Mbuji-Mayi climate — normals and trends
Mbuji-Mayi (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 1,464 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mbuji-Mayi averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
Mbuji-Mayi 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 37.1 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 16 June 1946).
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
Mbuji-MayiEast Kasai
- coords
- -6.14°, 23.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,464mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
228 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
37.1 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
13.2 °C
16 June 1946
Wettest day
74 mm
20 March 1995
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
26 January 1942
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
4 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.4 h
30 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 106 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -78 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 177 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 173 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | -87 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 99 mm | -76 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 158 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,464 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbuji-Mayi?
The hottest day measured in Mbuji-Mayi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mbuji-Mayi?
The coldest day measured in Mbuji-Mayi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1946, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mbuji-Mayi?
Almost never: Mbuji-Mayi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mbuji-Mayi warmed?
Yes: Mbuji-Mayi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mbuji-Mayi?
The wettest day measured in Mbuji-Mayi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1995, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mbuji-Mayi?
The windiest day measured in Mbuji-Mayi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mbuji-Mayi?
The warmest month in Mbuji-Mayi is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi receives on average 1,464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mbuji-Mayi?
Mbuji-Mayi gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mbuji-Mayi?
Yes: Mbuji-Mayi has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbuji-Mayi?
In Mbuji-Mayi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 21 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 30 July 1975.
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