Kamina climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kamina?

Kamina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamina?

The hottest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kamina?

The coldest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1958, at 11.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kamina?

Almost never: Kamina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kamina warmed?

Yes: Kamina warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kamina?

The wettest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2014, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kamina?

The windiest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1958, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kamina?

The warmest month in Kamina is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kamina?

Kamina receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kamina?

Kamina gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kamina (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,412 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kamina averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.

Kamina has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 23 June 1958).

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

KaminaHaut-Lomami

coords: -8.74°, 25.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,412mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

182 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

18.9 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

26 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.0 °C

28 September 2008

Coldest day

11.9 °C

23 June 1958

Wettest day

83 mm

19 November 2014

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

26 January 1958

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

26 January 1958

Hottest feels-like

38.2 °C

15 October 2003

Coldest feels-like

8.4 °C

22 June 1954

Sunniest day

12.5 h

31 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.5 °C23 September 2025	14.2 °C12 July 2025	23.4 °C	1,213 mm	115
2024	35.0 °C15 September 2024	14.5 °C16 June 2024	23.8 °C	1,327 mm	154
2023	34.4 °C24 August 2023	15.4 °C9 July 2023	23.4 °C	1,390 mm	127
2022	33.6 °C14 October 2022	14.3 °C29 June 2022	22.8 °C	1,351 mm	70
2021	33.1 °C27 August 2021	13.8 °C27 July 2021	22.9 °C	1,162 mm	59
2020	32.6 °C19 August 2020	13.2 °C19 July 2020	23.0 °C	1,470 mm	81
2019	34.1 °C20 September 2019	15.0 °C5 June 2019	23.3 °C	1,260 mm	92
2018	33.8 °C3 September 2018	14.5 °C6 June 2018	23.0 °C	1,302 mm	80
2017	33.8 °C23 September 2017	16.3 °C3 July 2017	23.3 °C	1,252 mm	100
2016	33.1 °C15 October 2016	14.7 °C7 July 2016	23.3 °C	1,213 mm	93
2015	33.8 °C14 August 2015	15.8 °C13 June 2015	23.1 °C	1,264 mm	94
2014	34.1 °C13 September 2014	15.6 °C15 June 2014	23.1 °C	1,190 mm	108
2013	33.5 °C29 August 2013	15.2 °C9 June 2013	23.0 °C	1,272 mm	119
2012	33.4 °C17 September 2012	15.5 °C20 July 2012	22.9 °C	1,271 mm	88
2011	33.4 °C3 September 2011	14.8 °C7 July 2011	22.9 °C	1,195 mm	109
2010	35.9 °C3 October 2010	16.0 °C19 May 2010	23.4 °C	1,267 mm	112
2009	33.9 °C5 September 2009	14.8 °C23 July 2009	23.0 °C	1,275 mm	103
2008	36.0 °C28 September 2008	13.9 °C14 June 2008	23.0 °C	1,221 mm	101
2007	34.1 °C31 August 2007	14.9 °C20 June 2007	22.9 °C	1,198 mm	80
2006	33.3 °C22 August 2006	15.4 °C4 July 2006	22.9 °C	1,353 mm	92
2005	34.0 °C3 September 2005	16.0 °C6 July 2005	23.2 °C	1,199 mm	103
2004	33.3 °C23 August 2004	14.4 °C11 July 2004	22.7 °C	1,389 mm	70
2003	34.3 °C15 October 2003	14.1 °C8 July 2003	23.1 °C	1,091 mm	94
2002	33.3 °C30 August 2002	15.1 °C14 May 2002	22.9 °C	1,251 mm	100
2001	34.8 °C7 September 2001	14.8 °C18 June 2001	22.9 °C	1,158 mm	91
2000	34.3 °C2 September 2000	15.4 °C8 July 2000	22.9 °C	1,337 mm	115
1999	33.1 °C22 September 1999	14.7 °C29 June 1999	22.6 °C	1,373 mm	66
1998	33.4 °C20 August 1998	15.4 °C16 June 1998	23.3 °C	1,422 mm	112
1997	34.6 °C4 October 1997	14.9 °C7 May 1997	22.8 °C	1,448 mm	101
1996	33.5 °C7 August 1996	14.0 °C15 July 1996	22.8 °C	1,287 mm	91
1995	34.8 °C5 September 1995	13.8 °C20 June 1995	23.0 °C	1,145 mm	106
1994	32.7 °C21 September 1994	13.9 °C16 July 1994	22.6 °C	1,334 mm	75
1993	33.6 °C13 September 1993	14.9 °C11 June 1993	22.6 °C	1,455 mm	72
1992	33.0 °C21 September 1992	13.7 °C24 June 1992	22.5 °C	1,280 mm	56
1991	32.9 °C14 September 1991	13.8 °C23 July 1991	22.6 °C	1,262 mm	59
1990	33.3 °C9 September 1990	14.3 °C13 July 1990	22.7 °C	1,298 mm	78
1989	33.3 °C15 September 1989	13.2 °C18 June 1989	22.4 °C	1,306 mm	74
1988	32.2 °C22 August 1988	13.7 °C17 July 1988	22.6 °C	1,438 mm	59
1987	33.7 °C5 September 1987	13.7 °C22 June 1987	22.8 °C	1,487 mm	78
1986	33.2 °C24 September 1986	12.5 °C20 June 1986	22.2 °C	1,378 mm	63
1985	32.4 °C10 September 1985	13.2 °C20 July 1985	22.2 °C	1,456 mm	50
1984	33.1 °C26 August 1984	14.2 °C21 July 1984	22.4 °C	1,231 mm	73
1983	33.4 °C20 September 1983	14.8 °C21 July 1983	22.9 °C	1,362 mm	96
1982	33.6 °C11 September 1982	14.0 °C17 July 1982	22.3 °C	1,464 mm	50
1981	32.0 °C21 August 1981	13.6 °C20 June 1981	22.2 °C	1,348 mm	32
1980	32.9 °C23 August 1980	13.3 °C12 July 1980	22.6 °C	1,339 mm	64
1979	33.9 °C21 September 1979	13.2 °C5 July 1979	22.2 °C	1,583 mm	79
1978	32.4 °C23 September 1978	14.0 °C1 August 1978	22.3 °C	1,614 mm	63
1977	33.1 °C21 August 1977	14.0 °C8 July 1977	22.4 °C	1,602 mm	61
1976	32.9 °C15 September 1976	13.3 °C29 June 1976	21.9 °C	1,621 mm	36
1975	32.3 °C1 September 1975	13.8 °C26 July 1975	22.0 °C	1,391 mm	34
1974	33.0 °C22 September 1974	12.5 °C17 June 1974	21.7 °C	1,486 mm	44
1973	33.5 °C22 September 1973	13.3 °C9 July 1973	22.3 °C	1,517 mm	54
1972	32.2 °C31 August 1972	13.5 °C28 June 1972	22.0 °C	1,674 mm	39
1971	31.9 °C5 October 1971	14.0 °C15 June 1971	21.9 °C	1,443 mm	34
1970	32.8 °C24 September 1970	13.8 °C31 May 1970	22.4 °C	1,557 mm	60
1969	33.7 °C9 September 1969	14.7 °C15 June 1969	22.5 °C	1,461 mm	54
1968	32.0 °C29 August 1968	13.0 °C20 June 1968	21.9 °C	1,519 mm	49
1967	33.2 °C4 September 1967	13.1 °C21 July 1967	22.0 °C	1,573 mm	26
1966	33.2 °C5 August 1966	14.8 °C29 July 1966	22.0 °C	1,642 mm	34
1965	31.7 °C31 July 1965	13.0 °C22 June 1965	21.7 °C	1,674 mm	48
1964	31.6 °C30 August 1964	13.2 °C30 June 1964	22.1 °C	1,576 mm	48
1963	32.8 °C10 September 1963	14.2 °C8 June 1963	21.8 °C	1,767 mm	43
1962	31.1 °C16 September 1962	13.6 °C28 June 1962	21.6 °C	1,643 mm	14
1961	31.3 °C23 May 1961	13.7 °C11 August 1961	21.8 °C	1,705 mm	19
1960	31.7 °C27 September 1960	12.9 °C25 July 1960	21.8 °C	1,594 mm	22
1959	31.4 °C31 August 1959	14.8 °C30 May 1959	22.1 °C	1,706 mm	33
1958	32.9 °C9 September 1958	11.9 °C23 June 1958	22.0 °C	1,710 mm	29
1957	31.9 °C15 September 1957	12.4 °C2 June 1957	21.6 °C	1,987 mm	36
1956	33.2 °C7 September 1956	14.5 °C20 July 1956	21.9 °C	1,582 mm	60
1955	33.0 °C27 August 1955	14.5 °C22 July 1955	21.9 °C	1,556 mm	44
1954	32.8 °C22 May 1954	13.0 °C22 June 1954	22.6 °C	1,084 mm	120
1953	34.0 °C10 September 1953	13.2 °C16 June 1953	22.0 °C	1,875 mm	61
1952	33.9 °C31 August 1952	13.6 °C22 May 1952	22.3 °C	1,489 mm	84
1951	34.0 °C22 August 1951	13.2 °C15 July 1951	22.2 °C	1,578 mm	88
1950	34.0 °C15 September 1950	13.8 °C28 May 1950	21.9 °C	1,489 mm	58
1949	33.9 °C17 September 1949	12.5 °C8 June 1949	22.3 °C	1,282 mm	72
1948	32.9 °C27 August 1948	14.8 °C21 June 1948	22.1 °C	1,648 mm	85
1947	35.0 °C18 September 1947	14.0 °C2 July 1947	22.5 °C	1,418 mm	104
1946	33.5 °C24 August 1946	12.3 °C18 June 1946	22.2 °C	1,364 mm	63
1945	34.4 °C17 September 1945	13.5 °C18 June 1945	22.2 °C	1,261 mm	91
1944	34.6 °C20 September 1944	14.5 °C20 May 1944	22.6 °C	1,234 mm	106
1943	32.8 °C11 August 1943	13.1 °C6 July 1943	22.1 °C	1,236 mm	65
1942	34.4 °C8 September 1942	13.7 °C28 April 1942	22.4 °C	1,287 mm	85
1941	34.4 °C4 September 1941	14.5 °C20 June 1941	22.7 °C	1,326 mm	140
1940	33.7 °C17 August 1940	14.1 °C1 July 1940	21.8 °C	1,647 mm	67

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.0 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

115 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1213 mm

-199 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.0 °C	+0.9 °C	203 mm	-16 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+1.9 °C	101 mm	-95 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+1.6 °C	237 mm	+15 mm
Apr	28.1 °C	+0.9 °C	162 mm	+49 mm
May	28.2 °C	-0.5 °C	23 mm	+10 mm
Jun	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	28.7 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	30.7 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Sep	32.3 °C	+1.7 °C	4 mm	-37 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+2.5 °C	57 mm	-85 mm
Nov	28.6 °C	+1.9 °C	204 mm	-21 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	223 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.5 °C

23 Sep 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

12 Jul 2025

Wettest day

39.8 mm

1 Apr 2025

Windiest day

21.1 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

10 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

1 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kamina?

Kamina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamina?

The hottest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 36.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kamina?

The coldest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1958, at 11.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kamina?

Almost never: Kamina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kamina warmed?

Yes: Kamina warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kamina?

The wettest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2014, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kamina?

The windiest day measured in Kamina between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1958, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kamina?

The warmest month in Kamina is September (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Kamina?

Kamina receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kamina?

Kamina gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kamina?

Yes: Kamina has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kamina?

In Kamina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 15 October 2003, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 22 June 1954.

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