 °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

Port-GentilOgooué-Maritime Province

coords: -0.72°, 8.78°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

25.3°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,603mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

20.0km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

210 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.0 °C

Average feels-like low

27.4 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

30.3 °C

16 March 2024

Coldest day

17.9 °C

29 August 1950

Wettest day

294 mm

17 January 2020

Windiest day

41.5 km/h

10 August 1950

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

10 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

4 April 1988

Coldest feels-like

15.0 °C

8 August 1950

Sunniest day

11.9 h

26 October 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	29.5 °C10 March 2025	21.3 °C9 August 2025	26.0 °C	1,423 mm	0
2024	30.3 °C16 March 2024	22.5 °C14 July 2024	26.5 °C	1,566 mm	4
2023	29.1 °C3 March 2023	21.8 °C9 July 2023	26.0 °C	1,842 mm	0
2022	29.2 °C7 March 2022	22.1 °C27 June 2022	25.8 °C	1,879 mm	0
2021	29.3 °C14 April 2021	23.4 °C23 July 2021	26.2 °C	1,597 mm	0
2020	29.9 °C27 March 2020	22.9 °C18 June 2020	26.2 °C	2,004 mm	0
2019	29.3 °C1 April 2019	22.7 °C8 July 2019	26.1 °C	1,624 mm	0
2018	28.9 °C29 March 2018	22.5 °C25 July 2018	25.9 °C	1,840 mm	0
2017	29.1 °C18 April 2017	21.5 °C20 July 2017	25.7 °C	1,507 mm	0
2016	29.4 °C8 March 2016	22.9 °C31 July 2016	26.0 °C	1,534 mm	0
2015	29.2 °C20 April 2015	21.1 °C1 July 2015	25.4 °C	1,687 mm	0
2014	29.0 °C17 April 2014	20.8 °C18 July 2014	25.4 °C	1,527 mm	0
2013	29.2 °C21 February 2013	21.3 °C22 July 2013	25.5 °C	1,353 mm	0
2012	28.9 °C15 March 2012	22.2 °C29 June 2012	25.7 °C	1,704 mm	0
2011	28.9 °C21 February 2011	21.5 °C25 July 2011	25.4 °C	1,553 mm	0
2010	29.8 °C8 March 2010	21.8 °C15 July 2010	25.6 °C	1,105 mm	0
2009	28.9 °C6 April 2009	21.6 °C18 July 2009	25.6 °C	1,743 mm	0
2008	29.1 °C4 March 2008	21.9 °C24 June 2008	25.5 °C	1,793 mm	0
2007	29.5 °C6 April 2007	22.9 °C6 July 2007	25.9 °C	2,156 mm	0
2006	29.4 °C5 April 2006	21.6 °C4 August 2006	25.6 °C	1,655 mm	0
2005	29.5 °C24 February 2005	20.8 °C29 June 2005	25.4 °C	1,093 mm	0
2004	28.9 °C17 February 2004	22.5 °C22 July 2004	25.6 °C	1,301 mm	0
2003	29.5 °C4 February 2003	22.7 °C11 June 2003	26.0 °C	1,796 mm	0
2002	29.3 °C13 April 2002	22.2 °C19 July 2002	25.7 °C	1,701 mm	0
2001	29.3 °C9 April 2001	20.7 °C22 July 2001	25.3 °C	1,406 mm	0
2000	28.8 °C24 March 2000	22.5 °C15 July 2000	25.5 °C	1,588 mm	0
1999	29.0 °C23 March 1999	22.4 °C2 July 1999	25.6 °C	1,611 mm	0
1998	29.9 °C4 February 1998	23.4 °C27 July 1998	26.3 °C	1,378 mm	0
1997	28.9 °C9 April 1997	21.9 °C26 June 1997	25.5 °C	1,560 mm	0
1996	29.3 °C25 March 1996	21.0 °C18 July 1996	25.4 °C	1,737 mm	0
1995	29.6 °C31 March 1995	22.0 °C8 July 1995	25.7 °C	1,535 mm	0
1994	28.7 °C24 March 1994	21.6 °C21 July 1994	25.4 °C	1,278 mm	0
1993	28.6 °C1 March 1993	22.3 °C29 August 1993	25.5 °C	1,362 mm	0
1992	28.6 °C25 February 1992	21.0 °C25 July 1992	25.1 °C	1,552 mm	0
1991	29.3 °C20 February 1991	21.8 °C28 June 1991	25.5 °C	1,855 mm	0
1990	29.2 °C31 March 1990	21.1 °C11 July 1990	25.4 °C	1,280 mm	0
1989	28.9 °C8 April 1989	21.4 °C23 July 1989	25.5 °C	2,025 mm	0
1988	29.3 °C4 April 1988	22.6 °C31 July 1988	25.9 °C	1,849 mm	0
1987	29.1 °C26 February 1987	22.4 °C6 August 1987	25.7 °C	1,700 mm	0
1986	29.1 °C8 April 1986	22.0 °C8 July 1986	25.3 °C	1,508 mm	0
1985	28.6 °C29 March 1985	21.6 °C15 July 1985	25.3 °C	1,380 mm	0
1984	28.6 °C18 March 1984	22.7 °C21 July 1984	25.7 °C	1,662 mm	0
1983	29.3 °C21 March 1983	21.4 °C5 July 1983	25.2 °C	1,062 mm	0
1982	28.5 °C8 March 1982	20.9 °C3 July 1982	24.8 °C	1,479 mm	0
1981	28.9 °C15 April 1981	21.3 °C5 August 1981	25.2 °C	2,109 mm	0
1980	28.8 °C14 March 1980	21.3 °C30 July 1980	24.9 °C	1,931 mm	0
1979	28.7 °C14 April 1979	21.3 °C25 July 1979	25.1 °C	1,281 mm	0
1978	28.0 °C9 February 1978	20.9 °C4 July 1978	24.9 °C	1,672 mm	0
1977	29.0 °C15 April 1977	21.4 °C16 July 1977	25.1 °C	1,993 mm	0
1976	28.3 °C23 March 1976	20.8 °C10 July 1976	24.6 °C	1,949 mm	0
1975	28.7 °C24 March 1975	20.7 °C27 July 1975	24.9 °C	2,357 mm	0
1974	28.5 °C10 April 1974	21.5 °C6 July 1974	25.1 °C	2,172 mm	0
1973	29.2 °C4 February 1973	22.1 °C26 July 1973	25.5 °C	2,093 mm	0
1972	28.7 °C12 March 1972	21.1 °C12 July 1972	25.1 °C	1,535 mm	0
1971	28.5 °C17 April 1971	21.3 °C22 July 1971	25.0 °C	1,491 mm	0
1970	28.8 °C1 April 1970	21.2 °C5 July 1970	25.1 °C	1,267 mm	0
1969	28.9 °C9 March 1969	20.9 °C20 July 1969	25.1 °C	1,144 mm	0
1968	28.4 °C4 April 1968	21.3 °C31 July 1968	25.1 °C	1,624 mm	0
1967	28.5 °C8 March 1967	21.7 °C18 July 1967	25.1 °C	2,416 mm	0
1966	29.1 °C5 May 1966	22.3 °C22 July 1966	25.4 °C	2,109 mm	0
1965	28.6 °C12 April 1965	21.1 °C9 July 1965	25.0 °C	1,776 mm	0
1964	28.8 °C8 March 1964	21.4 °C17 August 1964	25.1 °C	1,677 mm	0
1963	28.7 °C23 March 1963	22.0 °C14 July 1963	25.5 °C	1,985 mm	0
1962	28.3 °C13 April 1962	21.1 °C25 July 1962	25.0 °C	1,603 mm	0
1961	28.7 °C21 March 1961	20.3 °C31 July 1961	25.0 °C	2,152 mm	0
1960	28.3 °C30 March 1960	21.6 °C16 July 1960	25.1 °C	1,767 mm	0
1959	29.0 °C13 March 1959	21.8 °C23 June 1959	25.2 °C	1,546 mm	0
1958	28.9 °C12 February 1958	20.3 °C19 July 1958	24.7 °C	1,144 mm	0
1957	27.1 °C13 February 1957	20.8 °C10 August 1957	24.5 °C	874 mm	0
1956	28.3 °C29 March 1956	21.3 °C11 July 1956	24.7 °C	1,204 mm	0
1955	28.1 °C1 April 1955	21.2 °C7 August 1955	24.9 °C	1,339 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C2 March 1954	19.9 °C31 July 1954	24.5 °C	1,327 mm	0
1953	28.3 °C2 April 1953	20.7 °C9 August 1953	24.7 °C	1,082 mm	0
1952	28.7 °C28 March 1952	21.3 °C6 August 1952	25.0 °C	1,534 mm	0
1951	28.8 °C28 March 1951	21.0 °C17 July 1951	25.0 °C	1,747 mm	0
1950	29.2 °C8 April 1950	17.9 °C29 August 1950	25.0 °C	1,685 mm	0
1949	28.9 °C9 March 1949	21.7 °C17 July 1949	25.2 °C	1,444 mm	0
1948	28.5 °C25 February 1948	21.2 °C22 July 1948	24.8 °C	1,835 mm	0
1947	28.2 °C21 February 1947	21.0 °C20 July 1947	24.8 °C	1,188 mm	0
1946	29.1 °C21 February 1946	20.0 °C11 July 1946	24.9 °C	1,434 mm	0
1945	29.4 °C17 April 1945	21.1 °C7 July 1945	25.0 °C	1,781 mm	0
1944	28.4 °C13 February 1944	20.9 °C1 August 1944	24.9 °C	1,273 mm	0
1943	28.2 °C28 February 1943	19.7 °C23 July 1943	24.5 °C	1,524 mm	0
1942	28.5 °C6 April 1942	20.6 °C16 July 1942	24.9 °C	1,575 mm	0
1941	28.3 °C7 March 1941	21.4 °C2 August 1941	24.9 °C	1,126 mm	0
1940	28.4 °C27 March 1940	20.8 °C19 June 1940	24.7 °C	1,327 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1423 mm

-180 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	+0.8 °C	176 mm	-54 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	90 mm	-90 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+0.8 °C	244 mm	+57 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+0.6 °C	100 mm	-63 mm
May	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	98 mm	-11 mm
Jun	26.1 °C	+1.4 °C	20 mm	+7 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Aug	23.9 °C	0.0 °C	4 mm	-2 mm
Sep	25.2 °C	+0.3 °C	29 mm	-4 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	+0.3 °C	46 mm	-88 mm
Nov	26.7 °C	+0.3 °C	220 mm	-44 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	+0.5 °C	394 mm	+112 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.5 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.3 °C

9 Aug 2025

Wettest day

214.6 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

32.3 km/h

19 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.7 °C

8 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

22 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,603 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port-Gentil?

The hottest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 30.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Port-Gentil?

The coldest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 17.9 °C.

Does it snow in Port-Gentil?

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

Has the climate of Port-Gentil warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Port-Gentil?

The wettest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2020, with 294 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Port-Gentil?

The windiest day measured in Port-Gentil between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1950, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Port-Gentil?

The warmest month in Port-Gentil is March (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil receives on average 1,603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Port-Gentil?

Port-Gentil gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Port-Gentil?

Yes: Port-Gentil has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port-Gentil?

In Port-Gentil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 4 April 1988, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 8 August 1950.

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