🇨🇫 Central African Republic
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When to go
Central African Republic, month by month
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Typical weather
What Bangui is usually like
What a typical day looks like, hour by hour: 8am when you get up, 2pm in the afternoon, 8pm when you are out in the evening — on Central African Republic’s own clock, at Bangui. Ten-year averages (2011–2020) measured at the capital, so this is Bangui, not the whole of Central African Republic, and a mountain or a coast a few hours away can be nothing like it. Averages, not a forecast: a typical January rather than any particular one.
| ✕January, avoid | 23.1°C | 33.8°C | 26.9°C | 4 mm | 11h 54m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕February, avoid | 24.6°C | 34.1°C | 28.5°C | 32 mm | 11h 59m |
| ✕March, avoid | 25.2°C | 33°C | 28.1°C | 81 mm | 12h 05m |
| ✕April, avoid | 25.6°C | 32.3°C | 27.4°C | 107 mm | 12h 13m |
| ✕May, avoid | 25.4°C | 31.5°C | 27°C | 90 mm | 12h 19m |
| ✕June, avoid | 24.8°C | 30.5°C | 26.2°C | 77 mm | 12h 22m |
| ✕July, avoid | 24°C | 29.5°C | 25.5°C | 111 mm | 12h 21m |
| ✕August, avoid | 23.7°C | 29°C | 25°C | 153 mm | 12h 16m |
| ✕September, avoid | 23.9°C | 29.6°C | 25.1°C | 147 mm | 12h 09m |
| ✕October, avoid | 23.9°C | 29.8°C | 25.1°C | 194 mm | 12h 02m |
| ✕November, avoid | 24°C | 30.9°C | 25.7°C | 86 mm | 11h 56m |
| ✕December, avoid | 23.5°C | 32.7°C | 26.4°C | 10 mm | 11h 52m |
Twelve months in order. Tap any heading to sort by it — the driest month, the longest day, the afternoon closest to the one you like.
The colour is the month, not the weather: ✕ avoid.
Temperature and rainfall are ERA5. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of this information. Daylight: MET Norway, measured on the 15th of each month — the sun does not change, so that figure is exact rather than an average. Rainfall is a monthly total; daylight is sunset minus sunrise.
Right now
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FCDO advises against all travel.
Getting in, and staying safe
Visas, entry rules and health — the official pages
Entry rules, visa requirements, vaccinations and safety advice for Central African Republic all live on the pages below. Each one goes straight to Central African Republic, not to a search box.
We link to official sources and stop there. We do not check, summarise, rank or verify them — always read the official page itself before you travel, and read the one for your own nationality. We are an independent site with no government connection.
At a glance
The practical bits
| Plug types | C, E |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 220V |
| Emergency numbers * | 117, 118 |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr) |
| Language | French, Sango |
| Dialling code | +236 |
| Driving | On the right |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
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* Emergency numbers can change, and can vary by region within a country. Always confirm with your accommodation or the nearest embassy before you travel.
Worth knowing
Five things that hold almost everywhere
- Grab (or the local equivalent) beats street taxis in most of Asia — and even where you don't use it, the app price tells you what's fair.
- ATMs: withdraw big and rarely, always in the local currency, and always decline the machine's kind offer to charge your card in pounds — that 'service' costs 3–6%.
- eSIM before you land (Airalo or similar) so you're online at arrivals; swap to a local SIM if you're staying weeks.
- Scooters anywhere: without the right licence category your travel insurance is void. That's the whole conversation.
- Save the local emergency number on day one, and know which private hospital expats use in your city — ask your host the day you arrive.
General travel habits, not advice specific to Central African Republic. Rules, prices and fees change — check anything that matters before you rely on it.