Libreville Weather Records (GB000004500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Libreville (GB000004500), Gabon, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Libreville

Libreville (GB000004500) is a weather station in Gabon at 0.38 latitude and 9.45 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1980, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Libreville still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Gabon, 0.38 latitude, 9.45 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 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 Libreville. 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 Libreville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.4 C (92.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.2 C (93.6 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.5 C (92.3 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.6 C (92.5 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.5 C (88.7 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.5 C (88.7 F)	18.4 C (65.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.8 C (89.2 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19.3 C (66.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.5 C (88.7 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.5 C (92.3 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.4 C (90.3 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Libreville still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 192.

Standing records at Libreville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	192
1951	79
1952	104
1953	74
1954	52
1955	40
1956	60
1957	32
1958	67
1959	16
1960	35
1961	37
1962	37
1963	73
1964	47
1965	33
1967	30
1968	32
1969	40
1970	24
1971	33
1972	50
1973	40
1974	27
1975	33
1976	32
1977	21
1978	41
1979	51
1980	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 239.6 mm (9.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Libreville. The most was 239.6 mm (9.4 in) on 13 September 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Libreville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	24 January 1976
Feb	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	26 February 1953
Mar	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	25 March 1967
Apr	176.1 mm (6.9 in)	30 April 1954
May	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	4 May 1967
Jun	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	2 June 1962
Jul	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3 July 1975
Aug	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	25 August 1970
Sep	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	13 September 1973
Oct	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	23 October 1968
Nov	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	2 November 1962
Dec	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	12 December 1957

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1980

30 years of record at Libreville, 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 Libreville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	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	180	49%	No
1960	275	75%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	342	94%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	334	91%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1950 to 1980

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.0 C (78.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 25.5 C (78.0 F), and the warmest was 1950, at 26.6 C (79.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Libreville as warming stripes, 1950 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	26.6 C	+0.61 C
1951	26.4 C	+0.39 C
1952	26.4 C	+0.43 C
1953	26.4 C	+0.43 C
1954	25.9 C	-0.03 C
1955	25.8 C	-0.15 C
1956	25.5 C	-0.44 C
1957	25.8 C	-0.19 C
1958	25.6 C	-0.36 C
1961	25.7 C	-0.28 C
1962	25.7 C	-0.24 C
1963	26.2 C	+0.24 C
1964	25.8 C	-0.18 C
1965	25.9 C	-0.11 C
1967	25.9 C	-0.07 C
1968	25.9 C	-0.04 C
1969	25.9 C	-0.07 C
1970	26.0 C	+0.02 C
1971	25.8 C	-0.18 C
1972	25.8 C	-0.21 C
1973	26.2 C	+0.27 C
1975	25.7 C	-0.26 C
1977	26.0 C	+0.04 C
1978	26.0 C	+0.07 C
1979	26.3 C	+0.30 C
1980	26.0 C	+0.04 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 Libreville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	1951	32.0 C (89.6 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1953	19.6 C (67.2 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	1973	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	337.4 mm (13.3 in)	1957	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	109 days	1954	59 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. The record is 34.2 C (93.6 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Libreville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1951	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1952	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1953	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1954	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1955	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1956	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1957	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1958	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1959	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1960	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1961	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1965	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1967	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1968	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1969	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1970	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1971	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1972	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1977	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1980	31.3 C (88.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. The record is 17.8 C (64.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.6 C (67.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Libreville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1951	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1952	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1953	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1954	18.1 C (64.6 F)
1955	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1956	18.8 C (65.8 F)
1957	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1958	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1959	20.9 C (69.6 F)
1960	20.3 C (68.5 F)
1961	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1962	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1963	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1964	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1965	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1967	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1968	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1969	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1970	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1971	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1972	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1973	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1974	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1975	18.6 C (65.5 F)
1976	20.3 C (68.5 F)
1977	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1978	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1979	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1980	19.5 C (67.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. The record is 239.6 mm (9.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.6 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Libreville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1951	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1952	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953	158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1954	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1955	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1957	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1958	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1959	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1960	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1961	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1962	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1963	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1964	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1965	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1967	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1968	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1969	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1970	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1971	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1972	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1974	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1975	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1976	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1977	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1978	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1979	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1980	100.1 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. The record is 337.4 mm (13.3 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 213.2 mm (8.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Libreville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1951	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1952	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1953	245.5 mm (9.7 in)
1954	273.0 mm (10.7 in)
1955	280.1 mm (11.0 in)
1956	214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1957	337.4 mm (13.3 in)
1958	279.1 mm (11.0 in)
1959	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1960	211.7 mm (8.3 in)
1961	248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1962	252.4 mm (9.9 in)
1963	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1964	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1965	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1967	283.3 mm (11.2 in)
1968	314.4 mm (12.4 in)
1969	191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1970	298.7 mm (11.8 in)
1971	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1972	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1973	272.8 mm (10.7 in)
1974	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1975	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1976	258.2 mm (10.2 in)
1977	253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1978	241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1979	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1980	171.9 mm (6.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Libreville, 1950 to 1980. The record is 109 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Libreville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	51 days
1951	68 days
1952	55 days
1953	59 days
1954	109 days
1955	69 days
1956	61 days
1957	78 days
1958	34 days
1959	43 days
1960	82 days
1961	54 days
1962	91 days
1963	58 days
1964	46 days
1965	38 days
1967	74 days
1968	96 days
1969	32 days
1970	52 days
1971	73 days
1972	59 days
1973	54 days
1974	90 days
1975	44 days
1976	66 days
1977	47 days
1978	94 days
1979	44 days
1980	70 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.

Download the Data

Data for Libreville 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).