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Monthly climate in Bangui, Central African Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bangui features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 986 mm (38.8 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bangui enjoys an average of 3784 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bangui, Central African Republic §

The warmest months in Bangui are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bangui experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bangui, Central African Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bangui, Central African Republic §

Bangui usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 146 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bangui are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bangui, Central African Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 19 (0.7) 67 (2.6) 90 (3.6) 97 (3.8) 73 (2.9) 114 (4.5) 147 (5.8) 123 (4.8) 169 (6.6) 75 (3.0) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 3 11 11 15 14 19 22 21 24 14 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Bangui, Central African Republic §

The sunniest months in Bangui are April, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bangui: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bangui, Central African Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 271 299 325 327 337 321 314 308 311 323 316 328
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 53m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 18m 12h 20m 12h 19m 12h 14m 12h 7m 12h 0m 11h 54m 11h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Bangui, Central African Republic §

Bangui experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bangui UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bangui, Central African Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 13 14 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 10