Climate averages 1991–2020
Bambari weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bambari: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gbadolite (169 km away). In December its highs average 32.4°C, 1.4°C cooler than Bambari, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in the Central African Republic, Bambari ranks 1st of 7 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 7 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 7 cities is 32.5°C; Bambari is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.2 mm to 5.3 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bambari climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 36.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 16 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 34.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 74 | 11.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 119 | 16.3 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 148 | 20.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 29.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 125 | 20.9 | 12.512 h |
| July | 28.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 149 | 22.4 | 12.412 h |
| August | 28.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 173 | 24.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 190 | 25.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 206 | 25.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 65 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 33.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Gbadolite in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 22.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Bégoua in DecemberCentral African Republic · 278 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Bangui in DecemberCentral African Republic · 282 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Gemena in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 297 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Bimbo in DecemberCentral African Republic · 301 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Binga in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 378 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Lisala in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 413 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 60 mm rain
- Bumba in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 445 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.9°C · 60 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bambari) is explained once on the Bambari year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.