Bangui Weather Records (CT000004650)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bangui (CT000004650), Central African Republic, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Bangui

Bangui (CT000004650) is a weather station in Central African Republic at 4.38 latitude and 18.57 longitude, 381 m (1,250 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1980, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bangui still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Central African Republic, 4.38 latitude, 18.57 longitude.
Elevation: 381 m (1,250 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1980, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bangui. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bangui, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.8 C (98.2 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.2 C (102.6 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.6 C (101.5 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.6 C (97.9 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.8 C (94.6 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.2 C (93.6 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.0 C (93.2 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.5 C (94.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.8 C (96.4 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bangui still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Bangui by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	53
1951	64
1952	63
1953	61
1954	39
1955	41
1956	38
1957	58
1958	80
1959	22
1960	27
1961	44
1962	60
1963	59
1964	43
1965	39
1967	86
1968	48
1969	32
1970	41
1971	70
1972	41
1973	48
1974	40
1975	41
1976	38
1977	57
1978	47
1979	38
1980	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 220.0 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bangui. The most was 220.0 mm (8.7 in) on 5 April 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bangui
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 January 1969
Feb	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 February 1954
Mar	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	27 March 1961
Apr	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	5 April 1959
May	138.3 mm (5.4 in)	11 May 1969
Jun	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	5 June 1965
Jul	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	5 July 1979
Aug	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	12 August 1975
Sep	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	14 September 1957
Oct	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	1 October 1957
Nov	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 November 1954
Dec	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	8 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1980

30 years of record at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960.

Days with data per year at Bangui
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	151	41%	No
1960	213	58%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	334	92%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1950 to 1980

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.9 C (78.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 25.6 C (78.0 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 26.3 C (79.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.5 C (0.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bangui as warming stripes, 1950 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	25.8 C	-0.18 C
1951	26.1 C	+0.18 C
1952	26.3 C	+0.32 C
1953	26.0 C	+0.05 C
1954	26.0 C	+0.04 C
1955	25.9 C	-0.01 C
1956	25.7 C	-0.25 C
1957	25.9 C	-0.09 C
1958	26.2 C	+0.28 C
1961	25.9 C	-0.04 C
1962	26.0 C	+0.07 C
1963	26.1 C	+0.13 C
1964	26.1 C	+0.10 C
1967	26.0 C	+0.01 C
1968	25.8 C	-0.15 C
1969	25.8 C	-0.11 C
1970	26.2 C	+0.26 C
1971	25.6 C	-0.31 C
1972	26.0 C	+0.06 C
1973	26.1 C	+0.11 C
1974	25.8 C	-0.17 C
1975	25.6 C	-0.39 C
1976	25.6 C	-0.40 C
1977	25.9 C	-0.01 C
1978	26.0 C	+0.04 C
1979	26.1 C	+0.15 C
1980	26.2 C	+0.27 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1950 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Bangui: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.2 C (102.6 F)	1962	37.7 C (99.9 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1971	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	1959	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	244.9 mm (9.6 in)	1959	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1961	29 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.7 C (99.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bangui by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1951	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1952	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1953	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1954	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1955	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1956	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1959	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1960	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1961	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1962	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1967	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1968	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1969	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1970	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1971	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1972	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1973	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1974	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1975	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1976	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1977	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1978	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	37.0 C (98.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. The record is 9.8 C (49.6 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.0 C (57.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bangui by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1951	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1952	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1953	14.1 C (57.4 F)
1954	13.8 C (56.8 F)
1955	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1956	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1957	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1958	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1959	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1960	17.5 C (63.5 F)
1961	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1962	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1963	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1964	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1965	16.6 C (61.9 F)
1967	14.7 C (58.5 F)
1968	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1969	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1970	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1971	9.8 C (49.6 F)
1972	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1973	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1974	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1975	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1976	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1977	12.9 C (55.2 F)
1978	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1979	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1980	11.5 C (52.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. The record is 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bangui by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1951	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1952	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1955	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1957	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1960	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1970	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1972	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1974	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1976	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1978	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1979	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980	72.6 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. The record is 244.9 mm (9.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.9 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bangui by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1951	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1952	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1953	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1955	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1956	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1957	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1958	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1959	244.9 mm (9.6 in)
1960	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1961	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1962	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1963	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1965	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1967	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1968	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1969	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1970	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1971	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1972	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1973	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1975	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1976	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1977	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1978	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1979	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1980	133.5 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bangui, 1950 to 1980. The record is 52 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bangui by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	31 days
1951	43 days
1952	20 days
1953	42 days
1954	28 days
1955	30 days
1956	23 days
1957	26 days
1958	21 days
1959	24 days
1960	11 days
1961	52 days
1962	44 days
1963	13 days
1964	45 days
1965	26 days
1967	41 days
1968	32 days
1969	38 days
1970	34 days
1971	48 days
1972	33 days
1973	16 days
1974	33 days
1975	30 days
1976	17 days
1977	20 days
1978	25 days
1979	21 days
1980	26 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Data for Bangui standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).