Mulongo climate — normals and trends
Mulongo (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 1,484 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mulongo averages 0 frost days, 198 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Mulongo 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 39.1 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 22 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
MulongoHaut-Lomami
- coords
- -7.83°, 27.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,484mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
198 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
271 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 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
39.1 °C
28 September 2008
Coldest day
13.4 °C
22 June 1954
Wettest day
126 mm
12 April 2018
Windiest day
22.2 km/h
5 September 1979
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
14 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
18 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.5 °C
24 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 | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 171 mm | -82 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 98 mm | -108 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 174 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 142 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 30 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 35.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | -96 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 143 mm | -77 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 229 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mulongo?
Mulongo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,484 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mulongo?
The hottest day measured in Mulongo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mulongo?
The coldest day measured in Mulongo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1954, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mulongo?
Almost never: Mulongo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mulongo warmed?
Yes: Mulongo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mulongo?
The wettest day measured in Mulongo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2018, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mulongo?
The windiest day measured in Mulongo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1979, with winds reaching 22.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mulongo?
The warmest month in Mulongo is August (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mulongo?
Mulongo receives on average 1,484 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mulongo?
Mulongo gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mulongo?
Yes: Mulongo has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mulongo?
In Mulongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 18 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 24 July 1958.
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