Malemba-Nkulu climate — normals and trends
Malemba-Nkulu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,623 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 September (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Malemba-Nkulu averages 0 frost days, 194 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Malemba-Nkulu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 25 July 1958).
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
Malemba-NkuluHaut-Lomami
- coords
- -8.04°, 26.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,623mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
194 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
39.2 °C
28 September 2008
Coldest day
13.4 °C
25 July 1958
Wettest day
133 mm
1 November 1961
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
5 September 1979
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
22 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
25 July 1958
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 January 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 247 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 107 mm | -137 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 206 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 160 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 35.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 47 mm | -83 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 165 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 231 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malemba-Nkulu?
Malemba-Nkulu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malemba-Nkulu?
The hottest day measured in Malemba-Nkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malemba-Nkulu?
The coldest day measured in Malemba-Nkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1958, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Malemba-Nkulu?
Almost never: Malemba-Nkulu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malemba-Nkulu warmed?
Yes: Malemba-Nkulu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malemba-Nkulu?
The wettest day measured in Malemba-Nkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1961, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malemba-Nkulu?
The windiest day measured in Malemba-Nkulu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1979, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malemba-Nkulu?
The warmest month in Malemba-Nkulu is September (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Malemba-Nkulu?
Malemba-Nkulu receives on average 1,623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malemba-Nkulu?
Malemba-Nkulu gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malemba-Nkulu?
Yes: Malemba-Nkulu has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malemba-Nkulu?
In Malemba-Nkulu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 21 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 25 July 1958.
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