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Monthly climate in Birao, Central African Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Birao features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 708 mm (27.9 inches) and receives 94 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Birao enjoys an average of 3881 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Birao, Central African Republic §

The warmest months in Birao are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (89 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Birao experiences 329 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 Birao, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Birao, Central African Republic §

Birao usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Birao are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Birao, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 38 (1.5) 91 (3.6) 166 (6.5) 220 (8.7) 143 (5.6) 41 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 7 13 22 23 21 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Birao, Central African Republic §

The sunniest months in Birao are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Birao: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Birao, 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 272 307 341 338 347 330 328 310 316 332 324 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 35m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 35m 12h 42m 12h 38m 12h 25m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 38m 11h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Birao, Central African Republic §

Birao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Birao UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Birao, 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) 10 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 12 10 9