Bangui weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇫 Central African Republic · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Bangui is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with November and April close behind. Bangui averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 33°C / 91°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in December.

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Sun hours / year

2,324

Sunniest month

December

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

1,366 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

832k

Elevation

363 m

When is the best time to visit Bangui?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bangui is December, then November and April. The dullest month is February (50/100, 50 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bangui?

Bangui gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. December (81/100) is noticeably better than February (50). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Central African Republic. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 41% of the annual 1,366 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yaoundé Cameroon · 776 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
• N'Djamena Chad · 942 km · best in Sep · 3,347 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 977 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 1,028 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 1,035 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 1,090 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Gemena Congo - Kinshasa · 190 km · 2,210 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Gbadolite Congo - Kinshasa · 273 km · 2,361 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Mbandaka Congo - Kinshasa · 487 km · 1,942 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Boende Congo - Kinshasa · 583 km · 1,913 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• N'Gaoundéré Cameroon · 640 km · 2,679 h sun/yr · best in Jan