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Best time to visit Bangui

December is the best time to visit Bangui for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 67/100
The least cloud December 59 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 11 mm
Warmth February 35 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 67 32 °C 3
2 January 63 34 °C 2
3 February 60 35 °C 5
4 November 55 30 °C 15
5 June 54 30 °C 16
6 August 52 29 °C 24
7 July 51 29 °C 20
8 September 51 29 °C 24
9 March 51 33 °C 13
10 October 50 29 °C 24
11 April 50 32 °C 15
12 May 49 31 °C 17

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 34.4 °C 11 mm 60 %
February 34.9 °C 25 mm 66 %
March 33.2 °C 86 mm 72 %
April 31.8 °C 111 mm 74 %
May 31.2 °C 105 mm 70 %
June 30.4 °C 91 mm 71 %
July 29.5 °C 113 mm 76 %
August 29.0 °C 168 mm 81 %
September 29.3 °C 162 mm 80 %
October 29.4 °C 189 mm 79 %
November 30.5 °C 100 mm 73 %
December 32.5 °C 17 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.