Lodja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lodja?

Lodja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,436 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1950, reaching 38.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lodja?

The coldest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1954, at 16.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lodja?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lodja warmed?

Yes: Lodja warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lodja?

The wettest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2021, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lodja?

The windiest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1981, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lodja?

The warmest month in Lodja is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lodja?

Lodja receives on average 1,436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lodja?

Lodja gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lodja (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,436 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Lodja averages 0 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 233 rainy days per year.

Lodja has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 31 August 1950) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 13 June 1954).

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

LodjaSankuru

coords: -3.52°, 23.60°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

29.3°C

Average daily low

21.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,436mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

7.9km/h

Seasonal range

1.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

134 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

233 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.4 °C

Average feels-like low

24.7 °C

Average peak gust

24.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

334 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

38.4 °C

31 August 1950

Coldest day

16.1 °C

13 June 1954

Wettest day

145 mm

24 April 2021

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

23 February 1981

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

11 May 2007

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

4 February 1998

Coldest feels-like

13.4 °C

19 July 1947

Sunniest day

12.1 h

3 January 2017

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.0 °C4 March 2025	18.2 °C17 June 2025	26.4 °C	944 mm	301
2024	38.0 °C18 March 2024	19.9 °C11 November 2024	27.3 °C	767 mm	315
2023	36.7 °C18 July 2023	19.6 °C8 July 2023	26.2 °C	1,023 mm	270
2022	37.0 °C9 March 2022	18.9 °C10 June 2022	26.0 °C	1,022 mm	272
2021	37.1 °C22 July 2021	19.0 °C13 July 2021	26.1 °C	1,042 mm	286
2020	36.1 °C31 July 2020	18.8 °C18 June 2020	26.1 °C	865 mm	279
2019	35.7 °C15 March 2019	19.7 °C7 June 2019	25.7 °C	1,129 mm	260
2018	36.2 °C23 July 2018	18.7 °C6 June 2018	25.3 °C	1,186 mm	237
2017	35.6 °C11 June 2017	19.9 °C8 July 2017	25.6 °C	1,048 mm	266
2016	35.0 °C5 February 2016	18.9 °C12 June 2016	25.9 °C	1,007 mm	285
2015	35.6 °C11 July 2015	19.4 °C17 July 2015	25.5 °C	968 mm	251
2014	36.1 °C14 July 2014	19.7 °C21 November 2014	25.5 °C	978 mm	254
2013	35.7 °C29 July 2013	18.4 °C8 June 2013	25.5 °C	950 mm	256
2012	34.2 °C31 July 2012	19.5 °C25 February 2012	25.0 °C	1,143 mm	226
2011	35.2 °C8 March 2011	17.7 °C8 July 2011	24.9 °C	1,087 mm	209
2010	34.6 °C17 August 2010	19.5 °C6 July 2010	25.2 °C	1,214 mm	227
2009	35.1 °C5 August 2009	17.9 °C21 July 2009	24.9 °C	1,233 mm	204
2008	34.3 °C27 September 2008	17.9 °C12 June 2008	24.6 °C	1,210 mm	171
2007	34.1 °C3 April 2007	16.4 °C21 June 2007	24.6 °C	1,186 mm	179
2006	34.7 °C12 July 2006	18.8 °C17 June 2006	24.6 °C	1,398 mm	164
2005	36.9 °C21 February 2005	18.7 °C10 July 2005	25.0 °C	1,152 mm	192
2004	35.7 °C14 July 2004	18.4 °C14 July 2004	24.8 °C	1,189 mm	187
2003	34.1 °C22 May 2003	17.5 °C8 July 2003	24.7 °C	1,140 mm	172
2002	34.9 °C25 February 2002	18.1 °C15 January 2002	24.5 °C	1,224 mm	147
2001	32.6 °C19 August 2001	18.5 °C18 June 2001	24.2 °C	1,292 mm	116
2000	33.5 °C16 July 2000	17.6 °C8 July 2000	24.1 °C	1,201 mm	117
1999	33.9 °C18 March 1999	19.1 °C8 July 1999	24.0 °C	1,333 mm	98
1998	34.8 °C4 February 1998	18.8 °C18 June 1998	24.9 °C	1,288 mm	172
1997	33.0 °C6 August 1997	17.7 °C14 July 1997	24.3 °C	1,641 mm	120
1996	33.6 °C8 August 1996	18.6 °C23 June 1996	24.2 °C	1,471 mm	120
1995	33.6 °C9 March 1995	20.1 °C28 June 1995	24.3 °C	1,372 mm	103
1994	33.2 °C22 February 1994	18.7 °C4 July 1994	24.0 °C	1,649 mm	77
1993	32.4 °C25 October 1993	19.2 °C3 July 1993	24.0 °C	1,490 mm	93
1992	35.1 °C13 March 1992	18.6 °C21 July 1992	24.0 °C	1,482 mm	78
1991	33.0 °C25 February 1991	18.9 °C19 July 1991	24.1 °C	1,623 mm	87
1990	33.4 °C20 February 1990	19.0 °C7 August 1990	24.3 °C	1,524 mm	110
1989	34.3 °C28 January 1989	17.7 °C19 June 1989	24.1 °C	1,409 mm	124
1988	33.9 °C3 March 1988	16.7 °C17 July 1988	24.2 °C	1,653 mm	115
1987	34.0 °C26 March 1987	18.4 °C23 June 1987	24.5 °C	1,618 mm	153
1986	32.7 °C11 April 1986	16.7 °C21 July 1986	23.9 °C	1,608 mm	99
1985	34.8 °C11 March 1985	18.4 °C1 July 1985	23.8 °C	1,569 mm	83
1984	32.8 °C22 March 1984	19.1 °C10 June 1984	23.8 °C	1,430 mm	74
1983	34.3 °C19 April 1983	18.8 °C29 June 1983	24.4 °C	1,343 mm	111
1982	33.2 °C10 March 1982	18.5 °C17 July 1982	23.9 °C	1,650 mm	99
1981	33.1 °C27 February 1981	17.9 °C20 June 1981	24.0 °C	1,494 mm	94
1980	33.7 °C18 March 1980	18.7 °C2 August 1980	24.0 °C	1,524 mm	90
1979	33.1 °C14 July 1979	18.0 °C1 July 1979	24.1 °C	1,685 mm	118
1978	33.4 °C22 July 1978	16.9 °C20 July 1978	23.9 °C	1,614 mm	81
1977	32.3 °C28 July 1977	19.4 °C17 September 1977	23.7 °C	1,650 mm	60
1976	31.9 °C14 August 1976	17.2 °C27 June 1976	23.3 °C	1,819 mm	41
1975	32.6 °C9 August 1975	16.8 °C31 July 1975	23.4 °C	1,728 mm	52
1974	33.2 °C8 August 1974	17.3 °C27 July 1974	23.6 °C	1,502 mm	76
1973	34.3 °C24 July 1973	16.4 °C10 July 1973	24.1 °C	1,529 mm	132
1972	31.8 °C21 December 1972	17.4 °C29 June 1972	23.6 °C	1,652 mm	54
1971	33.9 °C6 March 1971	17.4 °C12 June 1971	23.5 °C	1,557 mm	58
1970	32.7 °C28 April 1970	18.4 °C2 July 1970	23.7 °C	1,587 mm	67
1969	32.3 °C9 September 1969	17.9 °C24 August 1969	23.9 °C	1,781 mm	82
1968	32.8 °C4 April 1968	17.4 °C14 July 1968	23.5 °C	1,715 mm	58
1967	32.5 °C29 May 1967	18.2 °C24 June 1967	23.2 °C	1,855 mm	43
1966	35.3 °C30 July 1966	18.2 °C31 December 1966	23.9 °C	1,718 mm	99
1965	36.2 °C21 July 1965	17.1 °C30 June 1965	23.8 °C	1,563 mm	110
1964	33.4 °C21 July 1964	18.7 °C16 July 1964	23.8 °C	1,655 mm	109
1963	32.0 °C25 June 1963	18.9 °C22 November 1963	23.5 °C	1,737 mm	65
1962	31.8 °C24 February 1962	18.4 °C21 June 1962	23.2 °C	1,989 mm	23
1961	32.2 °C17 March 1961	18.2 °C12 August 1961	23.4 °C	1,963 mm	57
1960	33.0 °C15 January 1960	17.8 °C26 July 1960	23.7 °C	1,841 mm	83
1959	33.6 °C15 February 1959	19.0 °C21 September 1959	23.7 °C	1,915 mm	75
1958	34.2 °C17 March 1958	17.8 °C20 July 1958	24.1 °C	1,663 mm	101
1957	33.2 °C14 February 1957	17.8 °C13 January 1957	23.8 °C	1,574 mm	66
1956	33.5 °C1 March 1956	17.4 °C1 August 1956	23.5 °C	1,699 mm	74
1955	31.9 °C19 February 1955	16.6 °C21 June 1955	23.3 °C	1,686 mm	47
1954	34.3 °C27 July 1954	16.1 °C13 June 1954	23.9 °C	1,483 mm	106
1953	33.3 °C16 August 1953	17.4 °C6 July 1953	23.6 °C	1,931 mm	71
1952	34.5 °C2 July 1952	18.2 °C26 May 1952	23.8 °C	1,816 mm	109
1951	35.7 °C31 July 1951	16.4 °C20 July 1951	23.9 °C	1,658 mm	103
1950	38.4 °C31 August 1950	16.3 °C18 July 1950	24.1 °C	1,432 mm	139
1949	33.7 °C15 August 1949	17.7 °C8 June 1949	24.1 °C	1,249 mm	136
1948	33.9 °C17 July 1948	18.2 °C17 July 1948	23.6 °C	1,679 mm	70
1947	35.6 °C9 July 1947	16.4 °C19 July 1947	24.1 °C	1,429 mm	121
1946	33.5 °C8 August 1946	16.9 °C19 June 1946	23.8 °C	1,448 mm	120
1945	33.2 °C31 July 1945	16.8 °C18 June 1945	23.6 °C	1,335 mm	93
1944	34.2 °C11 July 1944	16.3 °C14 July 1944	24.1 °C	1,308 mm	138
1943	36.1 °C29 July 1943	16.3 °C29 July 1943	24.0 °C	1,323 mm	153
1942	34.6 °C31 July 1942	17.0 °C12 July 1942	23.9 °C	1,299 mm	124
1941	33.7 °C27 August 1941	18.1 °C10 July 1941	24.3 °C	1,226 mm	160
1940	33.6 °C23 July 1940	16.4 °C30 June 1940	23.6 °C	1,403 mm	77

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.9 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

301 d/yr

+167

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

944 mm

-492 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.7 °C	+2.7 °C	50 mm	-75 mm
Feb	33.4 °C	+3.6 °C	27 mm	-91 mm
Mar	32.8 °C	+3.3 °C	124 mm	-29 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+1.5 °C	126 mm	-30 mm
May	30.8 °C	+1.6 °C	85 mm	-14 mm
Jun	33.0 °C	+3.0 °C	18 mm	-19 mm
Jul	31.4 °C	+0.7 °C	33 mm	+4 mm
Aug	32.9 °C	+2.9 °C	22 mm	-60 mm
Sep	33.5 °C	+4.3 °C	57 mm	-76 mm
Oct	32.8 °C	+4.0 °C	86 mm	-83 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	+2.2 °C	146 mm	-36 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+1.7 °C	171 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.2 °C

17 Jun 2025

Wettest day

35.1 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

15.5 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

17 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lodja?

Lodja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,436 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lodja?

The hottest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1950, reaching 38.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lodja?

The coldest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1954, at 16.1 °C.

Does it snow in Lodja?

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

Has the climate of Lodja warmed?

Yes: Lodja warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lodja?

The wettest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2021, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lodja?

The windiest day measured in Lodja between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1981, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lodja?

The warmest month in Lodja is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Lodja?

Lodja receives on average 1,436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 233 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lodja?

Lodja gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lodja?

Yes: Lodja has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lodja?

In Lodja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 4 February 1998, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 19 July 1947.

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