Beni climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Beni?

Beni has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 5,272 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 36.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Beni?

The coldest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 11.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Beni?

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

Q: Has the climate of Beni warmed?

Yes: Beni warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Beni?

The wettest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1974, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Beni?

The windiest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1976, with winds reaching 18.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Beni?

The warmest month in Beni is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Beni?

Beni receives on average 5,272 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Beni?

Beni gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Beni (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 5,272 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Beni averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 303 rainy days per year.

Beni has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 6 February 1957).

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

BeniNorth Kivu

coords: 0.49°, 29.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

16.9°C

Annual rainfall

5,272mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

6.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

24 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

303 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

26.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

36.2 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

11.3 °C

6 February 1957

Wettest day

189 mm

20 June 1974

Windiest day

18.9 km/h

19 November 1976

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

28 August 1995

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

7 March 2020

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

21 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C14 March 2025	14.5 °C17 November 2025	21.7 °C	5,264 mm	43
2024	34.3 °C7 March 2024	14.7 °C8 December 2024	22.3 °C	5,008 mm	77
2023	32.2 °C13 February 2023	15.3 °C13 January 2023	21.9 °C	5,298 mm	39
2022	34.2 °C5 March 2022	15.4 °C5 June 2022	21.7 °C	4,528 mm	35
2021	33.6 °C1 March 2021	15.3 °C31 October 2021	22.0 °C	4,982 mm	62
2020	34.5 °C7 March 2020	14.8 °C14 December 2020	22.0 °C	5,491 mm	75
2019	33.9 °C4 February 2019	15.4 °C1 September 2019	21.9 °C	5,614 mm	57
2018	35.1 °C8 February 2018	14.6 °C24 June 2018	21.8 °C	4,602 mm	39
2017	34.3 °C17 January 2017	14.8 °C13 January 2017	21.8 °C	4,758 mm	69
2016	34.1 °C22 February 2016	14.8 °C7 December 2016	22.2 °C	4,933 mm	73
2015	33.5 °C9 February 2015	14.5 °C19 January 2015	21.6 °C	5,597 mm	43
2014	33.4 °C19 January 2014	14.8 °C17 February 2014	21.6 °C	4,729 mm	54
2013	33.5 °C25 February 2013	14.6 °C6 August 2013	21.3 °C	4,695 mm	40
2012	35.6 °C5 February 2012	13.4 °C1 February 2012	21.3 °C	5,037 mm	61
2011	32.8 °C18 February 2011	14.3 °C8 January 2011	21.2 °C	4,954 mm	33
2010	33.4 °C2 February 2010	13.8 °C18 August 2010	21.7 °C	5,741 mm	48
2009	31.7 °C10 March 2009	14.0 °C11 February 2009	21.2 °C	5,804 mm	18
2008	31.5 °C23 December 2008	13.7 °C21 July 2008	20.8 °C	4,817 mm	12
2007	34.6 °C20 February 2007	13.7 °C18 December 2007	21.1 °C	5,291 mm	47
2006	33.5 °C9 February 2006	13.6 °C13 March 2006	21.0 °C	5,525 mm	26
2005	36.2 °C21 February 2005	13.8 °C8 July 2005	21.6 °C	5,380 mm	67
2004	32.0 °C13 February 2004	14.6 °C25 August 2004	21.3 °C	5,244 mm	30
2003	32.8 °C20 February 2003	14.4 °C27 December 2003	21.1 °C	5,296 mm	36
2002	33.8 °C26 February 2002	14.4 °C15 January 2002	21.0 °C	4,972 mm	29
2001	31.8 °C1 February 2001	14.3 °C29 January 2001	20.7 °C	5,242 mm	22
2000	31.6 °C27 February 2000	13.8 °C27 January 2000	20.7 °C	4,467 mm	26
1999	33.5 °C19 February 1999	14.4 °C8 July 1999	20.7 °C	5,603 mm	30
1998	33.0 °C15 March 1998	14.6 °C20 December 1998	21.5 °C	5,126 mm	63
1997	32.5 °C5 March 1997	14.8 °C25 January 1997	21.1 °C	4,598 mm	24
1996	30.7 °C30 March 1996	14.0 °C8 August 1996	20.6 °C	5,761 mm	5
1995	31.6 °C15 March 1995	14.1 °C26 July 1995	20.8 °C	5,735 mm	10
1994	32.1 °C2 April 1994	12.9 °C13 March 1994	20.8 °C	5,876 mm	23
1993	31.4 °C16 March 1993	14.6 °C8 March 1993	20.9 °C	5,797 mm	8
1992	34.3 °C12 March 1992	14.2 °C30 September 1992	21.0 °C	5,296 mm	23
1991	31.0 °C10 March 1991	14.2 °C9 July 1991	20.8 °C	5,973 mm	9
1990	32.0 °C25 April 1990	14.5 °C10 January 1990	21.1 °C	5,802 mm	26
1989	34.5 °C3 March 1989	12.7 °C23 January 1989	21.1 °C	4,966 mm	29
1988	32.4 °C29 February 1988	14.8 °C17 August 1988	21.1 °C	5,582 mm	29
1987	33.0 °C19 May 1987	15.2 °C8 December 1987	21.6 °C	5,862 mm	35
1986	30.7 °C24 February 1986	14.2 °C21 July 1986	20.7 °C	5,951 mm	3
1985	35.2 °C13 March 1985	14.1 °C19 February 1985	20.7 °C	5,527 mm	20
1984	32.4 °C16 February 1984	13.6 °C20 December 1984	20.6 °C	5,813 mm	16
1983	32.7 °C26 March 1983	13.9 °C30 December 1983	21.3 °C	5,555 mm	53
1982	32.2 °C20 February 1982	14.5 °C11 September 1982	20.7 °C	6,085 mm	14
1981	32.7 °C1 March 1981	14.3 °C28 November 1981	20.8 °C	5,995 mm	16
1980	31.7 °C11 March 1980	13.5 °C13 December 1980	20.8 °C	6,081 mm	21
1979	30.2 °C23 March 1979	14.3 °C29 December 1979	20.7 °C	5,668 mm	1
1978	31.5 °C11 April 1978	14.0 °C4 September 1978	20.6 °C	5,536 mm	19
1977	31.0 °C16 February 1977	14.0 °C9 July 1977	20.5 °C	5,711 mm	8
1976	31.1 °C15 March 1976	13.6 °C25 June 1976	20.0 °C	6,170 mm	2
1975	31.2 °C12 April 1975	14.0 °C12 February 1975	20.1 °C	5,704 mm	13
1974	33.0 °C11 February 1974	13.5 °C13 September 1974	20.1 °C	6,035 mm	17
1973	32.5 °C9 February 1973	13.7 °C16 December 1973	20.7 °C	5,102 mm	38
1972	31.3 °C21 March 1972	13.9 °C6 February 1972	20.5 °C	5,423 mm	17
1971	33.8 °C5 March 1971	12.9 °C30 January 1971	20.2 °C	5,062 mm	25
1970	32.5 °C27 February 1970	13.8 °C30 July 1970	20.6 °C	5,036 mm	20
1969	30.9 °C6 April 1969	13.1 °C31 January 1969	20.7 °C	5,663 mm	11
1968	31.6 °C6 April 1968	13.6 °C15 January 1968	20.3 °C	4,873 mm	6
1967	31.6 °C2 March 1967	13.4 °C10 December 1967	20.1 °C	5,901 mm	6
1966	31.0 °C8 May 1966	13.9 °C16 January 1966	20.5 °C	5,462 mm	9
1965	30.5 °C2 August 1965	12.9 °C12 January 1965	20.1 °C	5,111 mm	1
1964	30.7 °C26 March 1964	12.4 °C10 December 1964	20.0 °C	5,579 mm	2
1963	30.7 °C23 March 1963	14.0 °C7 August 1963	20.1 °C	5,583 mm	3
1962	29.9 °C5 February 1962	14.3 °C14 January 1962	19.7 °C	5,686 mm	0
1961	31.6 °C8 March 1961	11.8 °C3 January 1961	20.1 °C	5,880 mm	16
1960	31.2 °C29 March 1960	12.7 °C22 February 1960	20.2 °C	6,033 mm	3
1959	32.6 °C14 March 1959	12.7 °C16 July 1959	20.3 °C	4,910 mm	11
1958	32.1 °C26 February 1958	13.3 °C17 February 1958	20.6 °C	5,335 mm	17
1957	29.5 °C8 April 1957	11.3 °C6 February 1957	20.4 °C	5,262 mm	0
1956	30.6 °C2 March 1956	13.1 °C19 January 1956	19.9 °C	5,087 mm	5
1955	29.8 °C18 March 1955	13.9 °C15 June 1955	19.8 °C	5,257 mm	0
1954	30.3 °C30 March 1954	14.0 °C11 January 1954	19.9 °C	4,732 mm	2
1953	28.7 °C28 September 1953	13.1 °C24 July 1953	19.9 °C	5,987 mm	0
1952	30.1 °C22 January 1952	13.5 °C4 October 1952	20.1 °C	5,841 mm	2
1951	31.6 °C1 March 1951	13.1 °C4 July 1951	20.3 °C	5,030 mm	4
1950	30.5 °C20 February 1950	12.1 °C19 July 1950	20.0 °C	4,012 mm	4
1949	30.5 °C26 February 1949	14.4 °C4 January 1949	20.2 °C	4,429 mm	2
1948	30.2 °C25 March 1948	14.3 °C1 January 1948	20.1 °C	5,890 mm	1
1947	30.4 °C23 February 1947	14.0 °C11 December 1947	20.4 °C	4,740 mm	2
1946	34.6 °C13 February 1946	14.0 °C24 November 1946	20.6 °C	4,756 mm	54
1945	32.8 °C22 February 1945	13.2 °C4 January 1945	20.2 °C	4,429 mm	11
1944	32.4 °C1 March 1944	12.5 °C11 July 1944	20.6 °C	4,186 mm	25
1943	33.2 °C3 March 1943	13.5 °C9 June 1943	20.6 °C	3,775 mm	49
1942	33.4 °C7 February 1942	13.6 °C3 January 1942	20.4 °C	3,993 mm	24
1941	33.0 °C8 February 1941	13.6 °C27 November 1941	20.9 °C	3,551 mm	46
1940	29.7 °C24 January 1940	12.8 °C30 November 1940	19.9 °C	4,715 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

27.1 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

5264 mm

-8 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+1.7 °C	28 mm	-131 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+2.2 °C	78 mm	-100 mm
Mar	28.6 °C	+0.8 °C	379 mm	-38 mm
Apr	27.2 °C	+0.1 °C	577 mm	+34 mm
May	27.2 °C	+0.3 °C	723 mm	+168 mm
Jun	26.9 °C	+0.8 °C	337 mm	-67 mm
Jul	25.8 °C	+0.1 °C	606 mm	+266 mm
Aug	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	362 mm	-107 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	+0.9 °C	667 mm	+98 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+0.7 °C	635 mm	-36 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+1.6 °C	581 mm	-43 mm
Dec	26.4 °C	+0.3 °C	292 mm	-50 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.5 °C

17 Nov 2025

Wettest day

100.8 mm

26 May 2025

Windiest day

13.3 km/h

17 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

22 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.3 °C

17 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

17 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Beni?

Beni has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 5,272 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beni?

The hottest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 36.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Beni?

The coldest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 11.3 °C.

Does it snow in Beni?

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

Has the climate of Beni warmed?

Yes: Beni warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Beni?

The wettest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1974, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Beni?

The windiest day measured in Beni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1976, with winds reaching 18.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Beni?

The warmest month in Beni is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Beni?

Beni receives on average 5,272 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Beni?

Beni gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Beni?

Yes: Beni has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beni?

In Beni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 7 March 2020, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 5 February 1957.

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