Bambari in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Bambari sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 448 mm of rain over about 68 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 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
448 mm
68 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Bambari in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Bambari reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Bambari

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 53 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
53
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bambari 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
Jan35° / 20°51.111.73.3
Feb36° / 22°153.511.82.6
Mar35° / 24°7411.3122.6
Apr33° / 23°11916.412.13.0
May31° / 23°14820.912.33.3
Jun30° / 22°12520.912.33.7
Jul29° / 21°14922.512.33.8
Aug29° / 21°17324.412.23.5
Sep30° / 21°19025.3123.2
Oct30° / 21°20625.611.93.2
Nov32° / 21°659.711.74.0
Dec34° / 20°61.611.73.9

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

Bambari gets around 448 mm of rain over 68 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 oppressive — 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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bambari

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is summer a good time to visit Bambari?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bambari.

What to pack for Bambari in Summer

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

In summer, Bambari sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 68 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bambari 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 Bambari peaks around March 18 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 18UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bambari 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 Bambari is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2362 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bambari?

Bambari sits at 5.8°N, 20.7°E, 465 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Ippy, 82 km away.

IppyAlindaoKouangoBriaGbadoliteSibutDekoaKaga-Bandoro

Topography around Bambari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Bambari is covered by trees (42%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Ippy 82 km · Alindao 101 km · Kouango 117 km · Bria 169 km · Gbadolite 169 km · Sibut 177 km · Dekoa 187 km · Kaga-Bandoro 213 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 Bambari (5.7679°, 20.6757°, elevation 465 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.