Pweto climate — normals and trends
Pweto (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,367 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pweto averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Pweto has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 9 October 2004) and the coldest 15.0 °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
PwetoHaut-Katanga
- coords
- -8.47°, 28.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
32.7 °C
9 October 2004
Coldest day
15.0 °C
22 June 1954
Wettest day
79 mm
14 November 2025
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
1 February 1957
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
27 December 1948
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
13 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.6 °C
21 June 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 January 1976
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 151 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 134 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 278 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 199 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 292 mm | +76 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 260 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pweto?
Pweto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pweto?
The hottest day measured in Pweto between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2004, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pweto?
The coldest day measured in Pweto between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1954, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pweto?
Almost never: Pweto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pweto warmed?
Yes: Pweto warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pweto?
The wettest day measured in Pweto between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2025, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pweto?
The windiest day measured in Pweto between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1957, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pweto?
The warmest month in Pweto is September (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pweto?
Pweto receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pweto?
Pweto gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pweto?
Yes: Pweto has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pweto?
In Pweto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 13 October 2023, and the lowest was 10.6 °C on 21 June 1954.
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