Kikwit climate — normals and trends
Kikwit (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 1,447 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kikwit averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.
Kikwit has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 31 May 2021) and the coldest 13.6 °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
KikwitKwilu
- coords
- -5.04°, 18.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,447mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
220 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
23.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
323 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
38.0 °C
31 May 2021
Coldest day
13.6 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
118 mm
8 April 1960
Windiest day
17.9 km/h
29 February 1988
Strongest gust
51.8 km/h
3 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
4 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
19 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.3 h
28 November 2021
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 | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 97 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 92 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 150 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 143 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 47 mm | -82 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 134 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 207 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 154 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kikwit?
Kikwit has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,447 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kikwit?
The hottest day measured in Kikwit between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2021, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kikwit?
The coldest day measured in Kikwit between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kikwit?
Almost never: Kikwit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kikwit warmed?
Yes: Kikwit warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kikwit?
The wettest day measured in Kikwit between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1960, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kikwit?
The windiest day measured in Kikwit between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 1988, with winds reaching 17.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kikwit?
The warmest month in Kikwit is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kikwit?
Kikwit receives on average 1,447 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kikwit?
Kikwit gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kikwit?
Yes: Kikwit has on average 323 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kikwit?
In Kikwit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 4 February 1998, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 19 July 1947.
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