Fungurume climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Fungurume?

Fungurume has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2003, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Fungurume?

The coldest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1989, at 7.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Fungurume?

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

Q: Has the climate of Fungurume warmed?

Yes: Fungurume warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Fungurume?

The wettest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2007, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Fungurume?

The windiest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1958, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Fungurume?

The warmest month in Fungurume is September (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Fungurume?

Fungurume receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Fungurume?

Fungurume gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Fungurume (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,269 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 September (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Fungurume averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.

Fungurume has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 15 October 2003) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 18 June 1989).

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

FungurumeLualaba

coords: -10.62°, 26.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,269mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

164 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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

35.7 °C

15 October 2003

Coldest day

7.6 °C

18 June 1989

Wettest day

104 mm

12 February 2007

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

22 February 1958

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

29 January 2004

Hottest feels-like

35.9 °C

15 October 2003

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

18 June 1989

Sunniest day

12.6 h

4 January 2011

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C11 October 2025	9.4 °C1 August 2025	21.0 °C	1,267 mm	63
2024	34.9 °C27 September 2024	9.2 °C15 June 2024	21.6 °C	1,135 mm	64
2023	33.4 °C9 October 2023	11.5 °C15 July 2023	21.4 °C	1,427 mm	56
2022	32.8 °C5 October 2022	10.4 °C29 June 2022	20.9 °C	1,437 mm	48
2021	32.5 °C18 September 2021	10.0 °C27 July 2021	21.0 °C	1,138 mm	39
2020	34.2 °C7 October 2020	9.6 °C18 July 2020	21.1 °C	1,524 mm	39
2019	33.1 °C15 September 2019	11.3 °C22 June 2019	21.3 °C	1,129 mm	49
2018	33.2 °C27 September 2018	10.2 °C8 June 2018	21.0 °C	1,224 mm	47
2017	33.0 °C17 October 2017	11.8 °C12 June 2017	21.0 °C	1,145 mm	49
2016	34.2 °C16 October 2016	10.6 °C12 July 2016	21.4 °C	1,070 mm	63
2015	33.1 °C19 September 2015	11.5 °C22 June 2015	21.2 °C	1,182 mm	57
2014	33.6 °C15 October 2014	10.6 °C12 July 2014	21.2 °C	1,219 mm	56
2013	34.0 °C16 September 2013	10.5 °C25 June 2013	21.0 °C	1,097 mm	53
2012	33.6 °C10 October 2012	9.8 °C20 July 2012	21.1 °C	1,120 mm	55
2011	33.0 °C21 September 2011	10.2 °C1 July 2011	20.8 °C	1,174 mm	35
2010	34.2 °C4 October 2010	10.7 °C13 August 2010	21.3 °C	1,174 mm	55
2009	34.2 °C28 September 2009	10.5 °C3 July 2009	21.0 °C	1,080 mm	43
2008	35.1 °C27 September 2008	10.7 °C2 July 2008	21.1 °C	1,075 mm	56
2007	33.4 °C24 September 2007	10.4 °C6 July 2007	21.2 °C	1,388 mm	44
2006	33.6 °C21 October 2006	10.5 °C7 June 2006	20.9 °C	1,184 mm	39
2005	33.1 °C11 October 2005	11.4 °C22 June 2005	21.5 °C	988 mm	59
2004	34.1 °C8 October 2004	10.2 °C8 July 2004	20.9 °C	1,233 mm	56
2003	35.7 °C15 October 2003	9.6 °C9 July 2003	21.2 °C	1,117 mm	56
2002	33.9 °C29 September 2002	11.0 °C19 June 2002	21.1 °C	1,078 mm	45
2001	33.9 °C7 September 2001	10.7 °C18 June 2001	21.0 °C	1,143 mm	55
2000	33.2 °C2 October 2000	10.4 °C8 July 2000	21.0 °C	1,209 mm	51
1999	31.8 °C18 September 1999	11.1 °C29 June 1999	20.7 °C	1,117 mm	30
1998	33.3 °C8 October 1998	10.3 °C15 June 1998	21.5 °C	1,296 mm	57
1997	33.8 °C25 September 1997	10.7 °C7 May 1997	21.1 °C	1,276 mm	49
1996	32.5 °C12 September 1996	9.0 °C3 July 1996	21.0 °C	1,172 mm	57
1995	32.9 °C18 September 1995	8.5 °C19 June 1995	21.1 °C	1,142 mm	56
1994	33.5 °C27 September 1994	8.1 °C14 June 1994	20.6 °C	1,090 mm	25
1993	33.8 °C24 October 1993	9.8 °C17 August 1993	20.7 °C	1,309 mm	38
1992	32.6 °C8 October 1992	9.4 °C5 July 1992	20.7 °C	1,105 mm	30
1991	32.4 °C7 October 1991	7.9 °C21 July 1991	20.4 °C	1,058 mm	24
1990	32.3 °C11 November 1990	8.6 °C14 July 1990	20.6 °C	1,140 mm	26
1989	33.0 °C8 November 1989	7.6 °C18 June 1989	20.4 °C	1,253 mm	34
1988	32.1 °C10 October 1988	9.5 °C18 July 1988	20.7 °C	1,149 mm	30
1987	32.7 °C2 September 1987	8.8 °C28 June 1987	20.9 °C	1,229 mm	30
1986	31.8 °C24 September 1986	8.4 °C17 June 1986	20.2 °C	1,314 mm	16
1985	31.7 °C8 October 1985	8.6 °C19 July 1985	20.2 °C	1,226 mm	17
1984	32.8 °C14 September 1984	10.1 °C4 July 1984	20.5 °C	1,172 mm	35
1983	33.5 °C1 October 1983	10.3 °C27 July 1983	21.1 °C	1,096 mm	31
1982	32.2 °C11 September 1982	9.4 °C17 July 1982	20.3 °C	1,377 mm	17
1981	32.4 °C3 October 1981	8.7 °C20 July 1981	20.4 °C	1,102 mm	27
1980	33.6 °C20 September 1980	9.5 °C12 July 1980	20.5 °C	1,330 mm	23
1979	33.5 °C3 October 1979	8.3 °C6 July 1979	20.1 °C	1,378 mm	43
1978	33.0 °C1 October 1978	9.8 °C7 July 1978	20.5 °C	1,613 mm	39
1977	32.1 °C10 September 1977	9.4 °C10 July 1977	20.6 °C	1,364 mm	31
1976	31.3 °C15 October 1976	9.4 °C26 June 1976	19.9 °C	1,530 mm	16
1975	31.1 °C16 September 1975	8.2 °C26 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,218 mm	23
1974	32.1 °C23 October 1974	8.6 °C16 June 1974	19.9 °C	1,413 mm	41
1973	33.0 °C23 September 1973	8.5 °C13 July 1973	20.4 °C	1,246 mm	31
1972	31.9 °C23 September 1972	9.9 °C27 June 1972	20.0 °C	1,497 mm	11
1971	33.8 °C5 October 1971	10.4 °C13 June 1971	20.1 °C	1,249 mm	22
1970	32.4 °C23 September 1970	10.4 °C5 July 1970	20.5 °C	1,462 mm	20
1969	31.7 °C5 September 1969	10.4 °C25 July 1969	20.6 °C	1,284 mm	23
1968	33.7 °C5 October 1968	9.7 °C1 July 1968	20.3 °C	1,398 mm	36
1967	31.4 °C3 October 1967	9.8 °C20 July 1967	20.2 °C	1,297 mm	17
1966	31.9 °C6 October 1966	9.8 °C29 July 1966	20.4 °C	1,278 mm	16
1965	31.9 °C20 September 1965	9.1 °C5 July 1965	20.2 °C	1,306 mm	25
1964	32.7 °C1 October 1964	10.1 °C29 June 1964	20.6 °C	1,459 mm	14
1963	32.8 °C8 September 1963	10.2 °C8 June 1963	20.4 °C	1,633 mm	19
1962	31.9 °C25 September 1962	10.9 °C6 May 1962	20.6 °C	1,457 mm	23
1961	32.2 °C18 October 1961	9.0 °C13 August 1961	20.0 °C	1,464 mm	18
1960	31.3 °C28 October 1960	8.6 °C25 July 1960	20.0 °C	1,417 mm	17
1959	32.1 °C30 September 1959	10.2 °C25 July 1959	20.3 °C	1,535 mm	19
1958	33.7 °C10 September 1958	8.7 °C24 July 1958	20.3 °C	1,489 mm	11
1957	31.5 °C15 September 1957	9.2 °C16 June 1957	19.9 °C	1,749 mm	18
1956	32.8 °C17 September 1956	9.5 °C28 July 1956	20.2 °C	1,513 mm	48
1955	33.1 °C5 October 1955	10.3 °C12 August 1955	20.3 °C	1,414 mm	39
1954	32.7 °C8 October 1954	8.6 °C22 June 1954	21.2 °C	833 mm	73
1953	33.2 °C2 October 1953	9.9 °C16 June 1953	20.3 °C	1,536 mm	36
1952	33.8 °C12 October 1952	10.7 °C6 August 1952	20.8 °C	1,269 mm	56
1951	33.9 °C8 October 1951	9.5 °C14 July 1951	20.6 °C	1,250 mm	53
1950	32.0 °C15 September 1950	9.8 °C18 June 1950	20.0 °C	1,275 mm	27
1949	33.2 °C5 October 1949	9.5 °C8 June 1949	20.6 °C	1,253 mm	53
1948	33.2 °C12 September 1948	10.5 °C6 July 1948	20.4 °C	1,377 mm	33
1947	33.8 °C8 October 1947	9.7 °C7 July 1947	20.7 °C	1,306 mm	55
1946	32.1 °C17 September 1946	8.9 °C18 June 1946	20.5 °C	1,280 mm	42
1945	33.2 °C5 October 1945	10.5 °C18 June 1945	20.7 °C	1,249 mm	52
1944	34.9 °C20 September 1944	10.9 °C13 July 1944	20.8 °C	1,119 mm	69
1943	33.2 °C13 October 1943	9.3 °C27 July 1943	20.6 °C	1,054 mm	53
1942	33.4 °C1 October 1942	10.4 °C16 July 1942	20.9 °C	1,105 mm	74
1941	35.1 °C13 October 1941	11.0 °C22 June 1941	21.0 °C	1,266 mm	55
1940	32.1 °C12 September 1940	9.8 °C17 July 1940	20.1 °C	1,361 mm	25

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

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1267 mm

-2 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.4 °C	+0.6 °C	239 mm	-11 mm
Feb	27.3 °C	+2.1 °C	225 mm	-4 mm
Mar	26.6 °C	+1.3 °C	195 mm	-12 mm
Apr	26.3 °C	+0.8 °C	84 mm	+11 mm
May	25.1 °C	-1.2 °C	19 mm	+12 mm
Jun	25.8 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	24.8 °C	-1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	28.0 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Oct	31.3 °C	+1.9 °C	13 mm	-58 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	+0.9 °C	234 mm	+53 mm
Dec	25.7 °C	+0.6 °C	259 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

11 Oct 2025

Coldest day

9.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

56.8 mm

3 Feb 2025

Windiest day

22.4 km/h

14 May 2025

Strongest gust

55.1 km/h

1 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.3 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

3 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

13 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Fungurume?

Fungurume has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fungurume?

The hottest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2003, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Fungurume?

The coldest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1989, at 7.6 °C.

Does it snow in Fungurume?

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

Has the climate of Fungurume warmed?

Yes: Fungurume warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Fungurume?

The wettest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2007, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Fungurume?

The windiest day measured in Fungurume between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1958, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Fungurume?

The warmest month in Fungurume is September (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Fungurume?

Fungurume receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Fungurume?

Fungurume gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Fungurume?

Yes: Fungurume has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fungurume?

In Fungurume, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 15 October 2003, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 18 June 1989.

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