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Monthly climate in Port-Gentil, Gabon

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port-Gentil features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1853 mm (72.9 inches) and receives 223 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port-Gentil enjoys an average of 3549 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port-Gentil, Gabon §

The warmest months in Port-Gentil are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port-Gentil experiences 290 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 Port-Gentil, Gabon.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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port-Gentil, Gabon §

Port-Gentil usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port-Gentil are June, July and August. On average, 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port-Gentil, Gabon.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) 264 (10.4) 199 (7.8) 174 (6.9) 174 (6.9) 152 (6.0) 32 (1.3) 16 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 50 (2.0) 196 (7.7) 277 (10.9) 299 (11.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 22 24 23 22 6 2 5 11 27 29 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Port-Gentil, Gabon §

The sunniest months in Port-Gentil are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port-Gentil: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port-Gentil, Gabon.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 253 276 294 284 306 309 324 323 302 300 270 302
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Port-Gentil, Gabon §

Port-Gentil experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Port-Gentil UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port-Gentil, Gabon.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) 12 12 13 14 13 10 9 12 12 13 13 12