Kutu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kutu?

Kutu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,761 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2024, reaching 38.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kutu?

The coldest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 16.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kutu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kutu warmed?

Yes: Kutu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kutu?

The wettest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1959, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kutu?

The windiest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1950, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kutu?

The warmest month in Kutu is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kutu?

Kutu receives on average 1,761 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kutu?

Kutu gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kutu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,761 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kutu averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.

Kutu 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 38.0 °C (on 11 February 2024) and the coldest 16.7 °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

KutuMai-Ndombe

coords: -2.72°, 18.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

25.7°C

Average daily high

29.5°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,761mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

8.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

145 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

243 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.3 °C

Average feels-like low

27.1 °C

Average peak gust

22.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

38.0 °C

11 February 2024

Coldest day

16.7 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

182 mm

5 February 1959

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

27 August 1950

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

5 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

18 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.6 °C

10 August 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.3 °C29 August 2025	21.2 °C10 October 2025	26.8 °C	1,504 mm	263
2024	38.0 °C11 February 2024	20.8 °C12 September 2024	27.6 °C	1,232 mm	302
2023	36.4 °C6 March 2023	20.0 °C28 January 2023	27.0 °C	1,595 mm	264
2022	36.0 °C19 March 2022	20.7 °C20 October 2022	26.6 °C	1,255 mm	249
2021	37.1 °C5 March 2021	20.1 °C25 August 2021	26.7 °C	1,194 mm	261
2020	34.6 °C4 March 2020	20.2 °C9 November 2020	26.7 °C	1,577 mm	245
2019	34.4 °C22 March 2019	20.9 °C27 August 2019	26.5 °C	1,592 mm	227
2018	33.6 °C4 February 2018	20.2 °C8 June 2018	26.3 °C	1,549 mm	235
2017	34.1 °C13 March 2017	21.4 °C24 March 2017	26.4 °C	1,477 mm	214
2016	34.6 °C24 March 2016	21.2 °C1 October 2016	26.9 °C	1,313 mm	277
2015	34.7 °C14 September 2015	19.5 °C29 January 2015	26.5 °C	1,532 mm	242
2014	33.3 °C27 May 2014	21.0 °C21 August 2014	26.4 °C	1,336 mm	220
2013	35.0 °C1 March 2013	20.5 °C4 September 2013	26.3 °C	1,394 mm	225
2012	33.9 °C3 August 2012	20.5 °C7 October 2012	26.1 °C	1,397 mm	212
2011	33.9 °C19 July 2011	20.4 °C12 December 2011	26.3 °C	1,422 mm	227
2010	34.4 °C21 April 2010	20.4 °C22 July 2010	26.4 °C	1,512 mm	204
2009	33.3 °C13 March 2009	20.9 °C20 January 2009	26.2 °C	1,417 mm	187
2008	34.0 °C4 March 2008	20.6 °C23 August 2008	25.8 °C	1,444 mm	154
2007	33.6 °C6 March 2007	20.8 °C27 April 2007	26.0 °C	1,321 mm	179
2006	33.6 °C25 April 2006	21.3 °C30 October 2006	25.9 °C	1,557 mm	167
2005	34.7 °C25 February 2005	20.8 °C13 October 2005	26.2 °C	1,478 mm	188
2004	33.6 °C4 January 2004	21.3 °C1 October 2004	26.1 °C	1,346 mm	184
2003	33.6 °C24 February 2003	21.3 °C8 September 2003	25.9 °C	1,551 mm	162
2002	34.0 °C24 February 2002	21.3 °C4 November 2002	25.9 °C	1,529 mm	164
2001	33.2 °C14 March 2001	20.6 °C1 August 2001	25.7 °C	1,544 mm	161
2000	33.2 °C1 April 2000	21.0 °C15 August 2000	25.4 °C	1,582 mm	100
1999	33.9 °C23 March 1999	20.9 °C14 August 1999	25.4 °C	1,903 mm	122
1998	34.5 °C4 February 1998	21.4 °C12 June 1998	26.4 °C	1,594 mm	204
1997	32.6 °C5 August 1997	20.2 °C16 August 1997	25.8 °C	1,900 mm	154
1996	33.2 °C3 March 1996	21.2 °C5 January 1996	25.7 °C	1,865 mm	149
1995	33.8 °C8 March 1995	21.5 °C4 February 1995	25.6 °C	1,863 mm	120
1994	34.0 °C23 March 1994	20.6 °C15 October 1994	25.6 °C	1,964 mm	135
1993	32.8 °C12 November 1993	20.8 °C16 August 1993	25.7 °C	1,744 mm	141
1992	33.3 °C22 February 1992	20.8 °C13 November 1992	25.5 °C	1,720 mm	120
1991	34.3 °C16 March 1991	20.8 °C19 July 1991	25.7 °C	1,831 mm	140
1990	33.4 °C3 October 1990	20.8 °C7 August 1990	25.8 °C	1,735 mm	153
1989	33.1 °C27 February 1989	20.4 °C5 October 1989	25.5 °C	1,545 mm	138
1988	34.1 °C26 February 1988	19.3 °C17 July 1988	25.5 °C	2,139 mm	132
1987	34.8 °C19 May 1987	20.9 °C4 April 1987	26.0 °C	1,926 mm	195
1986	33.5 °C11 April 1986	20.6 °C16 February 1986	25.5 °C	2,021 mm	142
1985	34.0 °C23 February 1985	20.2 °C10 July 1985	25.2 °C	1,972 mm	83
1984	32.8 °C20 April 1984	20.4 °C29 September 1984	25.3 °C	1,677 mm	85
1983	34.5 °C19 April 1983	20.9 °C16 December 1983	26.0 °C	1,694 mm	180
1982	34.1 °C14 March 1982	20.3 °C7 September 1982	25.4 °C	1,912 mm	125
1981	33.8 °C15 April 1981	20.6 °C10 July 1981	25.6 °C	1,791 mm	151
1980	33.8 °C10 April 1980	20.1 °C28 July 1980	25.4 °C	1,978 mm	111
1979	33.3 °C4 March 1979	20.6 °C13 June 1979	25.5 °C	1,942 mm	144
1978	33.9 °C26 February 1978	20.6 °C4 August 1978	25.4 °C	2,017 mm	129
1977	32.7 °C14 February 1977	20.6 °C2 July 1977	25.3 °C	1,970 mm	111
1976	31.9 °C11 September 1976	18.8 °C9 July 1976	24.9 °C	2,069 mm	56
1975	32.1 °C8 August 1975	19.6 °C24 July 1975	25.0 °C	1,841 mm	57
1974	32.5 °C24 August 1974	19.8 °C10 November 1974	25.0 °C	1,840 mm	100
1973	33.2 °C21 March 1973	20.5 °C25 November 1973	25.6 °C	2,023 mm	133
1972	32.9 °C24 February 1972	20.0 °C26 June 1972	25.1 °C	1,937 mm	98
1971	33.7 °C4 March 1971	19.8 °C19 January 1971	24.9 °C	1,930 mm	82
1970	33.6 °C27 April 1970	20.1 °C28 February 1970	25.2 °C	2,034 mm	116
1969	34.0 °C4 February 1969	20.5 °C23 July 1969	25.2 °C	2,173 mm	91
1968	33.0 °C25 February 1968	20.4 °C8 July 1968	25.0 °C	1,945 mm	85
1967	33.5 °C4 April 1967	19.8 °C7 July 1967	24.7 °C	2,534 mm	83
1966	34.3 °C30 July 1966	20.3 °C10 June 1966	25.4 °C	2,010 mm	119
1965	34.3 °C10 July 1965	20.5 °C3 January 1965	25.2 °C	1,839 mm	100
1964	32.0 °C13 July 1964	20.6 °C29 December 1964	25.3 °C	1,763 mm	125
1963	32.1 °C3 June 1963	20.8 °C19 July 1963	25.1 °C	2,001 mm	69
1962	31.9 °C22 February 1962	20.9 °C3 January 1962	24.8 °C	2,273 mm	32
1961	32.6 °C22 February 1961	19.9 °C25 July 1961	24.8 °C	2,149 mm	59
1960	32.2 °C24 April 1960	20.5 °C20 August 1960	25.0 °C	2,003 mm	99
1959	32.6 °C11 March 1959	20.4 °C22 August 1959	25.0 °C	2,272 mm	87
1958	33.3 °C28 March 1958	19.2 °C27 June 1958	25.5 °C	1,601 mm	129
1957	32.9 °C21 July 1957	19.8 °C12 January 1957	25.3 °C	1,717 mm	113
1956	33.9 °C5 August 1956	20.8 °C17 January 1956	25.1 °C	1,836 mm	91
1955	33.0 °C18 February 1955	20.8 °C31 October 1955	25.1 °C	2,068 mm	69
1954	33.7 °C10 August 1954	20.1 °C2 August 1954	25.3 °C	1,739 mm	108
1953	33.0 °C18 August 1953	20.6 °C27 June 1953	25.0 °C	2,323 mm	79
1952	33.6 °C19 June 1952	21.2 °C19 November 1952	25.4 °C	2,192 mm	145
1951	33.6 °C3 August 1951	20.6 °C9 February 1951	25.2 °C	2,121 mm	88
1950	36.0 °C14 August 1950	16.7 °C18 July 1950	25.3 °C	1,647 mm	158
1949	33.0 °C7 August 1949	20.7 °C18 October 1949	25.7 °C	1,359 mm	142
1948	32.7 °C16 July 1948	20.8 °C24 December 1948	25.0 °C	2,391 mm	74
1947	34.0 °C26 August 1947	20.4 °C11 July 1947	25.5 °C	1,702 mm	130
1946	33.6 °C12 July 1946	20.8 °C6 October 1946	25.4 °C	1,734 mm	131
1945	32.1 °C3 February 1945	20.0 °C10 June 1945	25.0 °C	1,729 mm	82
1944	33.8 °C22 July 1944	20.9 °C23 November 1944	25.6 °C	1,712 mm	142
1943	34.6 °C15 August 1943	19.5 °C6 July 1943	25.3 °C	1,535 mm	146
1942	32.4 °C27 February 1942	20.1 °C23 January 1942	25.1 °C	1,684 mm	83
1941	32.7 °C27 March 1941	20.8 °C15 December 1941	25.7 °C	1,550 mm	160
1940	34.0 °C12 August 1940	20.8 °C1 July 1940	25.2 °C	1,843 mm	97

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.8 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

263 d/yr

+118

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1504 mm

-258 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.2 °C	+1.7 °C	97 mm	-58 mm
Feb	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	83 mm	-69 mm
Mar	31.4 °C	+1.4 °C	185 mm	+5 mm
Apr	30.9 °C	+1.1 °C	145 mm	-24 mm
May	30.0 °C	+0.4 °C	166 mm	+42 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+0.8 °C	53 mm	+7 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	+0.5 °C	26 mm	-8 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+2.5 °C	14 mm	-74 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	+2.8 °C	102 mm	-64 mm
Oct	30.0 °C	+1.2 °C	251 mm	+20 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+1.6 °C	225 mm	+4 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	155 mm	-40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

10 Oct 2025

Wettest day

47.1 mm

22 Mar 2025

Windiest day

15.0 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

34.6 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

8 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.4 °C

24 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kutu?

Kutu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,761 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kutu?

The hottest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2024, reaching 38.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kutu?

The coldest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 16.7 °C.

Does it snow in Kutu?

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

Has the climate of Kutu warmed?

Yes: Kutu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kutu?

The wettest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1959, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kutu?

The windiest day measured in Kutu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1950, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kutu?

The warmest month in Kutu is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Kutu?

Kutu receives on average 1,761 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kutu?

Kutu gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kutu?

Yes: Kutu has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kutu?

In Kutu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 10 August 1950.

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