Libenge climate — normals and trends
Libenge (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,652 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Libenge averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 227 rainy days per year.
Libenge has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 15 March 1983) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 16 January 2011).
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
LibengeSud-Ubangi
- coords
- 3.65°, 18.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,652mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
227 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
345 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
39.8 °C
15 March 1983
Coldest day
12.8 °C
16 January 2011
Wettest day
227 mm
22 July 2022
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
24 April 1967
Strongest gust
52.2 km/h
24 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
3 March 1988
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
16 January 2011
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | -71 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 82 mm | -64 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 249 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 153 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 137 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 177 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 204 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | -132 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Libenge?
Libenge has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Libenge?
The hottest day measured in Libenge between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1983, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Libenge?
The coldest day measured in Libenge between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Libenge?
Almost never: Libenge sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Libenge warmed?
Yes: Libenge warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Libenge?
The wettest day measured in Libenge between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2022, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Libenge?
The windiest day measured in Libenge between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1967, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Libenge?
The warmest month in Libenge is February (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Libenge?
Libenge receives on average 1,652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Libenge?
Libenge gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Libenge?
Yes: Libenge has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Libenge?
In Libenge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 3 March 1988, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 16 January 2011.
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