Kisangani climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kisangani?

Kisangani has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,748 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kisangani?

The hottest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2021, reaching 38.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kisangani?

The coldest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 16.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kisangani?

Almost never: Kisangani sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kisangani warmed?

Yes: Kisangani warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kisangani?

The wettest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kisangani?

The windiest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1975, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kisangani?

The warmest month in Kisangani is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kisangani?

Kisangani receives on average 1,748 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 266 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kisangani?

Kisangani gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,748 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 February (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kisangani averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 266 rainy days per year.

Kisangani has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 1 March 2021) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 6 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

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coords: 0.52°, 25.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

21.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,748mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

89%

Average peak wind

7.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

101 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

266 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.6 °C

Average feels-like low

25.7 °C

Average peak gust

21.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

38.1 °C

1 March 2021

Coldest day

16.8 °C

6 February 1957

Wettest day

164 mm

13 April 2024

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

25 March 1975

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

26 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

15 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

17.5 °C

6 February 1957

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 October 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C10 February 2025	20.1 °C12 May 2025	25.9 °C	1,204 mm	237
2024	38.0 °C4 March 2024	20.7 °C10 November 2024	26.8 °C	1,037 mm	269
2023	36.8 °C11 February 2023	21.0 °C27 March 2023	25.9 °C	1,289 mm	234
2022	36.5 °C4 March 2022	20.3 °C29 January 2022	25.5 °C	1,143 mm	209
2021	38.1 °C1 March 2021	20.3 °C8 August 2021	25.8 °C	1,239 mm	234
2020	36.7 °C14 February 2020	18.3 °C24 January 2020	25.6 °C	1,470 mm	217
2019	36.0 °C15 March 2019	20.5 °C11 July 2019	25.7 °C	1,355 mm	213
2018	37.3 °C7 February 2018	20.6 °C15 April 2018	25.5 °C	1,306 mm	206
2017	35.0 °C27 February 2017	20.4 °C23 August 2017	25.4 °C	1,580 mm	195
2016	37.5 °C5 February 2016	20.8 °C31 January 2016	25.8 °C	1,312 mm	230
2015	35.3 °C22 January 2015	19.9 °C12 January 2015	25.4 °C	1,275 mm	205
2014	37.3 °C21 February 2014	20.7 °C27 July 2014	25.3 °C	1,238 mm	192
2013	34.6 °C22 January 2013	19.4 °C17 December 2013	25.4 °C	1,082 mm	215
2012	35.0 °C29 January 2012	19.6 °C23 January 2012	24.8 °C	1,619 mm	134
2011	34.1 °C8 March 2011	20.5 °C24 October 2011	24.9 °C	1,435 mm	158
2010	35.7 °C2 February 2010	20.5 °C24 July 2010	25.0 °C	1,758 mm	142
2009	33.0 °C16 January 2009	20.2 °C3 July 2009	24.7 °C	1,722 mm	106
2008	34.1 °C24 February 2008	19.8 °C17 August 2008	24.5 °C	1,485 mm	106
2007	35.9 °C7 March 2007	19.1 °C1 January 2007	24.8 °C	1,510 mm	138
2006	34.6 °C25 January 2006	20.5 °C19 June 2006	24.5 °C	1,605 mm	99
2005	37.6 °C21 February 2005	19.1 °C10 January 2005	24.9 °C	1,665 mm	124
2004	34.3 °C29 March 2004	18.8 °C7 February 2004	24.7 °C	1,416 mm	127
2003	35.3 °C3 February 2003	20.5 °C10 July 2003	24.6 °C	1,446 mm	107
2002	35.4 °C25 February 2002	19.8 °C30 December 2002	24.6 °C	1,402 mm	104
2001	32.5 °C19 February 2001	20.1 °C11 January 2001	24.2 °C	1,569 mm	70
2000	33.0 °C5 March 2000	20.3 °C6 August 2000	24.2 °C	1,602 mm	75
1999	34.9 °C18 February 1999	20.0 °C6 July 1999	24.1 °C	1,906 mm	68
1998	35.7 °C6 February 1998	19.9 °C15 January 1998	25.0 °C	1,717 mm	129
1997	35.7 °C1 March 1997	19.4 °C25 January 1997	24.7 °C	1,718 mm	110
1996	32.0 °C28 March 1996	20.2 °C20 August 1996	24.2 °C	1,893 mm	64
1995	34.4 °C10 March 1995	19.8 °C19 January 1995	24.5 °C	1,713 mm	85
1994	33.4 °C9 February 1994	20.3 °C17 August 1994	24.4 °C	1,988 mm	103
1993	34.1 °C15 February 1993	19.3 °C26 January 1993	24.4 °C	1,798 mm	94
1992	36.0 °C22 February 1992	19.0 °C5 January 1992	24.3 °C	1,777 mm	74
1991	33.3 °C16 March 1991	20.2 °C25 October 1991	24.4 °C	1,803 mm	72
1990	34.4 °C3 March 1990	20.0 °C8 August 1990	24.5 °C	1,754 mm	106
1989	35.6 °C27 January 1989	17.4 °C23 January 1989	24.4 °C	1,668 mm	116
1988	34.4 °C27 February 1988	20.2 °C22 July 1988	24.4 °C	2,043 mm	95
1987	34.9 °C22 March 1987	20.3 °C27 July 1987	24.8 °C	1,770 mm	137
1986	34.1 °C24 February 1986	19.9 °C2 August 1986	24.3 °C	1,801 mm	91
1985	35.6 °C12 March 1985	19.2 °C19 February 1985	23.9 °C	1,799 mm	58
1984	33.4 °C28 January 1984	19.5 °C20 January 1984	24.0 °C	1,793 mm	63
1983	35.6 °C26 March 1983	19.1 °C29 December 1983	24.7 °C	1,667 mm	120
1982	34.3 °C19 February 1982	19.9 °C12 February 1982	24.1 °C	1,797 mm	68
1981	34.3 °C1 March 1981	19.0 °C13 February 1981	24.1 °C	1,847 mm	62
1980	32.7 °C23 March 1980	20.3 °C22 November 1980	24.2 °C	1,854 mm	63
1979	32.5 °C5 March 1979	19.7 °C30 July 1979	24.2 °C	1,929 mm	69
1978	33.2 °C22 March 1978	20.1 °C12 November 1978	24.1 °C	1,911 mm	69
1977	33.2 °C12 February 1977	19.9 °C9 February 1977	24.0 °C	1,974 mm	46
1976	31.6 °C20 March 1976	19.4 °C22 July 1976	23.6 °C	2,306 mm	32
1975	31.6 °C22 January 1975	19.4 °C25 July 1975	23.6 °C	2,211 mm	40
1974	33.0 °C13 March 1974	19.5 °C1 August 1974	23.6 °C	1,957 mm	48
1973	34.9 °C19 February 1973	19.4 °C10 July 1973	24.3 °C	1,968 mm	114
1972	33.0 °C10 February 1972	19.8 °C13 July 1972	23.8 °C	2,438 mm	58
1971	34.0 °C6 March 1971	18.0 °C31 January 1971	23.7 °C	1,938 mm	72
1970	33.2 °C27 February 1970	19.1 °C16 December 1970	24.1 °C	2,277 mm	96
1969	33.1 °C5 February 1969	19.0 °C13 August 1969	24.1 °C	2,258 mm	70
1968	32.8 °C27 February 1968	19.7 °C9 July 1968	23.7 °C	2,137 mm	42
1967	32.7 °C6 April 1967	19.0 °C4 December 1967	23.7 °C	2,299 mm	56
1966	35.8 °C4 July 1966	19.0 °C22 February 1966	24.3 °C	1,733 mm	117
1965	35.8 °C27 July 1965	19.3 °C16 December 1965	24.1 °C	1,788 mm	94
1964	34.4 °C14 July 1964	19.5 °C29 December 1964	24.1 °C	1,868 mm	102
1963	31.6 °C19 February 1963	19.2 °C6 January 1963	23.7 °C	1,924 mm	41
1962	32.5 °C25 February 1962	20.0 °C21 June 1962	23.4 °C	2,285 mm	19
1961	33.3 °C22 February 1961	19.8 °C24 June 1961	23.8 °C	2,407 mm	54
1960	32.7 °C22 March 1960	19.6 °C31 January 1960	24.0 °C	2,195 mm	67
1959	35.1 °C10 March 1959	18.7 °C19 February 1959	24.2 °C	1,956 mm	81
1958	34.2 °C30 March 1958	18.9 °C18 February 1958	24.5 °C	2,005 mm	98
1957	34.3 °C14 February 1957	16.8 °C6 February 1957	24.2 °C	1,801 mm	69
1956	33.0 °C1 March 1956	18.1 °C21 January 1956	23.4 °C	2,006 mm	24
1955	32.1 °C19 February 1955	19.3 °C12 August 1955	23.4 °C	2,026 mm	14
1954	32.1 °C4 March 1954	19.7 °C6 November 1954	23.6 °C	1,804 mm	30
1953	32.3 °C2 March 1953	19.4 °C2 December 1953	23.6 °C	2,366 mm	27
1952	31.9 °C24 January 1952	20.1 °C16 October 1952	23.8 °C	2,242 mm	56
1951	33.4 °C1 March 1951	19.8 °C21 December 1951	23.9 °C	1,963 mm	81
1950	35.6 °C13 August 1950	18.1 °C18 July 1950	24.1 °C	1,624 mm	118
1949	32.9 °C15 February 1949	19.4 °C27 December 1949	24.1 °C	1,346 mm	65
1948	32.3 °C21 March 1948	19.1 °C7 January 1948	23.6 °C	2,034 mm	25
1947	31.7 °C9 July 1947	19.8 °C6 July 1947	23.9 °C	1,694 mm	43
1946	34.6 °C18 January 1946	18.9 °C13 January 1946	23.9 °C	1,708 mm	66
1945	35.1 °C21 February 1945	18.8 °C19 January 1945	23.8 °C	1,524 mm	65
1944	35.7 °C2 March 1944	18.5 °C7 December 1944	24.1 °C	1,468 mm	86
1943	35.2 °C29 July 1943	19.0 °C4 February 1943	24.3 °C	1,442 mm	119
1942	32.6 °C8 January 1942	19.6 °C24 June 1942	23.8 °C	1,503 mm	50
1941	34.0 °C11 March 1941	19.7 °C23 July 1941	24.3 °C	1,393 mm	97
1940	31.8 °C14 February 1940	19.8 °C17 November 1940	23.5 °C	1,738 mm	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

237 d/yr

+136

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1204 mm

-544 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.5 °C	+3.0 °C	28 mm	-66 mm
Feb	33.4 °C	+3.0 °C	32 mm	-81 mm
Mar	32.3 °C	+2.4 °C	71 mm	-101 mm
Apr	30.6 °C	+1.4 °C	138 mm	-27 mm
May	30.6 °C	+1.8 °C	106 mm	-29 mm
Jun	31.0 °C	+2.4 °C	51 mm	-53 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+0.3 °C	136 mm	+31 mm
Aug	28.9 °C	+0.7 °C	125 mm	-19 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+2.2 °C	115 mm	-61 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+1.6 °C	166 mm	-43 mm
Nov	29.4 °C	+1.7 °C	137 mm	-66 mm
Dec	29.8 °C	+1.3 °C	97 mm	-30 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

10 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.1 °C

12 May 2025

Wettest day

29.0 mm

30 Sep 2025

Windiest day

15.7 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

36.4 km/h

18 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.5 °C

14 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kisangani?

Kisangani has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,748 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kisangani?

The hottest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2021, reaching 38.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kisangani?

The coldest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 16.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kisangani?

Almost never: Kisangani sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kisangani warmed?

Yes: Kisangani warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kisangani?

The wettest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kisangani?

The windiest day measured in Kisangani between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1975, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kisangani?

The warmest month in Kisangani is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kisangani?

Kisangani receives on average 1,748 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 266 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kisangani?

Kisangani gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kisangani?

Yes: Kisangani has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kisangani?

In Kisangani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 15 March 2019, and the lowest was 17.5 °C on 6 February 1957.

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