Luputa climate — normals and trends
Luputa (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,525 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 August (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Luputa averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Luputa 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 37.4 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 24 June 1965).
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
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- coords
- -7.16°, 23.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,525mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
37.4 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
13.2 °C
24 June 1965
Wettest day
148 mm
16 December 2025
Windiest day
20.1 km/h
16 August 2019
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
1 March 2018
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
21 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
5 January 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 156 mm | -46 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 82 mm | -94 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 169 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 187 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 64 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -90 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 96 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 216 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 352 mm | +133 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luputa?
Luputa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luputa?
The hottest day measured in Luputa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luputa?
The coldest day measured in Luputa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1965, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Luputa?
Almost never: Luputa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luputa warmed?
Yes: Luputa warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luputa?
The wettest day measured in Luputa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2025, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luputa?
The windiest day measured in Luputa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2019, with winds reaching 20.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luputa?
The warmest month in Luputa is August (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Luputa?
Luputa receives on average 1,525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luputa?
Luputa gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luputa?
Yes: Luputa has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luputa?
In Luputa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 22 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 21 July 1967.
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