Our synoptic decoder reads air temperature only, so this station reports no dew point, wind or pressure here.
Where Ouesso stands
On Earth#4,141 of 9,187The 4,140 above it →In Congo (Republic)#10 of 11Every station in Congo (Republic) →
Its highest placing today was 3,330th of 7,474, reached at 18:16 UTC.
- Best global heat placing in 7 days recorded: 150th of 8,740.
- Was the hottest reporting station in Congo (Republic) on 2 of those 7 days.
Ranking as of 21:31 UTC.
The last 24 hours
Local timeInsufficient recent observations to produce a 24-hour temperature chart.
33 Octobers on record
Average high · NOAA GHCN-DailyThe record book, month by month
Highest and lowest ever recorded here · with the day it happenedJan
41.3°
Mon 27 Jan 2014
10.0°
Tue 13 Jan 2015
Feb
39.3°
Tue 21 Feb 2012
11.9°
Wed 1 Feb 2023
Mar
41.0°
Tue 21 Mar 1950
14.4°
Sun 19 Mar 2023
Apr
43.5°
Tue 21 Apr 1998
16.0°
Wed 4 Apr 2012
May
39.0°
Record high
35.5°C
Sat 7 Oct 2017
Record low
17.4°C
Tue 7 Oct 1969
Average high
30.5°C
all years on record
- 1
Today is colder than 99% of all days recorded here since 1950.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1950. Shown only once the station has reported most of the day, because a day's high can still rise. - 2
Right now Davis Lgb 46 Aws is 88.0°C colder than Ouesso. Same planet. Same afternoon.
From our dataBoth readings are live and ranked on this site now. - 3
The coldest night Ouesso has ever recorded, 10.0°C, would pass for a warm spell at Davis Lgb 46 Aws, which is −66.5°C right now.
From our dataThis station's record low against the current live reading at Davis Lgb 46 Aws.
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14.0°C short of the record for 7 October
Today’s high 21.5°C against 35.5°C in 2017. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
43.5°C
- Date
- Tuesday, 21 April 1998
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Ouesso, Congo (Republic)
- Position
- 1.62°N 16.05°E · 352 m
The highest in available records since 1950. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1950 to 2025.
All-time record low
10.0°C
- Date
- Saturday, 25 December 1971
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Ouesso, Congo (Republic)
- Position
- 1.62°N 16.05°E · 352 m
The lowest in available records since 1950. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1950 to 2025.
By year, from our own record
2026
Highest 33.0°C, lowest 21.5°C. 7 days recorded from 7 readings.
By month, from our own record
For the long record, see Ouesso’s average and record temperature for every month.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Days | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 33.0°C | 21.5°C | - | 6 | 6 |
| September 2026 | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | - | 1 | 1 |
Highest and lowest we have recorded here
Highest
33.0°C
Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 13:00 local
Lowest
21.5°C
Wed 7 Oct 2026 at 19:00 local
These are not official records. They are the highest and lowest readings this site has stored for Ouesso since September 2026, across 7 days we hold a reading for. Official climatological records are adjudicated by national meteorological services and by the WMO.
Ouesso (FCOU) is a SYNOP weather station in Congo (Republic), 352 m above sea level.
We have kept a daily record here for 7 of the 10 days since 28 September 2026, from 7 observations.
Recent temperature history
The same record at three widths, picking up where the last 24 hours above leaves off. Each period is summarised from the grain that suits it, so nothing here is one reading repeated thousands of times into the page.
Recent readings
Each reading as it arrived, newest first, with what our quality checks did with it. A reading we did not count is shown struck through with the reason.
| Time | Temp | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| high | 21.5°C | Counted |
Times are local time. 1 reading counted.
In summary
Over the last week we have readings for 6 days here, running from 21.5°C to 33.0°C, a spread of 11.5°C.
Its best placing today was 3,330th hottest of the 7,474 stations reporting.
What stands out here
- Its best placing so far is 150th hottest of the 8,740 stations reporting worldwide.
- It has passed 30°C on 3 of the 6 days we have recorded here.
Recent highlights
Its high of 33.0°C was the highest of the 11 stations we hold in Congo (Republic).
Its low of 23.5°C was the lowest of the 10 stations we hold in Congo (Republic).
Recent days
Typically 1 reading a day.
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 21.5°C | 18:00 UTC | 21.5°C | 18:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-06 | 32.0°C | 12:00 UTC | 32.0°C | 12:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-05 | 31.0°C | 12:00 UTC | 31.0°C | 12:00 UTC |
| 2026-10-04 | 22.2°C | 06:00 UTC | 22.2°C |
Nearby, and the opposite
- Nearest stationMakoua21.5°C187.9 km away, today's high
- Warmest nearbyOllombo/N'Guesso Arpt30.0°C314.7 km away
- Coldest nearbyBerbérati Arpt22.0°C290 km away, today's low
- The opposite of hereDavis Lgb 46 Aws−66.5°CAntarctica
The nearest other station is 187.9 km away. Quality control compares a reading against stations within 150 km, so there is nothing close enough to cross-check this one against.
What we have stored, day by day
We have readings for 7 of the 10 days since we started storing this station on 28 September 2026.
Tracking history
It is on a run of 4 days now.
- First reading stored23.5°C on our first day here
- First day as the coldest we hold in its country23.5°C
- First day as the hottest we hold in its country33.0°C
Where this station is
This station lies about 200 km north of the equator. It lies within the tropics.
Where Ouesso is
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1.62°N 16.05°E
Ouesso
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-10-06, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
View more on Google Maps1.6167°N, 16.0500°E
Ouesso, answered from the data
How hot does it get in Ouesso?
The warmest month on record here is April, when the highest reading has reached 43.5°C (110.3°F) on Tuesday, 21 April 1998.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, highest reading recorded in each month
How cold does it get in Ouesso?
The coldest month on record here is January, when the lowest reading has fallen to 10.0°C (50.0°F) on Tuesday, 13 January 2015.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, lowest reading recorded in each month
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Ouesso?
43.5°C (110.3°F) on Tuesday, 21 April 1998. That is the highest in the daily record we hold for this station, which runs since 1950. It is not an officially certified record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Ouesso?
10.0°C (50.0°F) on Saturday, 25 December 1971. That is the lowest in the daily record we hold, which runs since 1950.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the temperature in Ouesso right now?
21.5°C (70.7°F), measured at 19:00 local on Wednesday 7 October.
Live reading from the station, after our quality checks
Is Ouesso the hottest place on Earth?
Data sources for this page
Readings here arrive through NOAA WMO SYNOP bulletins. SYNOP is the surface synoptic report that national weather services file to the WMO, typically at the main hours of 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC and often three hourly between them. It covers places with no airport, which is why the coldest readings on Earth arrive this way.
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Latest reading, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1950 to 2025 at this site and its predecessors, and our own observations, 7 days | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
How these readings are checked
Every reading on this page has passed the checks below. A reading that fails any of them is stored as refused and can never be ranked, shown as a record, or counted in a daily high or low.
72 readings from this station have been refused in the 12 days since readings began being logged against individual stations.
- The reading is recent enough for its network: 72
- 01
Has a real position
A reading with no usable latitude and longitude is discarded. It cannot be ranked, mapped, or compared with its neighbours, and a temperature with no place is not an answer to which place is hottest.
- 02
Position is not a placeholder
Some feeds fill an unknown position with a stand-in value such as 99.99 degrees or an elevation of 9999 m. Those are not coordinates. They are caught separately from a missing position because a station placed at a fake point has no neighbours, so the neighbour check below can never see anything wrong with it.
- 03
The bulletin itself is current
SYNOP arrives as files that are only re-read when they change. A file that has stopped being updated is set aside whole, before any reading inside it is considered.
- 04
The reading is recent enough for its network
Different networks get different windows, because they report at different rates: 2 hours for METAR, which transmits continuously, and 9 hours for SYNOP, which reports at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. A single rule would have discarded the entire synoptic network, including every station in Antarctica.