Lisala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lisala?

Lisala has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,656 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2022, reaching 39.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lisala?

The coldest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, at 15.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lisala?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lisala warmed?

Yes: Lisala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lisala?

The wettest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2015, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lisala?

The windiest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lisala?

The warmest month in Lisala is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lisala?

Lisala receives on average 1,656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 256 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lisala?

Lisala gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lisala (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,656 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 October (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Lisala averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 256 rainy days per year.

Lisala has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 20 March 2022) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 29 December 1983).

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

LisalaMongala

coords: 2.15°, 21.52°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthOctoberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.0°C

Average daily high

29.5°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,656mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

8.2km/h

Seasonal range

1.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

143 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

256 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

26.1 °C

Average peak gust

23.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

39.9 °C

20 March 2022

Coldest day

15.9 °C

29 December 1983

Wettest day

116 mm

15 September 2015

Windiest day

20.9 km/h

8 August 1950

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

7 March 1985

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

10 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

15.5 °C

21 January 1989

Sunniest day

11.9 h

21 April 1950

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.7 °C11 March 2025	20.5 °C2 January 2025	26.4 °C	1,278 mm	257
2024	38.7 °C13 March 2024	21.5 °C10 October 2024	27.1 °C	939 mm	288
2023	37.1 °C4 February 2023	20.9 °C5 July 2023	26.3 °C	1,416 mm	244
2022	39.9 °C20 March 2022	20.4 °C24 December 2022	26.2 °C	1,156 mm	240
2021	39.4 °C2 March 2021	19.9 °C9 February 2021	26.5 °C	942 mm	266
2020	36.7 °C23 February 2020	18.7 °C25 January 2020	26.1 °C	1,200 mm	227
2019	36.8 °C21 February 2019	21.0 °C8 July 2019	26.1 °C	1,230 mm	228
2018	37.1 °C7 February 2018	18.9 °C7 January 2018	25.9 °C	1,106 mm	235
2017	36.1 °C15 January 2017	20.2 °C20 September 2017	26.0 °C	1,261 mm	239
2016	38.3 °C10 March 2016	18.7 °C30 January 2016	26.3 °C	1,283 mm	244
2015	36.3 °C22 January 2015	17.3 °C12 January 2015	25.9 °C	1,325 mm	238
2014	36.2 °C17 March 2014	20.5 °C2 November 2014	25.8 °C	1,175 mm	227
2013	37.0 °C7 February 2013	19.3 °C17 December 2013	25.8 °C	1,081 mm	226
2012	37.0 °C22 March 2012	19.2 °C22 January 2012	25.7 °C	1,065 mm	224
2011	36.8 °C8 March 2011	18.8 °C16 January 2011	25.6 °C	1,158 mm	229
2010	35.9 °C30 January 2010	20.3 °C24 July 2010	25.7 °C	1,406 mm	199
2009	35.1 °C24 March 2009	20.2 °C5 April 2009	25.6 °C	1,266 mm	209
2008	35.9 °C18 February 2008	18.8 °C2 February 2008	25.3 °C	1,375 mm	173
2007	36.4 °C22 January 2007	18.4 °C2 January 2007	25.4 °C	1,434 mm	163
2006	35.0 °C25 January 2006	20.0 °C30 December 2006	25.2 °C	1,482 mm	159
2005	37.6 °C12 February 2005	19.5 °C8 January 2005	25.7 °C	1,336 mm	185
2004	36.3 °C29 March 2004	18.5 °C8 February 2004	25.5 °C	1,332 mm	203
2003	36.9 °C8 February 2003	20.6 °C7 January 2003	25.3 °C	1,465 mm	164
2002	35.3 °C25 February 2002	18.5 °C14 January 2002	25.3 °C	1,367 mm	166
2001	34.9 °C27 February 2001	18.8 °C12 January 2001	25.0 °C	1,494 mm	138
2000	35.2 °C4 March 2000	20.2 °C18 February 2000	24.9 °C	1,558 mm	142
1999	34.9 °C17 February 1999	20.3 °C10 August 1999	24.8 °C	1,701 mm	127
1998	37.2 °C6 February 1998	17.9 °C16 January 1998	25.8 °C	1,619 mm	198
1997	37.0 °C2 March 1997	18.9 °C25 January 1997	25.2 °C	1,701 mm	156
1996	33.6 °C30 January 1996	20.3 °C27 August 1996	24.8 °C	1,956 mm	122
1995	36.3 °C15 March 1995	19.5 °C24 January 1995	25.1 °C	1,835 mm	148
1994	36.1 °C30 March 1994	18.5 °C13 December 1994	25.1 °C	1,814 mm	164
1993	36.0 °C27 February 1993	17.8 °C9 February 1993	25.0 °C	1,680 mm	159
1992	38.0 °C7 March 1992	18.2 °C6 January 1992	24.9 °C	1,746 mm	149
1991	34.0 °C3 March 1991	19.6 °C19 December 1991	25.0 °C	1,701 mm	130
1990	34.4 °C28 March 1990	20.2 °C20 January 1990	25.1 °C	1,934 mm	131
1989	37.6 °C27 January 1989	16.4 °C21 January 1989	25.0 °C	1,610 mm	140
1988	35.5 °C27 February 1988	20.5 °C17 July 1988	24.9 °C	1,976 mm	114
1987	35.6 °C22 March 1987	20.2 °C1 January 1987	25.3 °C	1,883 mm	167
1986	34.2 °C17 January 1986	18.9 °C9 December 1986	24.8 °C	2,049 mm	132
1985	36.1 °C7 March 1985	19.7 °C31 December 1985	24.5 °C	1,895 mm	93
1984	35.0 °C28 January 1984	17.9 °C19 January 1984	24.6 °C	1,865 mm	112
1983	37.4 °C27 March 1983	15.9 °C29 December 1983	25.5 °C	1,663 mm	164
1982	36.7 °C20 February 1982	19.2 °C11 February 1982	24.9 °C	1,833 mm	129
1981	35.9 °C15 February 1981	19.0 °C14 February 1981	24.7 °C	1,909 mm	110
1980	32.9 °C9 March 1980	18.9 °C27 December 1980	24.6 °C	1,936 mm	91
1979	33.7 °C27 February 1979	19.7 °C6 January 1979	24.8 °C	1,935 mm	134
1978	33.5 °C14 January 1978	19.5 °C9 January 1978	24.7 °C	1,850 mm	124
1977	34.5 °C13 February 1977	18.9 °C29 December 1977	24.6 °C	2,041 mm	119
1976	32.5 °C27 January 1976	18.5 °C2 January 1976	24.3 °C	2,119 mm	71
1975	33.1 °C22 January 1975	18.3 °C11 December 1975	24.2 °C	2,094 mm	76
1974	34.0 °C27 January 1974	19.2 °C8 December 1974	24.2 °C	1,982 mm	84
1973	35.4 °C12 March 1973	19.9 °C11 December 1973	25.0 °C	1,839 mm	137
1972	34.0 °C10 February 1972	19.0 °C11 February 1972	24.7 °C	1,964 mm	125
1971	35.1 °C19 March 1971	17.1 °C21 December 1971	24.4 °C	1,865 mm	131
1970	34.0 °C16 March 1970	19.0 °C3 December 1970	24.8 °C	1,959 mm	142
1969	34.9 °C15 February 1969	19.4 °C2 February 1969	24.7 °C	2,219 mm	120
1968	34.1 °C26 February 1968	19.7 °C19 January 1968	24.5 °C	1,961 mm	92
1967	33.6 °C4 April 1967	19.4 °C5 January 1967	24.4 °C	2,124 mm	112
1966	35.8 °C24 March 1966	20.6 °C14 September 1966	25.3 °C	1,423 mm	151
1965	34.3 °C16 May 1965	18.8 °C16 December 1965	24.8 °C	1,727 mm	112
1964	35.6 °C25 May 1964	20.0 °C27 December 1964	25.1 °C	1,534 mm	152
1963	33.4 °C23 March 1963	20.4 °C18 July 1963	24.6 °C	1,576 mm	84
1962	34.3 °C21 January 1962	20.4 °C20 August 1962	24.3 °C	1,941 mm	58
1961	34.4 °C22 February 1961	20.0 °C26 November 1961	24.3 °C	1,997 mm	98
1960	32.9 °C6 January 1960	20.0 °C2 August 1960	24.6 °C	1,931 mm	104
1959	36.0 °C10 March 1959	20.0 °C13 August 1959	24.8 °C	1,752 mm	130
1958	35.5 °C25 February 1958	20.0 °C27 June 1958	24.9 °C	1,903 mm	117
1957	36.0 °C13 February 1957	17.8 °C6 February 1957	24.7 °C	1,704 mm	110
1956	33.3 °C23 January 1956	19.3 °C23 January 1956	24.1 °C	1,881 mm	41
1955	33.1 °C19 February 1955	19.5 °C22 August 1955	24.0 °C	1,962 mm	29
1954	33.1 °C4 March 1954	20.1 °C18 July 1954	24.2 °C	1,899 mm	47
1953	33.2 °C24 December 1953	19.3 °C22 December 1953	24.4 °C	2,032 mm	77
1952	33.6 °C11 March 1952	20.3 °C2 October 1952	24.4 °C	2,217 mm	97
1951	33.0 °C28 February 1951	20.2 °C18 July 1951	24.4 °C	1,896 mm	99
1950	35.3 °C31 August 1950	17.8 °C18 July 1950	24.9 °C	1,443 mm	146
1949	34.4 °C15 March 1949	20.5 °C12 December 1949	25.0 °C	1,217 mm	117
1948	33.2 °C21 March 1948	20.1 °C8 January 1948	24.1 °C	2,079 mm	41
1947	32.3 °C28 January 1947	19.9 °C4 December 1947	24.5 °C	1,671 mm	68
1946	36.2 °C17 January 1946	19.2 °C13 January 1946	24.6 °C	1,633 mm	88
1945	35.2 °C16 February 1945	19.3 °C18 January 1945	24.4 °C	1,630 mm	83
1944	36.2 °C2 March 1944	19.7 °C13 January 1944	24.8 °C	1,523 mm	113
1943	35.4 °C24 July 1943	20.0 °C5 February 1943	24.9 °C	1,436 mm	129
1942	34.9 °C25 January 1942	20.1 °C17 July 1942	24.4 °C	1,740 mm	66
1941	35.1 °C17 February 1941	20.7 °C6 July 1941	25.0 °C	1,489 mm	137
1940	32.2 °C17 January 1940	20.2 °C1 October 1940	24.2 °C	1,732 mm	46

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.4 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

257 d/yr

+114

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1278 mm

-378 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.9 °C	+3.1 °C	8 mm	-61 mm
Feb	34.0 °C	+2.6 °C	23 mm	-67 mm
Mar	33.8 °C	+3.0 °C	69 mm	-85 mm
Apr	32.8 °C	+2.7 °C	84 mm	-65 mm
May	31.6 °C	+2.0 °C	113 mm	-25 mm
Jun	31.0 °C	+1.9 °C	105 mm	-13 mm
Jul	28.7 °C	0.0 °C	258 mm	+131 mm
Aug	29.0 °C	+0.4 °C	141 mm	-25 mm
Sep	30.3 °C	+1.6 °C	161 mm	-16 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+1.5 °C	175 mm	-31 mm
Nov	30.4 °C	+2.0 °C	112 mm	-63 mm
Dec	31.6 °C	+2.0 °C	29 mm	-59 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.7 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.5 °C

2 Jan 2025

Wettest day

89.1 mm

9 Jul 2025

Windiest day

17.8 km/h

23 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

39.2 km/h

23 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

10 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.1 °C

2 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

24 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lisala?

Lisala has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,656 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lisala?

The hottest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2022, reaching 39.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lisala?

The coldest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, at 15.9 °C.

Does it snow in Lisala?

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

Has the climate of Lisala warmed?

Yes: Lisala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lisala?

The wettest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2015, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lisala?

The windiest day measured in Lisala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lisala?

The warmest month in Lisala is February (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Lisala?

Lisala receives on average 1,656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 256 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lisala?

Lisala gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lisala?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lisala?

In Lisala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 10 March 2016, and the lowest was 15.5 °C on 21 January 1989.

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