Rutshuru climate — normals and trends
Rutshuru (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 2,408 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 February (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is November (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rutshuru averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Rutshuru 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 28.9 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 12 July 1944).
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
RutshuruNorth Kivu
- coords
- -1.19°, 29.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,408mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
28.9 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
8.2 °C
12 July 1944
Wettest day
118 mm
3 January 1953
Windiest day
18.6 km/h
12 October 1986
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
29 October 1968
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
20 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | -86 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | -83 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 218 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 326 mm | +59 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 146 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 124 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 74 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 213 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 301 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 438 mm | +125 mm |
| Nov | 23.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 164 mm | -148 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 173 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rutshuru?
Rutshuru has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 2,408 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rutshuru?
The hottest day measured in Rutshuru between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 28.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rutshuru?
The coldest day measured in Rutshuru between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1944, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rutshuru?
Almost never: Rutshuru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rutshuru warmed?
Yes: Rutshuru warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rutshuru?
The wettest day measured in Rutshuru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1953, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rutshuru?
The windiest day measured in Rutshuru between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1986, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rutshuru?
The warmest month in Rutshuru is February (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rutshuru?
Rutshuru receives on average 2,408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rutshuru?
Rutshuru gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rutshuru?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rutshuru.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rutshuru?
In Rutshuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 20 February 1973, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 12 July 1944.
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