Mwene climate — normals and trends
Mwene (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,339 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mwene averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Mwene has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 27 September 2008) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 22 June 1974).
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
MweneLualaba
- coords
- -9.82°, 22.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,339mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
145 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
37.4 °C
27 September 2008
Coldest day
10.4 °C
22 June 1974
Wettest day
80 mm
20 February 2017
Windiest day
22.6 km/h
28 August 2023
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
11 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
8 October 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
16 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.6 h
31 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 186 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 179 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 199 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 124 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 73 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 181 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 180 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mwene?
Mwene has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 1,339 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mwene?
The hottest day measured in Mwene between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 2008, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mwene?
The coldest day measured in Mwene between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1974, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mwene?
Almost never: Mwene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mwene warmed?
Yes: Mwene warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mwene?
The wettest day measured in Mwene between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2017, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mwene?
The windiest day measured in Mwene between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2023, with winds reaching 22.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mwene?
The warmest month in Mwene is September (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mwene?
Mwene receives on average 1,339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mwene?
Mwene gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mwene?
Yes: Mwene has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mwene?
In Mwene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 8 October 1998, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 16 June 1968.
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