Boende climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Boende?

Boende has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,914 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 38.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Boende?

The coldest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 17.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Boende?

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

Q: Has the climate of Boende warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Boende?

The wettest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1972, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Boende?

The windiest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1988, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Boende?

The warmest month in Boende is February (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Boende?

Boende receives on average 1,914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Boende?

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

Boende (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,914 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Boende averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.

Boende 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 38.1 °C (on 29 March 2024) and the coldest 17.3 °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

BoendeTshuapa

coords: -0.28°, 20.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,914mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

7.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

155 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

271 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.4 °C

Average feels-like low

25.8 °C

Average peak gust

23.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

38.1 °C

29 March 2024

Coldest day

17.3 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

102 mm

12 March 1972

Windiest day

20.2 km/h

1 March 1988

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

15 July 1950

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

10 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

15.6 °C

11 August 1950

Sunniest day

11.9 h

7 February 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.1 °C4 March 2025	20.6 °C18 August 2025	26.2 °C	1,523 mm	288
2024	38.1 °C29 March 2024	20.8 °C16 November 2024	27.1 °C	1,037 mm	318
2023	36.6 °C11 February 2023	21.1 °C19 March 2023	26.1 °C	1,428 mm	269
2022	36.3 °C8 February 2022	20.1 °C15 September 2022	25.8 °C	1,303 mm	247
2021	36.4 °C1 March 2021	19.9 °C8 August 2021	26.0 °C	1,293 mm	266
2020	35.6 °C27 January 2020	19.5 °C25 January 2020	26.0 °C	1,493 mm	267
2019	35.4 °C12 February 2019	20.2 °C11 July 2019	25.9 °C	1,486 mm	255
2018	35.2 °C5 February 2018	19.5 °C7 January 2018	25.6 °C	1,573 mm	242
2017	34.6 °C18 March 2017	20.5 °C9 July 2017	25.7 °C	1,690 mm	253
2016	36.8 °C10 March 2016	20.0 °C2 February 2016	26.1 °C	1,371 mm	269
2015	35.0 °C18 July 2015	17.9 °C12 January 2015	25.8 °C	1,342 mm	270
2014	35.2 °C21 February 2014	20.4 °C9 August 2014	25.6 °C	1,578 mm	242
2013	34.9 °C5 February 2013	19.4 °C18 December 2013	25.6 °C	1,430 mm	247
2012	34.6 °C3 April 2012	20.2 °C5 November 2012	25.3 °C	1,505 mm	220
2011	35.4 °C8 May 2011	20.4 °C28 June 2011	25.4 °C	1,457 mm	227
2010	36.4 °C1 February 2010	20.1 °C19 November 2010	25.5 °C	1,621 mm	229
2009	33.6 °C24 March 2009	20.4 °C12 July 2009	25.3 °C	1,605 mm	216
2008	34.0 °C4 February 2008	19.7 °C9 June 2008	25.1 °C	1,427 mm	186
2007	34.9 °C19 January 2007	19.6 °C3 January 2007	25.2 °C	1,424 mm	209
2006	33.6 °C25 January 2006	20.7 °C12 June 2006	25.1 °C	1,580 mm	169
2005	36.2 °C25 February 2005	20.6 °C17 June 2005	25.4 °C	1,642 mm	205
2004	33.9 °C28 March 2004	19.8 °C7 February 2004	25.2 °C	1,492 mm	189
2003	34.5 °C7 February 2003	20.1 °C4 July 2003	25.1 °C	1,453 mm	188
2002	35.2 °C25 February 2002	19.7 °C15 January 2002	25.1 °C	1,512 mm	184
2001	32.9 °C18 February 2001	19.8 °C1 August 2001	24.8 °C	1,650 mm	141
2000	34.5 °C6 March 2000	19.8 °C15 August 2000	24.7 °C	1,791 mm	138
1999	33.5 °C6 February 1999	20.0 °C14 July 1999	24.6 °C	2,071 mm	151
1998	35.9 °C4 February 1998	20.3 °C16 January 1998	25.5 °C	1,944 mm	206
1997	35.4 °C17 February 1997	20.8 °C2 February 1997	25.0 °C	1,999 mm	166
1996	32.9 °C3 March 1996	20.2 °C6 July 1996	24.6 °C	2,234 mm	151
1995	34.8 °C9 March 1995	20.6 °C6 July 1995	24.9 °C	2,062 mm	174
1994	35.1 °C25 March 1994	20.0 °C14 November 1994	24.8 °C	2,136 mm	140
1993	34.1 °C13 February 1993	19.3 °C24 January 1993	24.8 °C	1,947 mm	149
1992	35.4 °C22 February 1992	18.7 °C5 January 1992	24.7 °C	2,025 mm	128
1991	34.2 °C12 February 1991	20.0 °C23 August 1991	24.8 °C	1,961 mm	134
1990	34.0 °C8 April 1990	20.3 °C2 August 1990	25.0 °C	1,977 mm	161
1989	35.8 °C27 February 1989	17.6 °C18 January 1989	24.8 °C	1,895 mm	145
1988	35.7 °C3 March 1988	20.4 °C30 September 1988	24.8 °C	2,309 mm	138
1987	34.5 °C22 March 1987	20.6 °C28 June 1987	25.2 °C	2,127 mm	193
1986	33.7 °C24 February 1986	19.7 °C15 July 1986	24.6 °C	2,167 mm	151
1985	34.4 °C23 February 1985	19.8 °C19 February 1985	24.4 °C	2,058 mm	95
1984	32.9 °C28 January 1984	19.7 °C20 January 1984	24.4 °C	1,947 mm	114
1983	35.3 °C3 February 1983	19.7 °C30 December 1983	25.1 °C	1,925 mm	168
1982	33.9 °C20 February 1982	20.2 °C15 August 1982	24.6 °C	2,110 mm	132
1981	33.7 °C27 February 1981	19.3 °C8 January 1981	24.6 °C	2,264 mm	123
1980	32.6 °C23 March 1980	19.8 °C27 December 1980	24.6 °C	2,221 mm	119
1979	32.8 °C5 March 1979	20.1 °C28 July 1979	24.7 °C	2,231 mm	136
1978	33.0 °C11 April 1978	19.9 °C12 August 1978	24.4 °C	2,303 mm	108
1977	33.3 °C11 February 1977	19.9 °C10 February 1977	24.4 °C	2,236 mm	89
1976	32.0 °C12 March 1976	19.5 °C22 July 1976	23.9 °C	2,450 mm	67
1975	32.8 °C22 January 1975	19.6 °C9 December 1975	24.1 °C	2,173 mm	73
1974	32.7 °C5 February 1974	19.7 °C18 January 1974	24.1 °C	2,212 mm	87
1973	34.4 °C12 March 1973	19.6 °C28 July 1973	24.8 °C	2,087 mm	145
1972	34.5 °C12 February 1972	20.0 °C22 July 1972	24.4 °C	2,235 mm	120
1971	33.7 °C4 March 1971	18.4 °C23 December 1971	24.2 °C	2,058 mm	114
1970	33.1 °C2 January 1970	18.7 °C2 July 1970	24.5 °C	2,179 mm	144
1969	33.7 °C4 March 1969	19.8 °C9 July 1969	24.4 °C	2,519 mm	121
1968	32.8 °C26 February 1968	19.9 °C3 July 1968	24.2 °C	2,058 mm	90
1967	33.2 °C4 April 1967	19.2 °C26 January 1967	24.0 °C	2,615 mm	94
1966	34.7 °C3 July 1966	18.9 °C13 February 1966	24.8 °C	1,918 mm	147
1965	35.2 °C22 July 1965	19.3 °C16 December 1965	24.6 °C	1,936 mm	120
1964	33.7 °C14 July 1964	19.7 °C30 December 1964	24.7 °C	1,825 mm	148
1963	32.5 °C17 February 1963	20.1 °C31 July 1963	24.3 °C	2,038 mm	91
1962	32.7 °C25 February 1962	20.0 °C19 June 1962	23.9 °C	2,335 mm	50
1961	33.4 °C22 February 1961	19.6 °C18 July 1961	24.1 °C	2,513 mm	118
1960	33.3 °C31 January 1960	19.7 °C20 March 1960	24.3 °C	2,422 mm	134
1959	34.9 °C10 March 1959	19.6 °C11 August 1959	24.4 °C	2,382 mm	144
1958	34.3 °C26 January 1958	19.4 °C5 August 1958	24.7 °C	2,090 mm	151
1957	34.3 °C14 February 1957	17.8 °C12 January 1957	24.4 °C	1,957 mm	138
1956	32.7 °C1 March 1956	19.6 °C10 July 1956	24.0 °C	2,099 mm	60
1955	33.5 °C19 February 1955	19.1 °C12 August 1955	24.0 °C	2,253 mm	49
1954	33.7 °C5 August 1954	19.6 °C25 June 1954	24.3 °C	1,932 mm	84
1953	32.2 °C13 June 1953	19.9 °C18 December 1953	24.2 °C	2,486 mm	79
1952	33.8 °C6 March 1952	20.0 °C12 July 1952	24.3 °C	2,702 mm	104
1951	33.5 °C28 February 1951	19.7 °C13 July 1951	24.3 °C	2,111 mm	113
1950	37.5 °C14 August 1950	17.3 °C18 July 1950	25.0 °C	1,804 mm	188
1949	34.2 °C14 February 1949	20.1 °C25 December 1949	24.8 °C	1,457 mm	151
1948	32.9 °C22 March 1948	19.7 °C22 December 1948	24.0 °C	2,518 mm	57
1947	33.8 °C7 July 1947	19.3 °C6 July 1947	24.5 °C	1,890 mm	117
1946	35.4 °C16 January 1946	20.0 °C22 October 1946	24.5 °C	1,868 mm	108
1945	33.7 °C15 February 1945	19.7 °C19 January 1945	24.3 °C	1,823 mm	97
1944	34.6 °C2 March 1944	19.9 °C23 November 1944	24.6 °C	1,840 mm	138
1943	34.3 °C13 July 1943	20.0 °C24 December 1943	24.8 °C	1,679 mm	150
1942	33.7 °C30 July 1942	20.0 °C2 January 1942	24.3 °C	1,706 mm	99
1941	33.7 °C31 January 1941	20.0 °C8 October 1941	24.7 °C	1,713 mm	132
1940	32.8 °C5 August 1940	19.7 °C5 December 1940	24.2 °C	1,844 mm	82

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.2 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

288 d/yr

+133

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1523 mm

-391 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+1.7 °C	100 mm	-23 mm
Feb	32.1 °C	+1.3 °C	119 mm	-20 mm
Mar	31.8 °C	+1.4 °C	119 mm	-65 mm
Apr	32.1 °C	+2.2 °C	79 mm	-91 mm
May	31.3 °C	+1.6 °C	162 mm	+22 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+2.0 °C	92 mm	-3 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+0.1 °C	166 mm	+56 mm
Aug	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	100 mm	-72 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+1.9 °C	175 mm	-18 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+1.7 °C	158 mm	-60 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+2.2 °C	156 mm	-63 mm
Dec	31.4 °C	+2.0 °C	99 mm	-55 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.6 °C

18 Aug 2025

Wettest day

49.0 mm

23 Jan 2025

Windiest day

19.7 km/h

7 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

37.8 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

27 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.6 °C

18 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

4 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Boende?

Boende has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,914 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boende?

The hottest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 38.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Boende?

The coldest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 17.3 °C.

Does it snow in Boende?

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

Has the climate of Boende warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Boende?

The wettest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1972, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Boende?

The windiest day measured in Boende between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1988, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Boende?

The warmest month in Boende is February (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Boende?

Boende receives on average 1,914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Boende?

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

Are there tropical nights in Boende?

Yes: Boende has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boende?

In Boende, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 10 March 2016, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 11 August 1950.

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