Abba in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Abba sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 498 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Abba's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Abba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
498 mm
73 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Abba in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Abba reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

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How summer really feels in Abba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abba weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°40.911.74.1
Feb34° / 20°163.111.83.3
Mar33° / 22°8513.5123.2
Apr31° / 22°16420.712.13.4
May30° / 21°1632212.23.7
Jun28° / 21°14122.212.34.1
Jul27° / 20°15224.512.34.2
Aug28° / 20°20526.112.23.9
Sep28° / 20°22426.5123.5
Oct29° / 20°23926.811.93.4
Nov31° / 20°7911.411.84.4
Dec32° / 18°81.311.74.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Abba gets around 498 mm of rain over 73 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Abba

In seasonPeak

In summer, Abba overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abba's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abba sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Abba?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Abba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abba in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Abba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abba in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abba peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abba in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abba is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1183 µg/m³Sep 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abba?

Abba sits at 5.3°N, 15.2°E, 728 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baboua, 63 km away.

BouarGaroua BoulaïCarnotBaoroBatouriBerbératiMeïganga

Topography around Abba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 706 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m.

The land around Abba is covered by shrubs (46%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (40%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
638 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Baboua 63 km · Bouar 83 km · Garoua Boulaï 90 km · Carnot 91 km · Baoro 97 km · Batouri 133 km · Berbérati 139 km · Meïganga 162 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abba (5.3335°, 15.152°, elevation 728 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.