Climate averages 1991–2020
Bambari weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Bambari: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.3 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gbadolite (169 km away). In January its highs average 34.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Bambari, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in the Central African Republic, Bambari ranks 1st of 7 for the warmest January highs and 2nd of 7 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 7 cities is 34.3°C; Bambari is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.3 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Gbadolite in JanuaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Bégoua in JanuaryCentral African Republic · 278 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Bangui in JanuaryCentral African Republic · 282 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Gemena in JanuaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 297 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Bimbo in JanuaryCentral African Republic · 301 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Binga in JanuaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 378 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Lisala in JanuaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 413 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 45 mm rain
- Bumba in JanuaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 445 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 41 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.