Moba climate — normals and trends
Moba (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,394 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 October (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Moba averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Moba has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 3 November 2009) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 28 July 2024).
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
MobaTanganyika
- coords
- -7.08°, 29.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,394mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
130 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
31.0 °C
3 November 2009
Coldest day
14.7 °C
28 July 2024
Wettest day
89 mm
3 January 1988
Windiest day
26.7 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
27 December 1948
Hottest feels-like
35.4 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
21 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 November 1942
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 | 25.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 193 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 233 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 180 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 173 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 178 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moba?
Moba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,394 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moba?
The hottest day measured in Moba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2009, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moba?
The coldest day measured in Moba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2024, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Moba?
Almost never: Moba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moba warmed?
Yes: Moba warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moba?
The wettest day measured in Moba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1988, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moba?
The windiest day measured in Moba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moba?
The warmest month in Moba is October (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Moba?
Moba receives on average 1,394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moba?
Moba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moba?
Yes: Moba has on average 130 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moba?
In Moba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 21 July 1967.
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