Kanyama climate — normals and trends
Kanyama (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,532 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kanyama averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Kanyama has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °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 13.0 °C (on 17 July 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
KanyamaHaut-Lomami
- coords
- -7.52°, 24.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,532mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
13.0 °C
17 July 1958
Wettest day
100 mm
22 February 2019
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
29 July 2014
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
22 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
5 March 1958
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
21 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
4 January 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 163 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 92 mm | -80 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 145 mm | -67 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 196 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 47 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | -91 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -110 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 205 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 295 mm | +69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanyama?
Kanyama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,532 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanyama?
The hottest day measured in Kanyama between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanyama?
The coldest day measured in Kanyama between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1958, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kanyama?
Almost never: Kanyama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanyama warmed?
Yes: Kanyama warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanyama?
The wettest day measured in Kanyama between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2019, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanyama?
The windiest day measured in Kanyama between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2014, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanyama?
The warmest month in Kanyama is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanyama?
Kanyama receives on average 1,532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanyama?
Kanyama gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanyama?
Yes: Kanyama has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanyama?
In Kanyama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 5 March 1958, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 21 July 1967.
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