Kabare climate — normals and trends
Kabare (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 2,258 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kabare averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.
Kabare 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 29.8 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 9.4 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
KabareSouth Kivu
- coords
- -2.50°, 28.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,258mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
212 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
29.8 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
9.4 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
132 mm
3 October 1996
Windiest day
26.7 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
10 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
8 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
31 July 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 December 1940
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 | 23.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 341 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 114 mm | -154 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 225 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 230 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 254 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 23.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 257 mm | -73 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 313 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabare?
Kabare has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 2,258 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabare?
The hottest day measured in Kabare between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabare?
The coldest day measured in Kabare between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kabare?
Almost never: Kabare sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabare warmed?
Yes: Kabare warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabare?
The wettest day measured in Kabare between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1996, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabare?
The windiest day measured in Kabare between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabare?
The warmest month in Kabare is August (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabare?
Kabare receives on average 2,258 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabare?
Kabare gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabare?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kabare.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabare?
In Kabare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 8 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 31 July 1960.
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