The climate of Bangui (Central African Republic)
Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic and is located
in the southern part of the country on the banks of the Ubangi River.
The border with the Democratic Republic of Congo is in the vicinity.
Where safety is concerned Bangui has a bad reputation; only a few
years ago the city was referred to as the most dangerous city in the
world. This was mainly caused by the many coups and attacks by rebels.
Bangui has a tropical savannah climate with a distinct rainy season
from May till October. Bangui gets more than 500 millimeters of annual
precipitation on average. Bangui can record more than 2,000 annual
hours of sunshine on average. July and August are the darkest months
with 124 hours of sunshine per month. During the wet summers the lower
parts of Bangui may flood. During the summer of 2009 heavy rainfall
left more than 10,000 people homeless.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Bangui.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
32
18
7
2
n/a
February
34
19
7
5
n/a
March
33
21
6
9
n/a
April
32
22
7
11
n/a
May
31
21
6
15
n/a
June
30
20
6
12
n/a
July
29
20
4
13
n/a
August
29
20
4
16
n/a
September
29
20
5
16
n/a
October
29
20
6
18
n/a
November
30
19
7
10
n/a
December
31
18
7
4
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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