Basoko climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Basoko?

Basoko has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,577 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2016, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Basoko?

The coldest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 17.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Basoko?

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

Q: Has the climate of Basoko warmed?

Yes: Basoko warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Basoko?

The wettest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2021, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Basoko?

The windiest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1989, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Basoko?

The warmest month in Basoko is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Basoko?

Basoko receives on average 1,577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Basoko?

Basoko gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Basoko (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,577 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Basoko averages 0 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.

Basoko has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 5 February 2016) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 18 July 1950).

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

BasokoTshopo

coords: 1.24°, 23.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.1°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,577mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

8.0km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

153 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

252 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.3 °C

Average feels-like low

26.3 °C

Average peak gust

22.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

39.4 °C

5 February 2016

Coldest day

17.4 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

109 mm

18 August 2021

Windiest day

19.7 km/h

19 February 1989

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

13 December 1950

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

29 February 1988

Coldest feels-like

17.0 °C

9 August 1950

Sunniest day

11.8 h

6 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.9 °C8 March 2025	20.4 °C20 August 2025	26.7 °C	1,048 mm	281
2024	39.4 °C13 March 2024	21.2 °C10 November 2024	27.6 °C	745 mm	305
2023	37.3 °C11 February 2023	20.9 °C19 March 2023	26.6 °C	1,163 mm	278
2022	39.0 °C20 March 2022	20.4 °C19 June 2022	26.4 °C	1,178 mm	253
2021	39.3 °C11 March 2021	19.8 °C8 August 2021	26.8 °C	975 mm	294
2020	37.5 °C14 February 2020	20.0 °C23 January 2020	26.5 °C	1,206 mm	272
2019	37.0 °C18 March 2019	20.9 °C14 July 2019	26.5 °C	1,274 mm	265
2018	38.1 °C7 February 2018	20.9 °C2 August 2018	26.3 °C	1,152 mm	273
2017	36.4 °C20 January 2017	20.7 °C23 August 2017	26.3 °C	1,214 mm	273
2016	39.4 °C5 February 2016	21.4 °C1 February 2016	26.6 °C	1,199 mm	273
2015	36.6 °C17 February 2015	18.6 °C9 January 2015	26.1 °C	1,170 mm	271
2014	37.4 °C21 February 2014	21.1 °C28 September 2014	26.1 °C	1,324 mm	251
2013	36.3 °C7 February 2013	19.7 °C18 December 2013	26.1 °C	1,117 mm	258
2012	36.0 °C29 January 2012	18.9 °C23 January 2012	25.8 °C	1,347 mm	236
2011	37.3 °C8 March 2011	20.9 °C28 October 2011	26.0 °C	1,193 mm	256
2010	37.0 °C1 February 2010	21.1 °C23 July 2010	25.7 °C	1,382 mm	209
2009	35.0 °C6 March 2009	21.3 °C1 December 2009	25.9 °C	1,373 mm	243
2008	36.2 °C25 March 2008	20.6 °C3 February 2008	25.6 °C	1,266 mm	220
2007	36.5 °C6 March 2007	19.8 °C10 January 2007	25.7 °C	1,322 mm	212
2006	35.4 °C25 January 2006	20.5 °C18 November 2006	25.3 °C	1,423 mm	165
2005	38.5 °C20 February 2005	20.5 °C12 January 2005	25.8 °C	1,413 mm	204
2004	36.3 °C29 March 2004	19.2 °C7 February 2004	25.7 °C	1,217 mm	224
2003	35.9 °C8 February 2003	20.8 °C4 July 2003	25.4 °C	1,385 mm	183
2002	37.1 °C25 February 2002	20.4 °C15 January 2002	25.4 °C	1,224 mm	188
2001	34.5 °C27 February 2001	19.5 °C12 January 2001	25.0 °C	1,398 mm	143
2000	34.1 °C5 March 2000	20.4 °C15 December 2000	24.9 °C	1,443 mm	139
1999	35.3 °C17 February 1999	20.6 °C11 July 1999	24.8 °C	1,552 mm	119
1998	36.9 °C6 February 1998	19.7 °C16 January 1998	25.7 °C	1,450 mm	195
1997	36.6 °C28 February 1997	20.0 °C24 January 1997	25.3 °C	1,645 mm	161
1996	33.4 °C30 January 1996	20.7 °C29 November 1996	24.9 °C	1,696 mm	134
1995	35.2 °C15 March 1995	20.2 °C14 January 1995	25.0 °C	1,647 mm	148
1994	35.5 °C25 March 1994	19.9 °C13 December 1994	25.1 °C	1,675 mm	162
1993	35.1 °C27 January 1993	19.0 °C16 January 1993	25.1 °C	1,597 mm	159
1992	37.4 °C7 March 1992	18.9 °C6 January 1992	24.9 °C	1,622 mm	127
1991	34.1 °C13 February 1991	20.3 °C14 October 1991	25.0 °C	1,675 mm	124
1990	35.0 °C25 January 1990	20.7 °C25 July 1990	25.1 °C	1,624 mm	138
1989	37.4 °C27 January 1989	17.8 °C21 January 1989	25.0 °C	1,479 mm	151
1988	35.7 °C29 February 1988	20.9 °C19 July 1988	24.9 °C	1,877 mm	131
1987	35.0 °C22 March 1987	21.0 °C9 January 1987	25.4 °C	1,730 mm	183
1986	35.7 °C24 February 1986	20.3 °C28 July 1986	24.8 °C	1,651 mm	148
1985	37.2 °C12 March 1985	19.7 °C20 February 1985	24.5 °C	1,733 mm	90
1984	34.7 °C2 February 1984	18.3 °C22 January 1984	24.6 °C	1,567 mm	107
1983	36.2 °C2 February 1983	18.6 °C29 December 1983	25.4 °C	1,472 mm	176
1982	35.4 °C20 February 1982	20.3 °C12 February 1982	24.7 °C	1,756 mm	118
1981	35.9 °C1 March 1981	18.7 °C13 February 1981	24.7 °C	1,789 mm	120
1980	33.2 °C15 January 1980	19.9 °C27 December 1980	24.7 °C	1,760 mm	106
1979	33.2 °C6 February 1979	20.7 °C18 July 1979	24.9 °C	1,688 mm	129
1978	33.9 °C30 January 1978	20.6 °C15 July 1978	24.7 °C	1,734 mm	108
1977	34.0 °C28 February 1977	19.4 °C9 February 1977	24.6 °C	1,875 mm	97
1976	32.1 °C14 March 1976	19.4 °C5 January 1976	24.2 °C	2,063 mm	57
1975	32.8 °C22 January 1975	19.3 °C11 December 1975	24.2 °C	1,902 mm	75
1974	33.8 °C10 February 1974	19.8 °C8 December 1974	24.2 °C	1,945 mm	80
1973	36.0 °C12 March 1973	20.7 °C3 December 1973	25.0 °C	1,741 mm	139
1972	34.2 °C30 March 1972	19.6 °C1 January 1972	24.5 °C	2,076 mm	97
1971	35.3 °C4 March 1971	18.0 °C31 January 1971	24.4 °C	1,767 mm	133
1970	33.9 °C27 April 1970	18.9 °C17 December 1970	24.8 °C	1,917 mm	150
1969	34.6 °C6 February 1969	20.1 °C13 August 1969	24.7 °C	2,026 mm	121
1968	34.3 °C6 April 1968	20.4 °C19 January 1968	24.4 °C	1,810 mm	90
1967	33.8 °C10 March 1967	19.9 °C5 January 1967	24.3 °C	2,119 mm	101
1966	36.3 °C3 July 1966	20.5 °C23 February 1966	25.1 °C	1,553 mm	147
1965	35.7 °C21 July 1965	19.6 °C16 December 1965	24.8 °C	1,578 mm	123
1964	35.5 °C17 July 1964	19.8 °C30 December 1964	24.9 °C	1,663 mm	150
1963	33.2 °C23 March 1963	20.4 °C26 July 1963	24.4 °C	1,761 mm	74
1962	33.6 °C25 February 1962	20.0 °C30 June 1962	24.1 °C	1,991 mm	48
1961	34.2 °C22 February 1961	20.2 °C11 February 1961	24.4 °C	2,006 mm	117
1960	33.4 °C22 March 1960	20.1 °C31 January 1960	24.6 °C	1,983 mm	128
1959	36.4 °C10 March 1959	19.9 °C19 February 1959	24.8 °C	1,848 mm	150
1958	35.6 °C29 January 1958	19.8 °C18 February 1958	25.0 °C	1,898 mm	147
1957	37.0 °C19 February 1957	17.7 °C7 February 1957	24.7 °C	1,582 mm	129
1956	32.9 °C1 March 1956	19.5 °C21 January 1956	24.0 °C	1,956 mm	36
1955	32.9 °C19 February 1955	20.0 °C17 July 1955	23.9 °C	1,945 mm	28
1954	33.5 °C3 March 1954	20.2 °C5 January 1954	24.2 °C	1,789 mm	66
1953	32.2 °C14 February 1953	19.6 °C23 December 1953	24.2 °C	2,103 mm	71
1952	33.0 °C23 March 1952	20.6 °C2 October 1952	24.3 °C	2,049 mm	94
1951	33.9 °C28 February 1951	20.3 °C14 July 1951	24.4 °C	1,775 mm	120
1950	35.6 °C31 August 1950	17.4 °C18 July 1950	24.8 °C	1,526 mm	163
1949	34.1 °C14 February 1949	20.3 °C13 July 1949	24.8 °C	1,199 mm	129
1948	33.3 °C21 March 1948	19.8 °C8 January 1948	24.1 °C	1,822 mm	47
1947	32.7 °C10 March 1947	20.3 °C16 December 1947	24.5 °C	1,526 mm	80
1946	35.8 °C18 January 1946	18.5 °C13 January 1946	24.5 °C	1,547 mm	98
1945	36.2 °C16 February 1945	18.9 °C21 December 1945	24.4 °C	1,450 mm	96
1944	35.7 °C2 March 1944	19.4 °C14 January 1944	24.7 °C	1,456 mm	106
1943	35.4 °C1 March 1943	19.5 °C4 February 1943	24.9 °C	1,357 mm	149
1942	34.1 °C12 February 1942	20.1 °C6 January 1942	24.4 °C	1,411 mm	84
1941	34.7 °C27 March 1941	20.3 °C18 December 1941	24.9 °C	1,343 mm	140
1940	32.9 °C14 February 1940	20.3 °C2 December 1940	24.2 °C	1,705 mm	59

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.8 °C

+2.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

281 d/yr

+128

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1048 mm

-529 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.3 °C	+3.5 °C	13 mm	-63 mm
Feb	34.8 °C	+3.3 °C	21 mm	-75 mm
Mar	34.3 °C	+3.4 °C	62 mm	-95 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.7 °C	127 mm	-21 mm
May	31.7 °C	+2.0 °C	90 mm	-35 mm
Jun	32.4 °C	+3.0 °C	59 mm	-40 mm
Jul	29.4 °C	+0.2 °C	160 mm	+54 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	111 mm	-29 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+1.8 °C	117 mm	-42 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+2.0 °C	151 mm	-43 mm
Nov	30.4 °C	+1.9 °C	93 mm	-81 mm
Dec	31.8 °C	+2.3 °C	43 mm	-59 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.9 °C

8 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.4 °C

20 Aug 2025

Wettest day

30.0 mm

30 Oct 2025

Windiest day

16.5 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

40.0 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.8 °C

14 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

6 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Basoko?

Basoko has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,577 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Basoko?

The hottest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2016, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Basoko?

The coldest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 17.4 °C.

Does it snow in Basoko?

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

Has the climate of Basoko warmed?

Yes: Basoko warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Basoko?

The wettest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2021, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Basoko?

The windiest day measured in Basoko between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1989, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Basoko?

The warmest month in Basoko is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Basoko?

Basoko receives on average 1,577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Basoko?

Basoko gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Basoko?

Yes: Basoko has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Basoko?

In Basoko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 29 February 1988, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 9 August 1950.

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