Kasongo-Lunda climate — normals and trends
Kasongo-Lunda (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,217 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kasongo-Lunda averages 0 frost days, 176 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Kasongo-Lunda 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 36.8 °C (on 4 September 2015) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 17 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
Kasongo-LundaKwango
- coords
- -6.48°, 16.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,217mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
176 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
213 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
36.8 °C
4 September 2015
Coldest day
11.5 °C
17 July 1950
Wettest day
55 mm
16 April 2023
Windiest day
19.1 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
30 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
24 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
19 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 November 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 104 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 148 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -95 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 212 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kasongo-Lunda?
Kasongo-Lunda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,217 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasongo-Lunda?
The hottest day measured in Kasongo-Lunda between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2015, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kasongo-Lunda?
The coldest day measured in Kasongo-Lunda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kasongo-Lunda?
Almost never: Kasongo-Lunda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kasongo-Lunda warmed?
Yes: Kasongo-Lunda warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kasongo-Lunda?
The wettest day measured in Kasongo-Lunda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2023, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kasongo-Lunda?
The windiest day measured in Kasongo-Lunda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kasongo-Lunda?
The warmest month in Kasongo-Lunda is September (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kasongo-Lunda?
Kasongo-Lunda receives on average 1,217 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kasongo-Lunda?
Kasongo-Lunda gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kasongo-Lunda?
Yes: Kasongo-Lunda has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasongo-Lunda?
In Kasongo-Lunda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 24 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 19 July 1947.
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