Bangassou in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Bangassou sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 417 mm of rain over about 70 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 Bangassou's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bangassou's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
417 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.8
2nd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Bangassou 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 Bangassou reaches about 29°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

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How summer really feels in Bangassou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 26 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
26
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.

Bangassou 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° / 20°112.211.83.9
Feb34° / 21°265.411.83.1
Mar33° / 22°9414.4123.0
Apr31° / 22°14319.812.13.2
May30° / 22°14122.512.23.5
Jun29° / 21°11821.312.33.8
Jul29° / 21°13423.512.23.9
Aug28° / 21°16525.412.23.6
Sep29° / 21°16425.5123.4
Oct29° / 21°18626.611.93.4
Nov30° / 21°9214.911.84.3
Dec32° / 20°173.711.74.6

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

Bangassou gets around 417 mm of rain over 70 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 4 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 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bangassou

In seasonPeak

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

Bangassou's rainy season runs March–November, 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 Bangassou?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bangassou.

What to pack for Bangassou in Summer

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

In summer, Bangassou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bangassou 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 Bangassou peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 21UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bangassou 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 Bangassou is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.1× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 10100 µg/m³Sep 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr19Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bangassou?

Bangassou sits at 4.7°N, 22.8°E, 506 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bondo, 141 km away.

BondoAlindaoGbadoliteBriaIppyAketiZemioBambari

Topography around Bangassou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bangassou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 503 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m.

The land around Bangassou is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
363 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Bondo 141 km · Alindao 181 km · Gbadolite 208 km · Bria 220 km · Ippy 245 km · Aketi 247 km · Zemio 259 km · Bambari 263 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 Bangassou (4.7413°, 22.8184°, elevation 506 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.