Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ouesso features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1312 mm (51.6 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ouesso enjoys an average of 3548 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ouesso are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ouesso experiences 324 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ouesso, Congo with other places around the world.
Ouesso usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 24 rainy days and 165 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ouesso are January, February and December. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 58 (2.3) | 137 (5.4) | 140 (5.5) | 109 (4.3) | 76 (3.0) | 94 (3.7) | 112 (4.4) | 166 (6.5) | 183 (7.2) | 145 (5.7) | 57 (2.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Ouesso are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ouesso: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 288 | 309 | 306 | 310 | 304 | 292 | 290 | 288 | 273 | 296 | 321 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 1m | 12h 3m | 12h 5m | 12h 8m | 12h 10m | 12h 12m | 12h 11m | 12h 9m | 12h 6m | 12h 3m | 12h 1m | 12h 1m |
Ouesso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, 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 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 Ouesso UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |