Kalemie climate — normals and trends
Kalemie (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 999 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kalemie averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Kalemie has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 21 October 1941) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 26 January 1963).
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
KalemieTanganyika
- coords
- -5.95°, 29.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
999mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
31.5 °C
21 October 1941
Coldest day
19.5 °C
26 January 1963
Wettest day
97 mm
26 April 1995
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
28 January 2004
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
28 February 2006
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
17.5 °C
18 July 2020
Sunniest day
12.1 h
30 January 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 77 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 158 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 209 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 80 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 112 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalemie?
Kalemie has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 999 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalemie?
The hottest day measured in Kalemie between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1941, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalemie?
The coldest day measured in Kalemie between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1963, at 19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kalemie?
Almost never: Kalemie sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kalemie warmed?
Yes: Kalemie warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalemie?
The wettest day measured in Kalemie between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1995, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalemie?
The windiest day measured in Kalemie between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2004, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalemie?
The warmest month in Kalemie is September (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalemie?
Kalemie receives on average 999 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalemie?
Kalemie gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kalemie?
Yes: Kalemie has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalemie?
In Kalemie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 18 July 2020.
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