Bakwa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bakwa?

Bakwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,618 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 41.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bakwa?

The coldest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1983, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bakwa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bakwa warmed?

Yes: Bakwa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bakwa?

The wettest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2007, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bakwa?

The windiest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1958, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bakwa?

The warmest month in Bakwa is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bakwa?

Bakwa receives on average 1,618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bakwa?

Bakwa gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bakwa (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,618 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 February (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Bakwa averages 0 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.

Bakwa has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 26 December 1983).

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

BakwaHaut-Uele

coords: 4.13°, 27.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

29.5°C

Average daily low

20.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,618mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

132 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

230 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.6 °C

Average feels-like low

23.2 °C

Average peak gust

26.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

269 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

41.8 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

14.4 °C

26 December 1983

Wettest day

153 mm

1 October 2007

Windiest day

23.0 km/h

30 January 1958

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

4 December 1955

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

4 March 1988

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.7 °C10 February 2025	17.4 °C24 November 2025	25.7 °C	1,020 mm	208
2024	39.0 °C5 March 2024	19.5 °C6 September 2024	26.7 °C	1,036 mm	225
2023	38.3 °C11 February 2023	17.7 °C15 December 2023	25.9 °C	1,345 mm	202
2022	38.6 °C20 March 2022	17.9 °C21 August 2022	25.6 °C	1,154 mm	189
2021	38.9 °C15 February 2021	18.9 °C14 July 2021	25.7 °C	1,293 mm	183
2020	38.9 °C5 March 2020	18.2 °C20 July 2020	25.9 °C	1,273 mm	176
2019	37.8 °C13 February 2019	17.7 °C29 December 2019	25.6 °C	1,356 mm	167
2018	39.8 °C8 February 2018	18.5 °C12 July 2018	25.3 °C	1,254 mm	160
2017	38.9 °C22 January 2017	18.6 °C23 November 2017	25.7 °C	1,288 mm	179
2016	40.7 °C29 February 2016	19.5 °C13 July 2016	26.0 °C	1,180 mm	182
2015	38.8 °C1 February 2015	18.2 °C14 December 2015	25.4 °C	1,270 mm	169
2014	38.4 °C22 February 2014	18.7 °C2 December 2014	25.2 °C	1,303 mm	141
2013	38.2 °C25 February 2013	17.4 °C14 December 2013	25.2 °C	1,052 mm	150
2012	38.1 °C5 February 2012	17.8 °C14 July 2012	25.0 °C	1,281 mm	143
2011	37.5 °C18 February 2011	17.2 °C2 December 2011	25.0 °C	1,349 mm	157
2010	36.1 °C12 January 2010	18.0 °C8 January 2010	25.0 °C	1,550 mm	149
2009	36.5 °C16 January 2009	17.9 °C3 March 2009	24.9 °C	1,445 mm	148
2008	35.9 °C23 February 2008	17.6 °C20 July 2008	24.7 °C	1,462 mm	137
2007	37.8 °C19 February 2007	18.1 °C21 December 2007	24.9 °C	1,568 mm	147
2006	37.8 °C25 January 2006	16.4 °C1 December 2006	24.8 °C	1,649 mm	139
2005	41.8 °C21 February 2005	18.1 °C18 July 2005	25.3 °C	1,313 mm	155
2004	38.1 °C11 February 2004	17.9 °C18 December 2004	25.0 °C	1,383 mm	155
2003	36.9 °C1 February 2003	18.1 °C2 January 2003	24.7 °C	1,384 mm	134
2002	38.6 °C25 February 2002	16.9 °C14 January 2002	24.6 °C	1,472 mm	127
2001	37.8 °C27 February 2001	15.4 °C8 January 2001	24.4 °C	1,390 mm	131
2000	37.0 °C5 March 2000	16.7 °C11 December 2000	24.5 °C	1,498 mm	150
1999	36.1 °C18 February 1999	18.3 °C10 January 1999	24.3 °C	1,688 mm	134
1998	37.6 °C11 March 1998	16.3 °C17 January 1998	25.1 °C	1,513 mm	165
1997	36.2 °C18 February 1997	16.7 °C31 January 1997	24.5 °C	1,712 mm	126
1996	36.5 °C22 January 1996	16.9 °C20 December 1996	24.3 °C	1,898 mm	113
1995	38.5 °C15 March 1995	18.1 °C27 December 1995	24.7 °C	1,597 mm	139
1994	37.6 °C2 March 1994	17.3 °C2 December 1994	24.6 °C	1,558 mm	150
1993	35.5 °C14 February 1993	16.8 °C17 January 1993	24.3 °C	1,672 mm	132
1992	39.4 °C12 March 1992	17.1 °C25 December 1992	24.4 °C	1,675 mm	131
1991	35.8 °C6 February 1991	18.3 °C19 December 1991	24.4 °C	1,570 mm	124
1990	35.5 °C28 January 1990	15.4 °C1 January 1990	24.5 °C	1,716 mm	120
1989	38.1 °C27 February 1989	15.9 °C31 December 1989	24.5 °C	1,606 mm	131
1988	37.0 °C5 February 1988	17.7 °C28 December 1988	24.7 °C	1,754 mm	145
1987	37.3 °C5 February 1987	16.9 °C4 January 1987	24.8 °C	1,919 mm	159
1986	35.8 °C24 February 1986	15.8 °C7 December 1986	24.0 °C	1,870 mm	92
1985	39.9 °C12 March 1985	16.1 °C11 February 1985	24.0 °C	2,089 mm	96
1984	34.9 °C19 February 1984	16.5 °C7 December 1984	24.0 °C	1,736 mm	109
1983	38.3 °C26 March 1983	14.4 °C26 December 1983	24.9 °C	1,800 mm	145
1982	35.8 °C19 February 1982	16.8 °C10 February 1982	24.2 °C	1,521 mm	131
1981	36.6 °C20 February 1981	16.4 °C1 December 1981	24.3 °C	1,816 mm	127
1980	37.1 °C15 January 1980	17.4 °C14 December 1980	24.4 °C	2,014 mm	106
1979	34.4 °C7 February 1979	17.4 °C10 December 1979	24.2 °C	2,054 mm	132
1978	35.8 °C3 February 1978	16.7 °C19 January 1978	24.2 °C	1,641 mm	132
1977	35.4 °C15 February 1977	16.9 °C2 November 1977	24.1 °C	1,710 mm	108
1976	36.5 °C29 January 1976	16.5 °C9 January 1976	23.8 °C	1,875 mm	98
1975	35.5 °C4 February 1975	17.1 °C11 December 1975	23.6 °C	1,848 mm	84
1974	35.2 °C10 February 1974	16.3 °C9 January 1974	23.7 °C	1,949 mm	115
1973	36.9 °C9 January 1973	17.8 °C23 December 1973	24.6 °C	1,654 mm	154
1972	35.3 °C16 January 1972	18.1 °C19 February 1972	24.2 °C	1,989 mm	125
1971	36.0 °C5 March 1971	15.8 °C23 December 1971	23.8 °C	1,893 mm	127
1970	36.1 °C28 February 1970	15.4 °C3 December 1970	24.2 °C	1,993 mm	153
1969	35.3 °C4 February 1969	17.9 °C1 February 1969	24.1 °C	2,039 mm	120
1968	35.3 °C5 April 1968	15.9 °C18 January 1968	23.9 °C	2,015 mm	114
1967	34.7 °C13 February 1967	17.6 °C28 December 1967	23.7 °C	2,111 mm	108
1966	37.6 °C7 April 1966	16.7 °C2 March 1966	24.8 °C	1,486 mm	145
1965	35.0 °C29 May 1965	16.6 °C18 December 1965	24.1 °C	1,585 mm	128
1964	36.2 °C30 May 1964	17.8 °C26 March 1964	24.3 °C	1,721 mm	140
1963	34.9 °C24 March 1963	18.3 °C30 September 1963	23.5 °C	1,997 mm	68
1962	36.2 °C5 February 1962	17.8 °C4 January 1962	23.7 °C	2,183 mm	82
1961	37.5 °C9 March 1961	16.8 °C29 December 1961	24.0 °C	1,825 mm	118
1960	35.5 °C15 January 1960	18.3 °C12 November 1960	24.3 °C	1,929 mm	132
1959	37.4 °C9 March 1959	18.3 °C11 December 1959	24.4 °C	1,762 mm	144
1958	38.0 °C26 February 1958	17.4 °C22 December 1958	24.5 °C	1,664 mm	141
1957	36.1 °C18 February 1957	15.1 °C7 February 1957	23.8 °C	1,680 mm	104
1956	35.4 °C11 January 1956	17.9 °C4 January 1956	23.7 °C	1,749 mm	91
1955	36.9 °C20 February 1955	18.5 °C3 August 1955	23.8 °C	1,767 mm	100
1954	35.5 °C25 January 1954	17.7 °C20 January 1954	23.6 °C	1,669 mm	89
1953	34.1 °C6 February 1953	17.4 °C22 November 1953	23.5 °C	2,176 mm	99
1952	39.2 °C26 January 1952	17.8 °C15 February 1952	23.9 °C	2,203 mm	103
1951	36.6 °C1 March 1951	16.9 °C16 February 1951	23.8 °C	1,901 mm	106
1950	36.5 °C18 February 1950	16.9 °C19 July 1950	23.9 °C	1,510 mm	108
1949	36.4 °C16 February 1949	17.4 °C1 January 1949	24.3 °C	1,382 mm	128
1948	35.6 °C25 January 1948	17.4 °C5 January 1948	23.8 °C	1,678 mm	93
1947	36.8 °C30 January 1947	16.9 °C7 December 1947	24.3 °C	1,484 mm	102
1946	38.4 °C14 February 1946	16.0 °C13 December 1946	24.3 °C	1,396 mm	120
1945	37.2 °C22 February 1945	16.1 °C20 November 1945	23.9 °C	1,501 mm	115
1944	38.2 °C13 February 1944	18.2 °C29 November 1944	24.8 °C	1,274 mm	139
1943	38.1 °C2 March 1943	17.9 °C11 December 1943	24.3 °C	1,344 mm	105
1942	37.3 °C8 February 1942	17.8 °C14 December 1942	23.9 °C	1,455 mm	105
1941	38.8 °C27 March 1941	16.3 °C28 November 1941	24.8 °C	1,234 mm	139
1940	35.0 °C19 January 1940	17.0 °C13 February 1940	23.8 °C	1,558 mm	92

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.1 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

208 d/yr

+76

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1020 mm

-598 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.2 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-27 mm
Feb	36.1 °C	+2.9 °C	2 mm	-50 mm
Mar	33.8 °C	+2.2 °C	20 mm	-106 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+1.4 °C	78 mm	-94 mm
May	30.8 °C	+1.9 °C	95 mm	-73 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+2.2 °C	38 mm	-100 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+0.7 °C	162 mm	+18 mm
Aug	27.8 °C	+0.3 °C	189 mm	+14 mm
Sep	29.1 °C	+1.2 °C	144 mm	-49 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.9 °C	237 mm	-3 mm
Nov	30.5 °C	+1.7 °C	47 mm	-98 mm
Dec	31.8 °C	+1.1 °C	8 mm	-29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.7 °C

10 Feb 2025

Coldest day

17.4 °C

24 Nov 2025

Wettest day

28.8 mm

13 Oct 2025

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

1 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

1 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

20 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.8 °C

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bakwa?

Bakwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,618 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bakwa?

The hottest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 41.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bakwa?

The coldest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1983, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Bakwa?

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

Has the climate of Bakwa warmed?

Yes: Bakwa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bakwa?

The wettest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2007, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bakwa?

The windiest day measured in Bakwa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1958, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bakwa?

The warmest month in Bakwa is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Bakwa?

Bakwa receives on average 1,618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bakwa?

Bakwa gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bakwa?

Yes: Bakwa has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bakwa?

In Bakwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 4 March 1988, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 5 February 1957.

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