August Weather in Central African Republic Central African Republic

Daily high temperatures are around 85°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 71°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on February 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Central African Republic typically range from 71°F to 94°F, while on January 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from 64°F to 89°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of August in Central African Republic experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 74% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 28% of the time.

For reference, on April 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 80%, while on June 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 34%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Central African Republic, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is gradually increasing, starting the month at 70% and ending it at 74%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 75% on August 16, and its lowest chance is 7% on December 31.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Central African Republic is essentially constant, remaining about 6.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 10.2 inches or falling below 3.4 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 7.0 inches on August 16.

Over the course of August in Central African Republic, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 15 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 12 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Central African Republic is 5:30 AM on August 10 and the earliest sunrise is 1 minute, 26 seconds earlier at 5:28 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 5:54 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 11 minutes earlier at 5:43 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Central African Republic during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets 12 hours, 32 minutes later, at 5:53 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:42 AM and sets 11 hours, 43 minutes later, at 5:25 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Central African Republic is essentially constant during August, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on August 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 11, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 54% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Central African Republic is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.8 miles per hour, while on September 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.1 miles per hour.

The wind direction in Central African Republic during August is predominantly out of the south from August 1 to August 28 and the west from August 28 to August 31.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Central African Republic are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Central African Republic are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 796°F, from 5,904°F to 6,700°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Central African Republic is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.9 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Central African Republic are 7.000 deg latitude, 21.000 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Central African Republic is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Central African Republic is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (47%), within 10 miles by trees (58%) and grassland (42%), and within 50 miles by trees (67%) and grassland (32%).