Businga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Businga?

Businga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,624 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2022, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Businga?

The coldest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1971, at 13.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Businga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Businga warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Businga?

The wettest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2015, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Businga?

The windiest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1980, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Businga?

The warmest month in Businga is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Businga?

Businga receives on average 1,624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 245 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Businga?

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

Businga (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,624 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 October (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Businga averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 245 rainy days per year.

Businga 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 39.7 °C (on 20 March 2022) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 23 December 1971).

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

BusingaNord-Ubangi

coords: 3.34°, 20.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

30.1°C

Average daily low

21.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,624mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

8.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

181 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

245 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.4 °C

Average feels-like low

24.9 °C

Average peak gust

24.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

339 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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

39.7 °C

20 March 2022

Coldest day

13.2 °C

23 December 1971

Wettest day

160 mm

15 September 2015

Windiest day

20.9 km/h

11 March 1980

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

7 March 1985

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

11 March 2021

Coldest feels-like

10.6 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

11.9 h

16 May 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.9 °C10 February 2025	18.1 °C2 January 2025	26.1 °C	1,183 mm	276
2024	38.9 °C13 March 2024	18.5 °C16 January 2024	26.6 °C	971 mm	295
2023	38.2 °C5 March 2023	18.6 °C16 December 2023	25.8 °C	1,514 mm	260
2022	39.7 °C20 March 2022	17.5 °C29 January 2022	25.9 °C	1,181 mm	256
2021	39.6 °C2 March 2021	18.6 °C10 February 2021	26.1 °C	1,025 mm	276
2020	38.2 °C23 February 2020	16.8 °C25 January 2020	25.9 °C	1,122 mm	270
2019	37.9 °C19 March 2019	19.9 °C31 December 2019	25.9 °C	1,279 mm	252
2018	37.9 °C5 February 2018	16.3 °C6 January 2018	25.4 °C	1,213 mm	252
2017	36.6 °C27 March 2017	19.8 °C28 July 2017	25.9 °C	1,380 mm	278
2016	38.4 °C5 February 2016	16.8 °C30 January 2016	25.8 °C	1,351 mm	256
2015	37.7 °C22 January 2015	14.9 °C8 January 2015	25.6 °C	1,332 mm	276
2014	37.4 °C17 March 2014	18.6 °C26 December 2014	25.4 °C	1,442 mm	247
2013	37.0 °C23 February 2013	16.0 °C17 December 2013	25.3 °C	1,286 mm	244
2012	36.8 °C22 March 2012	15.4 °C24 January 2012	25.0 °C	1,272 mm	234
2011	37.4 °C8 March 2011	13.3 °C16 January 2011	25.1 °C	1,352 mm	256
2010	37.5 °C30 January 2010	18.2 °C12 December 2010	25.3 °C	1,534 mm	230
2009	36.0 °C24 March 2009	18.6 °C1 December 2009	25.3 °C	1,373 mm	249
2008	36.1 °C18 February 2008	15.6 °C28 January 2008	24.9 °C	1,289 mm	227
2007	36.8 °C5 February 2007	14.5 °C3 January 2007	25.1 °C	1,345 mm	219
2006	36.6 °C25 January 2006	15.6 °C28 December 2006	25.0 °C	1,393 mm	219
2005	38.4 °C20 February 2005	16.4 °C10 January 2005	25.3 °C	1,341 mm	230
2004	36.7 °C29 March 2004	15.4 °C8 February 2004	25.2 °C	1,345 mm	230
2003	38.2 °C8 February 2003	16.5 °C5 January 2003	25.1 °C	1,370 mm	207
2002	37.0 °C25 February 2002	13.2 °C14 January 2002	25.0 °C	1,380 mm	223
2001	36.7 °C27 February 2001	15.5 °C7 January 2001	24.6 °C	1,380 mm	193
2000	36.5 °C4 March 2000	16.4 °C3 February 2000	24.7 °C	1,529 mm	200
1999	36.0 °C17 February 1999	17.4 °C13 January 1999	24.5 °C	1,707 mm	187
1998	38.4 °C10 March 1998	15.3 °C17 January 1998	25.6 °C	1,568 mm	243
1997	38.0 °C2 March 1997	16.0 °C25 January 1997	25.0 °C	1,465 mm	214
1996	35.5 °C30 January 1996	18.0 °C25 December 1996	24.6 °C	1,781 mm	171
1995	35.6 °C21 February 1995	16.5 °C24 January 1995	24.8 °C	1,625 mm	208
1994	37.4 °C30 March 1994	14.7 °C16 January 1994	24.8 °C	1,903 mm	203
1993	36.9 °C27 February 1993	13.7 °C24 January 1993	24.7 °C	1,626 mm	201
1992	39.6 °C7 March 1992	15.4 °C14 February 1992	24.5 °C	1,739 mm	180
1991	35.2 °C10 March 1991	16.0 °C19 December 1991	24.7 °C	1,656 mm	159
1990	37.6 °C16 March 1990	16.5 °C20 January 1990	24.9 °C	1,793 mm	172
1989	37.8 °C25 February 1989	13.3 °C21 January 1989	24.6 °C	1,545 mm	164
1988	37.4 °C27 February 1988	18.5 °C29 December 1988	24.8 °C	1,938 mm	159
1987	37.1 °C21 March 1987	17.3 °C2 January 1987	25.1 °C	1,906 mm	209
1986	35.6 °C12 April 1986	16.4 °C16 January 1986	24.6 °C	1,900 mm	186
1985	37.5 °C7 March 1985	15.4 °C19 February 1985	24.2 °C	1,877 mm	130
1984	35.7 °C22 March 1984	14.4 °C18 January 1984	24.2 °C	1,884 mm	158
1983	37.6 °C27 March 1983	14.1 °C28 December 1983	25.1 °C	1,806 mm	199
1982	37.1 °C20 February 1982	16.7 °C10 February 1982	24.6 °C	1,806 mm	190
1981	36.7 °C1 March 1981	16.0 °C13 February 1981	24.4 °C	1,806 mm	148
1980	33.6 °C15 March 1980	15.8 °C28 December 1980	24.3 °C	2,054 mm	122
1979	35.4 °C20 March 1979	17.3 °C9 December 1979	24.5 °C	1,950 mm	176
1978	35.0 °C18 February 1978	15.7 °C9 January 1978	24.5 °C	1,792 mm	165
1977	36.1 °C15 February 1977	16.0 °C28 December 1977	24.4 °C	1,755 mm	159
1976	34.4 °C20 March 1976	14.8 °C2 January 1976	24.0 °C	2,103 mm	116
1975	34.5 °C22 January 1975	14.9 °C11 December 1975	23.9 °C	1,853 mm	119
1974	34.7 °C27 January 1974	16.1 °C8 December 1974	24.0 °C	1,802 mm	129
1973	36.1 °C18 February 1973	17.8 °C24 December 1973	24.7 °C	2,041 mm	186
1972	35.3 °C21 December 1972	16.2 °C5 January 1972	24.5 °C	1,923 mm	172
1971	35.9 °C19 March 1971	13.2 °C23 December 1971	24.1 °C	1,856 mm	167
1970	36.0 °C16 March 1970	15.3 °C17 December 1970	24.6 °C	1,929 mm	180
1969	36.3 °C15 February 1969	17.3 °C2 February 1969	24.4 °C	2,165 mm	165
1968	35.3 °C5 April 1968	16.7 °C17 January 1968	24.2 °C	1,927 mm	137
1967	35.4 °C4 April 1967	16.5 °C5 January 1967	24.1 °C	2,011 mm	154
1966	37.5 °C24 March 1966	19.6 °C15 September 1966	25.2 °C	1,375 mm	187
1965	35.2 °C15 May 1965	17.9 °C7 December 1965	24.7 °C	1,453 mm	169
1964	37.1 °C3 April 1964	17.4 °C14 January 1964	25.0 °C	1,381 mm	198
1963	34.2 °C22 March 1963	18.9 °C2 January 1963	24.4 °C	1,537 mm	132
1962	36.1 °C21 January 1962	17.4 °C8 February 1962	24.1 °C	1,788 mm	97
1961	36.5 °C22 February 1961	18.2 °C16 December 1961	24.2 °C	1,791 mm	135
1960	35.9 °C4 February 1960	18.9 °C31 January 1960	24.5 °C	1,803 mm	162
1959	37.9 °C10 March 1959	15.9 °C24 January 1959	24.6 °C	1,609 mm	176
1958	37.0 °C25 February 1958	18.4 °C10 February 1958	24.7 °C	1,844 mm	139
1957	37.0 °C15 February 1957	15.6 °C6 February 1957	24.3 °C	1,635 mm	126
1956	34.1 °C16 February 1956	17.2 °C23 January 1956	23.9 °C	1,813 mm	87
1955	33.7 °C19 February 1955	19.3 °C12 August 1955	23.7 °C	2,100 mm	55
1954	34.1 °C4 March 1954	18.9 °C10 December 1954	23.9 °C	1,904 mm	66
1953	33.7 °C8 March 1953	17.1 °C22 December 1953	24.1 °C	2,026 mm	116
1952	34.8 °C6 March 1952	19.2 °C13 November 1952	24.2 °C	2,141 mm	130
1951	34.0 °C28 February 1951	17.3 °C18 December 1951	24.2 °C	1,736 mm	136
1950	36.0 °C17 February 1950	16.6 °C9 August 1950	24.7 °C	1,432 mm	182
1949	35.7 °C15 March 1949	18.7 °C12 December 1949	24.8 °C	1,136 mm	180
1948	34.7 °C22 March 1948	17.0 °C7 January 1948	23.9 °C	2,025 mm	68
1947	34.7 °C29 January 1947	19.0 °C28 December 1947	24.3 °C	1,624 mm	101
1946	37.1 °C18 January 1946	17.5 °C18 January 1946	24.4 °C	1,455 mm	119
1945	36.4 °C16 February 1945	16.4 °C18 January 1945	24.2 °C	1,595 mm	126
1944	36.8 °C10 February 1944	17.1 °C14 January 1944	24.6 °C	1,581 mm	143
1943	36.0 °C29 July 1943	16.9 °C4 February 1943	24.5 °C	1,501 mm	154
1942	35.8 °C8 January 1942	18.2 °C5 January 1942	24.2 °C	1,562 mm	109
1941	35.9 °C7 February 1941	19.6 °C29 January 1941	24.9 °C	1,397 mm	180
1940	33.4 °C17 January 1940	18.8 °C14 January 1940	23.9 °C	1,727 mm	80

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

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

276 d/yr

+95

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1183 mm

-441 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.4 °C	+2.6 °C	15 mm	-37 mm
Feb	34.9 °C	+2.5 °C	10 mm	-65 mm
Mar	34.3 °C	+2.6 °C	100 mm	-45 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+2.4 °C	105 mm	-52 mm
May	32.2 °C	+2.1 °C	82 mm	-63 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+1.7 °C	126 mm	-2 mm
Jul	28.9 °C	0.0 °C	183 mm	+47 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.3 °C	134 mm	-36 mm
Sep	30.3 °C	+1.4 °C	167 mm	-19 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	160 mm	-44 mm
Nov	31.3 °C	+2.3 °C	77 mm	-80 mm
Dec	32.6 °C	+2.2 °C	24 mm	-46 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.9 °C

10 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.1 °C

2 Jan 2025

Wettest day

32.4 mm

18 Mar 2025

Windiest day

14.8 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

23 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.3 °C

2 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

9 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Businga?

Businga has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,624 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Businga?

The hottest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2022, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Businga?

The coldest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1971, at 13.2 °C.

Does it snow in Businga?

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

Has the climate of Businga warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Businga?

The wettest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2015, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Businga?

The windiest day measured in Businga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1980, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Businga?

The warmest month in Businga is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Businga?

Businga receives on average 1,624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 245 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Businga?

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

Are there tropical nights in Businga?

Yes: Businga has on average 339 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Businga?

In Businga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 11 March 2021, and the lowest was 10.6 °C on 21 January 1989.

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