Kituku climate — normals and trends
Kituku (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,735 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kituku averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Kituku has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 9 October 2023) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 18 July 2020).
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
KitukuTanganyika
- coords
- -7.58°, 30.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,735mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
30.3 °C
9 October 2023
Coldest day
15.2 °C
18 July 2020
Wettest day
148 mm
15 February 1998
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
8 August 1955
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
8 August 1955
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
11 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
18 July 2020
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 November 1942
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 | +0.7 °C | 295 mm | -65 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 301 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 301 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 94 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 157 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 317 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kituku?
Kituku has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kituku?
The hottest day measured in Kituku between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2023, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kituku?
The coldest day measured in Kituku between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2020, at 15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kituku?
Almost never: Kituku sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kituku warmed?
Yes: Kituku warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kituku?
The wettest day measured in Kituku between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1998, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kituku?
The windiest day measured in Kituku between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1955, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kituku?
The warmest month in Kituku is September (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kituku?
Kituku receives on average 1,735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kituku?
Kituku gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kituku?
Yes: Kituku has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kituku?
In Kituku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 11 February 2020, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 18 July 2020.
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