Kananga climate — normals and trends
Kananga (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,571 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kananga averages 0 frost days, 157 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Kananga 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 37.1 °C (on 31 August 1950) and the coldest 14.1 °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
KanangaKasai-Central
- coords
- -5.90°, 22.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,571mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
157 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
234 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
31 August 1950
Coldest day
14.1 °C
21 June 1945
Wettest day
86 mm
24 February 1975
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
25 June 1988
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
18 April 1995
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
14 April 1958
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
12 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
4 January 2023
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 | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -57 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 54 mm | -86 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 204 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 253 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 98 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 36 mm | -108 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 128 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | -57 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 167 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kananga?
Kananga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kananga?
The hottest day measured in Kananga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1950, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kananga?
The coldest day measured in Kananga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1945, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kananga?
Almost never: Kananga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kananga warmed?
Yes: Kananga warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kananga?
The wettest day measured in Kananga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1975, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kananga?
The windiest day measured in Kananga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kananga?
The warmest month in Kananga is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kananga?
Kananga receives on average 1,571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kananga?
Kananga gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kananga?
Yes: Kananga has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kananga?
In Kananga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 14 April 1958, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 12 June 1954.
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