Dibaya-Lubwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,552 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The hottest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1950, reaching 36.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The coldest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 15.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dibaya-Lubwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dibaya-Lubwe warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The wettest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1977, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The windiest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The warmest month in Dibaya-Lubwe is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe receives on average 1,552 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dibaya-Lubwe (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,552 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 July (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Dibaya-Lubwe averages 0 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 233 rainy days per year.

Dibaya-Lubwe 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 36.7 °C (on 1 September 1950) and the coldest 15.5 °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

Dibaya-LubweKwilu

coords: -4.16°, 19.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

24.9°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,552mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

8.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

131 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

233 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.4 °C

Average feels-like low

25.5 °C

Average peak gust

24.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

36.7 °C

1 September 1950

Coldest day

15.5 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

140 mm

2 April 1977

Windiest day

19.4 km/h

23 August 1950

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

3 February 2010

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

9 March 2023

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.1 h

30 November 1998

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.9 °C29 August 2025	19.5 °C1 August 2025	26.1 °C	1,362 mm	256
2024	36.1 °C13 March 2024	19.6 °C29 June 2024	26.9 °C	1,053 mm	295
2023	35.3 °C14 August 2023	20.5 °C5 July 2023	26.2 °C	1,343 mm	247
2022	35.9 °C9 March 2022	18.7 °C10 June 2022	26.1 °C	1,183 mm	263
2021	36.1 °C5 March 2021	20.1 °C15 June 2021	26.5 °C	1,043 mm	279
2020	33.9 °C7 April 2020	18.1 °C19 June 2020	26.0 °C	1,312 mm	244
2019	33.5 °C8 February 2019	19.3 °C5 June 2019	25.6 °C	1,368 mm	196
2018	34.4 °C23 July 2018	18.9 °C6 June 2018	25.6 °C	1,469 mm	214
2017	33.9 °C6 March 2017	20.5 °C20 September 2017	25.9 °C	1,206 mm	247
2016	34.6 °C2 August 2016	20.1 °C12 July 2016	26.2 °C	1,252 mm	269
2015	36.2 °C14 September 2015	20.3 °C10 February 2015	25.8 °C	1,319 mm	208
2014	33.7 °C28 July 2014	20.0 °C13 July 2014	25.6 °C	1,090 mm	210
2013	34.4 °C1 March 2013	19.1 °C21 June 2013	25.6 °C	1,131 mm	221
2012	33.5 °C22 July 2012	20.0 °C19 February 2012	25.2 °C	1,354 mm	184
2011	34.4 °C8 March 2011	19.4 °C9 July 2011	25.5 °C	1,196 mm	220
2010	35.7 °C17 August 2010	19.8 °C22 July 2010	25.7 °C	1,268 mm	223
2009	34.4 °C29 July 2009	19.0 °C10 July 2009	25.5 °C	1,361 mm	195
2008	34.2 °C27 September 2008	19.3 °C14 June 2008	25.2 °C	1,296 mm	165
2007	33.1 °C18 February 2007	18.8 °C7 July 2007	25.1 °C	1,368 mm	164
2006	34.0 °C2 July 2006	19.6 °C8 August 2006	25.2 °C	1,380 mm	167
2005	34.7 °C25 February 2005	19.5 °C23 June 2005	25.4 °C	1,348 mm	169
2004	33.6 °C13 July 2004	17.8 °C9 July 2004	25.3 °C	1,310 mm	161
2003	34.0 °C30 September 2003	19.4 °C20 June 2003	25.2 °C	1,205 mm	172
2002	33.5 °C25 February 2002	20.0 °C15 January 2002	25.1 °C	1,393 mm	146
2001	34.1 °C8 September 2001	18.9 °C24 July 2001	24.9 °C	1,276 mm	127
2000	32.9 °C1 April 2000	18.6 °C9 July 2000	24.6 °C	1,424 mm	91
1999	33.1 °C5 February 1999	19.8 °C22 August 1999	24.6 °C	1,720 mm	100
1998	34.3 °C3 February 1998	20.0 °C18 June 1998	25.6 °C	1,493 mm	182
1997	34.3 °C6 August 1997	19.5 °C14 July 1997	24.9 °C	1,814 mm	135
1996	33.9 °C8 August 1996	19.3 °C23 June 1996	24.9 °C	1,548 mm	122
1995	33.6 °C14 March 1995	20.6 °C21 June 1995	24.9 °C	1,611 mm	113
1994	33.0 °C25 March 1994	19.4 °C2 July 1994	24.7 °C	1,636 mm	86
1993	32.3 °C5 July 1993	19.1 °C5 July 1993	24.8 °C	1,609 mm	111
1992	33.3 °C13 March 1992	19.9 °C21 July 1992	24.7 °C	1,610 mm	104
1991	33.1 °C16 March 1991	19.2 °C19 July 1991	24.7 °C	1,747 mm	96
1990	33.8 °C27 March 1990	19.9 °C18 July 1990	24.9 °C	1,766 mm	117
1989	33.2 °C10 October 1989	17.6 °C19 June 1989	24.7 °C	1,562 mm	121
1988	33.2 °C30 March 1988	16.8 °C17 July 1988	24.8 °C	1,785 mm	122
1987	33.7 °C19 May 1987	17.4 °C13 June 1987	25.1 °C	1,743 mm	166
1986	33.2 °C14 February 1986	17.1 °C21 June 1986	24.6 °C	1,771 mm	106
1985	33.8 °C10 March 1985	19.0 °C1 July 1985	24.4 °C	1,670 mm	82
1984	32.2 °C21 February 1984	19.9 °C4 July 1984	24.4 °C	1,549 mm	75
1983	33.9 °C23 February 1983	20.2 °C24 June 1983	25.1 °C	1,423 mm	157
1982	33.5 °C24 March 1982	18.2 °C18 July 1982	24.6 °C	1,641 mm	113
1981	33.4 °C14 April 1981	18.6 °C20 June 1981	24.7 °C	1,491 mm	116
1980	33.2 °C16 March 1980	18.7 °C12 July 1980	24.6 °C	1,743 mm	100
1979	33.6 °C4 March 1979	18.0 °C5 July 1979	24.6 °C	1,830 mm	113
1978	32.8 °C20 July 1978	17.9 °C22 July 1978	24.5 °C	1,753 mm	76
1977	32.4 °C9 July 1977	19.8 °C23 January 1977	24.4 °C	1,831 mm	71
1976	32.3 °C1 August 1976	18.1 °C29 June 1976	24.1 °C	1,817 mm	52
1975	32.5 °C8 August 1975	19.0 °C31 July 1975	24.0 °C	1,704 mm	42
1974	33.4 °C10 August 1974	17.9 °C27 July 1974	24.2 °C	1,594 mm	87
1973	33.0 °C24 July 1973	18.0 °C10 July 1973	24.7 °C	1,589 mm	105
1972	32.9 °C11 February 1972	17.8 °C29 June 1972	24.3 °C	1,731 mm	57
1971	34.7 °C4 March 1971	19.3 °C11 June 1971	24.0 °C	1,641 mm	42
1970	33.2 °C21 February 1970	19.1 °C1 July 1970	24.3 °C	1,785 mm	77
1969	33.5 °C5 February 1969	19.9 °C1 July 1969	24.4 °C	1,974 mm	72
1968	32.4 °C25 February 1968	18.4 °C30 June 1968	24.2 °C	1,630 mm	61
1967	32.8 °C4 April 1967	18.0 °C24 July 1967	23.8 °C	2,309 mm	49
1966	34.8 °C4 July 1966	19.7 °C5 July 1966	24.5 °C	1,848 mm	103
1965	34.6 °C4 July 1965	18.2 °C1 July 1965	24.4 °C	1,698 mm	104
1964	32.4 °C4 March 1964	19.5 °C5 December 1964	24.5 °C	1,655 mm	111
1963	31.7 °C26 August 1963	19.7 °C21 November 1963	24.2 °C	1,793 mm	60
1962	31.3 °C5 February 1962	18.5 °C27 June 1962	23.9 °C	1,911 mm	26
1961	31.9 °C24 February 1961	19.5 °C4 August 1961	24.0 °C	1,927 mm	46
1960	32.9 °C30 January 1960	17.2 °C27 July 1960	24.2 °C	2,030 mm	65
1959	32.7 °C17 February 1959	19.6 °C24 June 1959	24.2 °C	1,990 mm	62
1958	33.5 °C3 March 1958	18.5 °C27 June 1958	24.7 °C	1,574 mm	117
1957	33.4 °C21 July 1957	19.1 °C11 January 1957	24.5 °C	1,520 mm	96
1956	34.1 °C9 August 1956	19.0 °C1 July 1956	24.3 °C	1,549 mm	92
1955	32.8 °C14 February 1955	18.4 °C21 June 1955	24.2 °C	1,716 mm	81
1954	34.5 °C30 July 1954	17.4 °C24 June 1954	24.7 °C	1,445 mm	131
1953	33.5 °C31 July 1953	19.0 °C28 June 1953	24.3 °C	1,998 mm	79
1952	34.8 °C24 July 1952	18.3 °C7 August 1952	24.6 °C	1,866 mm	128
1951	34.5 °C31 July 1951	17.8 °C21 July 1951	24.4 °C	1,825 mm	100
1950	36.7 °C1 September 1950	15.5 °C18 July 1950	24.7 °C	1,423 mm	141
1949	33.8 °C14 August 1949	18.6 °C7 June 1949	24.7 °C	1,221 mm	122
1948	34.4 °C1 August 1948	19.6 °C18 July 1948	24.2 °C	1,966 mm	76
1947	35.6 °C17 September 1947	16.0 °C19 July 1947	24.8 °C	1,470 mm	120
1946	35.3 °C12 July 1946	17.2 °C20 June 1946	24.7 °C	1,398 mm	141
1945	32.8 °C10 June 1945	17.6 °C18 June 1945	24.2 °C	1,401 mm	91
1944	35.0 °C28 July 1944	19.2 °C12 July 1944	24.8 °C	1,345 mm	139
1943	35.5 °C31 July 1943	17.4 °C26 June 1943	24.6 °C	1,362 mm	147
1942	33.1 °C31 July 1942	18.6 °C18 July 1942	24.3 °C	1,346 mm	101
1941	33.5 °C6 August 1941	19.6 °C10 July 1941	24.8 °C	1,281 mm	157
1940	34.6 °C4 August 1940	18.5 °C30 June 1940	24.3 °C	1,489 mm	91

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

256 d/yr

+125

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1362 mm

-190 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+1.8 °C	91 mm	-53 mm
Feb	31.2 °C	+1.7 °C	106 mm	-30 mm
Mar	30.8 °C	+1.5 °C	173 mm	-3 mm
Apr	30.2 °C	+1.2 °C	199 mm	+30 mm
May	29.5 °C	+0.3 °C	150 mm	+53 mm
Jun	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	20 mm	-10 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	+0.2 °C	24 mm	+2 mm
Aug	32.1 °C	+2.0 °C	10 mm	-64 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	+2.8 °C	77 mm	-65 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	+1.5 °C	163 mm	-26 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	+1.5 °C	197 mm	-5 mm
Dec	29.8 °C	+1.5 °C	154 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.9 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest day

19.5 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

32.9 mm

14 Mar 2025

Windiest day

16.5 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

9 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.5 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,552 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The hottest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1950, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The coldest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 15.5 °C.

Does it snow in Dibaya-Lubwe?

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

Has the climate of Dibaya-Lubwe warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The wettest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1977, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The windiest day measured in Dibaya-Lubwe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dibaya-Lubwe?

The warmest month in Dibaya-Lubwe is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe receives on average 1,552 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dibaya-Lubwe?

Yes: Dibaya-Lubwe has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dibaya-Lubwe?

In Dibaya-Lubwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 9 March 2023, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 18 July 1950.

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