Kimpese climate — normals and trends
Kimpese (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 963 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kimpese averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Kimpese 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 20 February 2020) and the coldest 8.7 °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
KimpeseBas-Congo Province
- coords
- -5.56°, 14.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
963mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
20 February 2020
Coldest day
8.7 °C
18 July 1950
Wettest day
199 mm
22 November 1947
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
45.0 km/h
10 April 1942
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
17 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
17 July 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 152 mm | +58 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 157 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 219 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 144 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kimpese?
Kimpese has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 963 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kimpese?
The hottest day measured in Kimpese between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2020, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kimpese?
The coldest day measured in Kimpese between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kimpese?
Almost never: Kimpese sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kimpese warmed?
Yes: Kimpese warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kimpese?
The wettest day measured in Kimpese between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1947, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kimpese?
The windiest day measured in Kimpese between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kimpese?
The warmest month in Kimpese is March (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kimpese?
Kimpese receives on average 963 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kimpese?
Kimpese gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kimpese?
Yes: Kimpese has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kimpese?
In Kimpese, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 17 March 2024, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 17 July 1950.
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