Mpanda climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mpanda?

Mpanda has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 4,988 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mpanda?

The hottest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 32.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mpanda?

The coldest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 9.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mpanda?

Almost never: Mpanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Mpanda warmed?

Yes: Mpanda warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mpanda?

The wettest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1984, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mpanda?

The windiest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1949, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mpanda?

The warmest month in Mpanda is September (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mpanda?

Mpanda receives on average 4,988 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mpanda?

Mpanda gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mpanda (Burundi) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 4,988 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is September (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Mpanda averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.

Mpanda has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 31 July 1960).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

MpandaBubanza Province

coords: -3.17°, 29.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

24.6°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

4,988mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

8.2km/h

Seasonal range

1.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

262 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.3 °C

Average peak gust

28.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

32.7 °C

25 September 1997

Coldest day

9.6 °C

31 July 1960

Wettest day

227 mm

11 February 1984

Windiest day

16.9 km/h

26 August 1949

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

6 February 2001

Hottest feels-like

34.2 °C

2 March 1988

Coldest feels-like

6.4 °C

12 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.1 °C1 March 2025	12.0 °C5 August 2025	20.3 °C	4,477 mm	1
2024	30.3 °C14 September 2024	11.6 °C26 June 2024	20.7 °C	5,278 mm	1
2023	30.7 °C23 August 2023	11.9 °C3 July 2023	20.5 °C	5,614 mm	3
2022	30.2 °C12 January 2022	12.4 °C23 June 2022	20.1 °C	4,404 mm	1
2021	30.2 °C9 November 2021	12.6 °C19 July 2021	20.3 °C	4,679 mm	3
2020	30.1 °C9 February 2020	11.9 °C17 July 2020	20.4 °C	4,507 mm	1
2019	29.3 °C8 October 2019	12.9 °C28 July 2019	20.2 °C	5,455 mm	0
2018	30.7 °C27 September 2018	12.2 °C7 July 2018	20.0 °C	4,771 mm	2
2017	29.8 °C23 October 2017	12.9 °C2 July 2017	20.2 °C	5,099 mm	0
2016	30.6 °C14 October 2016	12.4 °C30 June 2016	20.5 °C	4,193 mm	4
2015	30.4 °C28 August 2015	11.8 °C13 July 2015	20.2 °C	4,786 mm	2
2014	29.0 °C12 September 2014	12.2 °C13 July 2014	20.0 °C	4,937 mm	0
2013	29.9 °C22 January 2013	12.5 °C23 June 2013	19.8 °C	4,744 mm	0
2012	29.8 °C28 January 2012	12.1 °C15 August 2012	19.5 °C	5,029 mm	0
2011	29.1 °C7 February 2011	12.5 °C8 July 2011	19.5 °C	5,584 mm	0
2010	30.7 °C2 February 2010	12.4 °C25 September 2010	20.3 °C	4,478 mm	1
2009	29.1 °C28 September 2009	11.6 °C8 July 2009	19.8 °C	4,988 mm	0
2008	30.1 °C27 September 2008	10.6 °C9 July 2008	19.3 °C	4,530 mm	1
2007	30.5 °C25 September 2007	11.3 °C19 June 2007	19.5 °C	4,934 mm	1
2006	30.1 °C26 January 2006	11.0 °C17 June 2006	19.5 °C	5,186 mm	1
2005	31.4 °C22 February 2005	12.1 °C8 July 2005	20.0 °C	4,563 mm	5
2004	29.2 °C9 October 2004	11.5 °C10 July 2004	19.5 °C	4,367 mm	0
2003	29.5 °C3 February 2003	12.0 °C8 July 2003	19.7 °C	4,188 mm	0
2002	31.1 °C23 September 2002	12.9 °C5 June 2002	19.7 °C	4,401 mm	7
2001	28.5 °C20 August 2001	11.6 °C1 August 2001	19.0 °C	4,694 mm	0
2000	30.6 °C2 September 2000	12.3 °C3 July 2000	19.7 °C	3,645 mm	3
1999	29.3 °C25 October 1999	11.9 °C7 July 1999	19.2 °C	4,500 mm	0
1998	29.3 °C23 September 1998	12.5 °C25 July 1998	20.0 °C	4,412 mm	0
1997	32.7 °C25 September 1997	11.5 °C17 July 1997	19.7 °C	5,120 mm	15
1996	28.3 °C25 September 1996	12.0 °C8 August 1996	19.3 °C	4,843 mm	0
1995	29.6 °C24 August 1995	12.8 °C5 July 1995	19.6 °C	4,732 mm	0
1994	28.1 °C26 September 1994	12.2 °C8 July 1994	19.3 °C	5,745 mm	0
1993	29.0 °C24 October 1993	12.1 °C15 August 1993	19.4 °C	4,832 mm	0
1992	29.0 °C14 March 1992	10.5 °C16 July 1992	19.3 °C	5,139 mm	0
1991	30.2 °C21 September 1991	11.3 °C21 July 1991	19.2 °C	5,534 mm	1
1990	28.3 °C10 January 1990	11.1 °C23 July 1990	19.5 °C	4,869 mm	0
1989	28.4 °C28 September 1989	11.4 °C2 July 1989	19.1 °C	4,656 mm	0
1988	28.3 °C29 February 1988	12.3 °C11 June 1988	19.5 °C	5,427 mm	0
1987	29.7 °C29 December 1987	12.1 °C23 June 1987	19.8 °C	5,760 mm	0
1986	29.4 °C24 February 1986	11.6 °C20 July 1986	19.1 °C	5,945 mm	0
1985	28.2 °C8 October 1985	10.8 °C30 July 1985	18.9 °C	5,220 mm	0
1984	28.8 °C19 September 1984	12.2 °C9 January 1984	19.0 °C	5,157 mm	0
1983	28.5 °C27 February 1983	12.6 °C20 July 1983	19.5 °C	5,042 mm	0
1982	30.0 °C10 September 1982	12.5 °C27 June 1982	19.3 °C	5,056 mm	1
1981	28.7 °C14 February 1981	12.2 °C11 June 1981	19.1 °C	5,196 mm	0
1980	28.7 °C18 March 1980	12.7 °C3 June 1980	19.3 °C	4,898 mm	0
1979	30.3 °C2 October 1979	11.9 °C13 July 1979	19.4 °C	4,735 mm	2
1978	29.3 °C6 February 1978	11.3 °C18 July 1978	18.9 °C	4,991 mm	0
1977	29.3 °C18 August 1977	11.5 °C19 June 1977	19.0 °C	5,483 mm	0
1976	28.7 °C11 October 1976	10.9 °C25 June 1976	18.6 °C	5,640 mm	0
1975	28.5 °C22 February 1975	9.9 °C30 July 1975	18.5 °C	6,035 mm	0
1974	28.6 °C22 August 1974	10.9 °C26 July 1974	18.5 °C	5,143 mm	0
1973	29.2 °C2 March 1973	11.3 °C29 June 1973	19.1 °C	5,427 mm	0
1972	28.6 °C19 September 1972	11.1 °C1 July 1972	18.5 °C	6,345 mm	0
1971	29.0 °C10 October 1971	11.5 °C8 June 1971	18.5 °C	5,247 mm	0
1970	29.2 °C8 October 1970	11.5 °C27 July 1970	19.0 °C	4,852 mm	0
1969	29.4 °C24 August 1969	11.8 °C23 June 1969	19.2 °C	5,154 mm	0
1968	28.3 °C28 August 1968	9.8 °C30 June 1968	18.6 °C	5,311 mm	0
1967	30.1 °C5 September 1967	11.3 °C3 August 1967	18.8 °C	5,603 mm	1
1966	28.8 °C4 October 1966	10.7 °C28 June 1966	18.8 °C	5,749 mm	0
1965	28.9 °C23 August 1965	10.4 °C22 June 1965	18.7 °C	5,001 mm	0
1964	27.4 °C9 March 1964	10.7 °C15 July 1964	18.4 °C	5,477 mm	0
1963	29.8 °C12 September 1963	12.2 °C8 July 1963	18.7 °C	5,443 mm	0
1962	27.7 °C2 October 1962	10.8 °C10 July 1962	18.3 °C	6,268 mm	0
1961	27.9 °C29 May 1961	10.3 °C13 June 1961	18.7 °C	6,000 mm	0
1960	28.5 °C11 October 1960	9.6 °C31 July 1960	19.0 °C	4,932 mm	0
1959	27.9 °C17 March 1959	11.7 °C1 June 1959	19.1 °C	5,248 mm	0
1958	28.6 °C16 January 1958	11.3 °C20 July 1958	19.4 °C	4,589 mm	0
1957	30.9 °C23 September 1957	11.3 °C6 July 1957	19.2 °C	4,539 mm	5
1956	28.8 °C16 October 1956	11.1 °C30 June 1956	18.4 °C	4,854 mm	0
1955	28.1 °C11 October 1955	10.5 °C14 June 1955	18.4 °C	4,781 mm	0
1954	27.6 °C16 September 1954	11.2 °C13 June 1954	18.8 °C	4,015 mm	0
1953	29.4 °C8 September 1953	10.4 °C6 July 1953	18.6 °C	5,844 mm	0
1952	28.5 °C30 August 1952	12.1 °C21 July 1952	19.1 °C	5,842 mm	0
1951	29.6 °C4 September 1951	11.4 °C4 July 1951	18.8 °C	6,140 mm	0
1950	27.2 °C3 March 1950	10.8 °C4 June 1950	18.5 °C	5,033 mm	0
1949	30.4 °C22 August 1949	11.4 °C31 July 1949	19.0 °C	4,503 mm	3
1948	28.1 °C20 September 1948	12.1 °C25 June 1948	19.0 °C	5,255 mm	0
1947	30.9 °C10 October 1947	11.7 °C24 July 1947	19.2 °C	4,458 mm	4
1946	30.0 °C26 August 1946	11.6 °C15 July 1946	19.0 °C	4,983 mm	1
1945	30.8 °C18 September 1945	11.8 °C3 June 1945	19.0 °C	4,172 mm	3
1944	31.4 °C21 September 1944	10.2 °C12 July 1944	19.3 °C	4,491 mm	6
1943	29.3 °C15 January 1943	11.2 °C9 June 1943	18.8 °C	3,922 mm	0
1942	31.9 °C25 September 1942	11.3 °C26 July 1942	19.2 °C	3,373 mm	17
1941	28.9 °C19 October 1941	11.9 °C9 July 1941	18.9 °C	3,682 mm	0
1940	29.3 °C18 August 1940	11.1 °C30 June 1940	18.5 °C	4,806 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

4477 mm

-511 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.6 °C	+1.3 °C	367 mm	-116 mm
Feb	26.7 °C	+2.0 °C	399 mm	-85 mm
Mar	25.6 °C	+1.2 °C	475 mm	-130 mm
Apr	24.8 °C	+0.9 °C	752 mm	+133 mm
May	24.7 °C	+0.6 °C	358 mm	-22 mm
Jun	25.2 °C	+0.8 °C	168 mm	+77 mm
Jul	24.7 °C	+0.1 °C	73 mm	+26 mm
Aug	24.6 °C	-0.9 °C	163 mm	+61 mm
Sep	26.3 °C	+0.4 °C	219 mm	-60 mm
Oct	25.2 °C	+0.1 °C	675 mm	+96 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	+1.4 °C	357 mm	-348 mm
Dec	24.6 °C	+0.6 °C	469 mm	-144 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.1 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

5 Aug 2025

Wettest day

60.6 mm

4 Oct 2025

Windiest day

13.3 km/h

26 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

26 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mpanda?

Mpanda has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 4,988 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mpanda?

The hottest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 32.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mpanda?

The coldest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 9.6 °C.

Does it snow in Mpanda?

Almost never: Mpanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Mpanda warmed?

Yes: Mpanda warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mpanda?

The wettest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1984, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mpanda?

The windiest day measured in Mpanda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1949, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mpanda?

The warmest month in Mpanda is September (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (18.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Mpanda?

Mpanda receives on average 4,988 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mpanda?

Mpanda gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mpanda?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mpanda.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mpanda?

In Mpanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 2 March 1988, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 12 July 1944.

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