Kabeya-Kamwanga climate — normals and trends
Kabeya-Kamwanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,363 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kabeya-Kamwanga averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.
Kabeya-Kamwanga has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 21 June 1945).
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
Kabeya-KamwangaEast Kasai
- coords
- -6.00°, 23.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,363mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
205 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
37.1 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
13.6 °C
21 June 1945
Wettest day
90 mm
20 March 1995
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
27 January 2006
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
4 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
5 March 1958
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
12 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.4 h
22 December 1998
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 | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | -74 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 189 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 177 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 71 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 24 mm | -90 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 90 mm | -76 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 136 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 132 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabeya-Kamwanga?
Kabeya-Kamwanga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,363 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
The hottest day measured in Kabeya-Kamwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
The coldest day measured in Kabeya-Kamwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1945, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
Almost never: Kabeya-Kamwanga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabeya-Kamwanga warmed?
Yes: Kabeya-Kamwanga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
The wettest day measured in Kabeya-Kamwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1995, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
The windiest day measured in Kabeya-Kamwanga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
The warmest month in Kabeya-Kamwanga is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
Kabeya-Kamwanga receives on average 1,363 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
Kabeya-Kamwanga gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
Yes: Kabeya-Kamwanga has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabeya-Kamwanga?
In Kabeya-Kamwanga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 5 March 1958, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 12 June 1954.
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