Kongolo climate — normals and trends
Kongolo (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,470 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 July (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kongolo averages 0 frost days, 172 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Kongolo has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
KongoloTanganyika
- coords
- -5.39°, 27.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,470mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
172 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
17 September 1947
Coldest day
16.0 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
109 mm
1 April 1954
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
14 July 1997
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
11 May 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
13.2 °C
24 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.2 h
25 January 1952
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 | 29.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 147 mm | -57 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 91 mm | -80 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 107 mm | -88 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 140 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 95 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 34.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 10 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 36 mm | -125 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 143 mm | -92 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 169 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kongolo?
Kongolo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,470 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kongolo?
The hottest day measured in Kongolo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kongolo?
The coldest day measured in Kongolo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kongolo?
Almost never: Kongolo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kongolo warmed?
Yes: Kongolo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kongolo?
The wettest day measured in Kongolo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1954, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kongolo?
The windiest day measured in Kongolo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1997, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kongolo?
The warmest month in Kongolo is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kongolo?
Kongolo receives on average 1,470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kongolo?
Kongolo gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kongolo?
Yes: Kongolo has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kongolo?
In Kongolo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 24 July 1958.
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