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Bangui, Central African Republic climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Bangui has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 94°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 71°F at night. Precipitation totals about 49 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 7.2 inches while January barely receives 0.47 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Bangui climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 63 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 63 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Bangui M Poko, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.