Kasangulu climate — normals and trends
Kasangulu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,095 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 March (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kasangulu averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Kasangulu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 1 October 1957) and the coldest 9.5 °C (on 18 July 1950).
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
KasanguluBas-Congo Province
- coords
- -4.58°, 15.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,095mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
1 October 1957
Coldest day
9.5 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
29 February 1988
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
43.9 km/h
17 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
22 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.6 °C
18 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 94 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 155 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 212 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 154 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 268 mm | +84 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 188 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kasangulu?
Kasangulu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasangulu?
The hottest day measured in Kasangulu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1957, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kasangulu?
The coldest day measured in Kasangulu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kasangulu?
Almost never: Kasangulu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kasangulu warmed?
Yes: Kasangulu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kasangulu?
The wettest day measured in Kasangulu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 1988, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kasangulu?
The windiest day measured in Kasangulu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kasangulu?
The warmest month in Kasangulu is March (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kasangulu?
Kasangulu receives on average 1,095 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kasangulu?
Kasangulu gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kasangulu?
Yes: Kasangulu has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasangulu?
In Kasangulu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 22 March 2019, and the lowest was 7.6 °C on 18 July 1950.
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