Kabinda climate — normals and trends
Kabinda (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,792 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kabinda averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.
Kabinda 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 36.6 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 24 June 1965).
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
KabindaLomami
- coords
- -6.14°, 24.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,792mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
224 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
134 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
36.6 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
13.8 °C
24 June 1965
Wettest day
99 mm
25 November 1971
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
24 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
2 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
29 July 1943
Sunniest day
12.4 h
31 December 1950
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 | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 132 mm | -74 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 90 mm | -96 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 180 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 171 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 30 mm | -109 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 107 mm | -108 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 177 mm | -80 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 215 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabinda?
Kabinda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,792 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabinda?
The hottest day measured in Kabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabinda?
The coldest day measured in Kabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1965, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kabinda?
Almost never: Kabinda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabinda warmed?
Yes: Kabinda warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabinda?
The wettest day measured in Kabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1971, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabinda?
The windiest day measured in Kabinda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabinda?
The warmest month in Kabinda is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabinda?
Kabinda receives on average 1,792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabinda?
Kabinda gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabinda?
Yes: Kabinda has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabinda?
In Kabinda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 2 April 2020, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 29 July 1943.
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