Kabalo climate — normals and trends
Kabalo (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,382 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 August (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kabalo averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Kabalo has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 31 August 2009) and the coldest 15.4 °C (on 26 May 1943).
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
KabaloTanganyika
- coords
- -6.05°, 26.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,382mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
334 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001
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
39.0 °C
31 August 2009
Coldest day
15.4 °C
26 May 1943
Wettest day
134 mm
24 March 1987
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
16 May 1944
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
24 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
29 September 2025
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
24 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.3 h
30 January 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 103 mm | -78 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | -94 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 113 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 158 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 93 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 35.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 11 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 52 mm | -99 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 134 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 126 mm | -81 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabalo?
Kabalo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,382 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabalo?
The hottest day measured in Kabalo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2009, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabalo?
The coldest day measured in Kabalo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1943, at 15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kabalo?
Almost never: Kabalo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabalo warmed?
Yes: Kabalo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabalo?
The wettest day measured in Kabalo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1987, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabalo?
The windiest day measured in Kabalo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1944, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabalo?
The warmest month in Kabalo is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabalo?
Kabalo receives on average 1,382 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabalo?
Kabalo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabalo?
Yes: Kabalo has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabalo?
In Kabalo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 29 September 2025, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 24 July 1958.
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