Tchibanga climate — normals and trends
Tchibanga (Gabon) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,915 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tchibanga averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Tchibanga has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 27 March 2024) and the coldest 9.4 °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
TchibangaNyanga Province
- coords
- -2.93°, 10.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,915mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
34.6 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest day
9.4 °C
29 August 1950
Wettest day
210 mm
17 January 1980
Windiest day
17.6 km/h
11 September 1943
Strongest gust
46.4 km/h
17 May 1944
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
29 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 November 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 | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 243 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 200 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 369 mm | +137 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 165 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 223 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 116 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 365 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 262 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tchibanga?
Tchibanga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,915 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tchibanga?
The hottest day measured in Tchibanga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2024, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tchibanga?
The coldest day measured in Tchibanga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tchibanga?
Almost never: Tchibanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tchibanga warmed?
Yes: Tchibanga warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tchibanga?
The wettest day measured in Tchibanga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1980, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tchibanga?
The windiest day measured in Tchibanga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1943, with winds reaching 17.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tchibanga?
The warmest month in Tchibanga is April (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tchibanga?
Tchibanga receives on average 1,915 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tchibanga?
Tchibanga gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tchibanga?
Yes: Tchibanga has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tchibanga?
In Tchibanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 29 August 1950.
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