Mwene-Ditu climate — normals and trends
Mwene-Ditu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,547 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mwene-Ditu averages 0 frost days, 167 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.
Mwene-Ditu has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 17 September 1947) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 24 June 1965).
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
Mwene-DituLomami
- coords
- -7.01°, 23.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,547mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
167 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
211 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
36.8 °C
17 September 1947
Coldest day
13.1 °C
24 June 1965
Wettest day
75 mm
20 March 2003
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
27 January 2006
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
1 March 2018
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
21 July 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
30 December 2025
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 | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | -66 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 88 mm | -86 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 189 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 201 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 73 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -90 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 99 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 196 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 195 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mwene-Ditu?
Mwene-Ditu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,547 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mwene-Ditu?
The hottest day measured in Mwene-Ditu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1947, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mwene-Ditu?
The coldest day measured in Mwene-Ditu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1965, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mwene-Ditu?
Almost never: Mwene-Ditu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mwene-Ditu warmed?
Yes: Mwene-Ditu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mwene-Ditu?
The wettest day measured in Mwene-Ditu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2003, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mwene-Ditu?
The windiest day measured in Mwene-Ditu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mwene-Ditu?
The warmest month in Mwene-Ditu is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mwene-Ditu?
Mwene-Ditu receives on average 1,547 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mwene-Ditu?
Mwene-Ditu gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mwene-Ditu?
Yes: Mwene-Ditu has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mwene-Ditu?
In Mwene-Ditu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 22 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 21 July 1967.
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