Pepa climate — normals and trends
Pepa (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 5,782 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Pepa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Pepa 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 29.7 °C (on 20 September 1944) and the coldest 6.8 °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
PepaTanganyika
- coords
- -7.70°, 29.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
5,782mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
29.7 °C
20 September 1944
Coldest day
6.8 °C
28 July 2024
Wettest day
415 mm
25 February 2024
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
2 February 1957
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
5 March 2006
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
3 March 1987
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
26 July 2021
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 November 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 | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 1123 mm | +221 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1128 mm | +383 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 663 mm | -229 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 500 mm | -124 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 105 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 245 mm | -99 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 982 mm | +120 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1074 mm | -102 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pepa?
Pepa has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 5,782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pepa?
The hottest day measured in Pepa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1944, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pepa?
The coldest day measured in Pepa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2024, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pepa?
Almost never: Pepa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pepa warmed?
Yes: Pepa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pepa?
The wettest day measured in Pepa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2024, with 415 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pepa?
The windiest day measured in Pepa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1957, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pepa?
The warmest month in Pepa is September (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pepa?
Pepa receives on average 5,782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pepa?
Pepa gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pepa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pepa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pepa?
In Pepa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 3 March 1987, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 26 July 2021.
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