Mweka climate — normals and trends
Mweka (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,635 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 July (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mweka averages 0 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.
Mweka has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 31 August 1950) and the coldest 15.4 °C (on 17 July 1988).
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
- -4.85°, 21.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,635mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
114 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
240 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
334 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.6 °C
31 August 1950
Coldest day
15.4 °C
17 July 1988
Wettest day
150 mm
24 March 1945
Windiest day
18.9 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
28 April 1973
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
8 March 2011
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
19 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.2 h
10 December 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 65 mm | -81 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 225 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 200 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 124 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 76 mm | -74 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 120 mm | -73 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 160 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 159 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mweka?
Mweka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 1,635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mweka?
The hottest day measured in Mweka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1950, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mweka?
The coldest day measured in Mweka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1988, at 15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mweka?
Almost never: Mweka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mweka warmed?
Yes: Mweka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mweka?
The wettest day measured in Mweka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1945, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mweka?
The windiest day measured in Mweka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mweka?
The warmest month in Mweka is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mweka?
Mweka receives on average 1,635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mweka?
Mweka gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mweka?
Yes: Mweka has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mweka?
In Mweka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 8 March 2011, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 19 July 1947.
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