Lightning strikes in Central African Republic
The detection network has located 2,270 lightning strikes in Central African Republic since the archive began, including 925 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Central African Republic #51 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Central African Republic is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 152 |
| 2026-08-13 | 259 |
| 2026-08-12 | 59 |
| 2026-08-11 | 136 |
| 2026-08-10 | 46 |
| 2026-08-09 | 228 |
| 2026-08-08 | 45 |
| 2026-08-06 | 51 |
| 2026-08-05 | 26 |
| 2026-08-04 | 113 |
| 2026-08-03 | 302 |
| 2026-08-02 | 174 |
| 2026-08-01 | 32 |
| 2026-07-31 | 80 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Central African Republic's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouham Prefecture | 421 | 160 | 18.5% |
| 2 | Ouham-Pendé Prefecture | 344 | 148 | 15.2% |
| 3 | Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture | 242 | 53 | 10.7% |
| 4 | Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture | 241 | 62 | 10.6% |
| 5 | Nana-Mambéré Prefecture | 195 | 105 | 8.6% |
| 6 | Mambéré-Kadéï | 163 | 67 | 7.2% |
| 7 | Ouaka Prefecture | 123 | 103 | 5.4% |
| 8 | Nana-Grébizi Economic Prefecture | 109 | 48 | 4.8% |
| 9 | Sangha-Mbaéré | 94 | 55 | 4.1% |
| 10 | Haute-Kotto Prefecture | 88 | 32 | 3.9% |
| 11 | Vakaga Prefecture | 84 | 21 | 3.7% |
| 12 | Lobaye Prefecture | 66 | 27 | 2.9% |
| 13 | Kémo Prefecture | 57 | 31 | 2.5% |
| 14 | Haut-Mbomou Prefecture | 15 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Mbomou Prefecture | 13 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Basse-Kotto Prefecture | 8 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 17 | East | 3 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Moyen-Chari | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Orientale | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Likouala | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | South Darfur | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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