Katwa climate — normals and trends
Katwa (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 5,100 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 April (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Katwa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Katwa has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 5 February 1957).
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
KatwaNorth Kivu
- coords
- 0.09°, 29.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
5,100mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
29.6 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest day
8.6 °C
5 February 1957
Wettest day
242 mm
18 October 2014
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
10 March 1985
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
9 January 2021
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
9 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 April 1940
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 | 24.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 64 mm | -178 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -271 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 416 mm | -185 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 922 mm | +346 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 320 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 405 mm | +141 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 313 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 481 mm | +105 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 575 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 826 mm | +200 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 429 mm | -148 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 268 mm | -104 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katwa?
Katwa has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 5,100 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katwa?
The hottest day measured in Katwa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katwa?
The coldest day measured in Katwa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1957, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Katwa?
Almost never: Katwa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katwa warmed?
Yes: Katwa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katwa?
The wettest day measured in Katwa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2014, with 242 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katwa?
The windiest day measured in Katwa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1985, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katwa?
The warmest month in Katwa is April (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Katwa?
Katwa receives on average 5,100 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katwa?
Katwa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katwa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Katwa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katwa?
In Katwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 9 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 5 February 1957.
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