Kipamba climate — normals and trends
Kipamba (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,549 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kipamba averages 0 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Kipamba has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 18 September 1947) and the coldest 18.0 °C (on 22 June 1954).
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
KipambaHaut-Lomami
- coords
- -8.21°, 26.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,549mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
21.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
37.0 °C
18 September 1947
Coldest day
18.0 °C
22 June 1954
Wettest day
106 mm
2 April 1953
Windiest day
23.7 km/h
17 October 2025
Strongest gust
48.6 km/h
17 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
16.7 °C
22 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 January 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 171 mm | -101 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | -102 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 222 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 264 mm | +127 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 66 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 170 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 256 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kipamba?
Kipamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kipamba?
The hottest day measured in Kipamba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1947, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kipamba?
The coldest day measured in Kipamba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1954, at 18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kipamba?
Almost never: Kipamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kipamba warmed?
Yes: Kipamba warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kipamba?
The wettest day measured in Kipamba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1953, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kipamba?
The windiest day measured in Kipamba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2025, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kipamba?
The warmest month in Kipamba is September (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kipamba?
Kipamba receives on average 1,549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kipamba?
Kipamba gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kipamba?
Yes: Kipamba has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kipamba?
In Kipamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 21 February 2005, and the lowest was 16.7 °C on 22 June 1954.
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