Sake climate — normals and trends
Sake (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 2,845 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is November (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sake averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Sake 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 27.3 °C (on 5 February 2012) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 16 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
SakeNorth Kivu
- coords
- -1.57°, 29.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,845mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 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
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
27.3 °C
5 February 2012
Coldest day
8.6 °C
16 June 1965
Wettest day
198 mm
18 December 1980
Windiest day
18.8 km/h
7 October 1947
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
7 March 2016
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
16 February 2018
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
11 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 December 1940
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 | 22.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -90 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 68 mm | -153 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 289 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 375 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 212 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 123 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 104 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 152 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 232 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 502 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 342 mm | -67 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 221 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sake?
Sake has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 2,845 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sake?
The hottest day measured in Sake between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, reaching 27.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sake?
The coldest day measured in Sake between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1965, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sake?
Almost never: Sake sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sake warmed?
Yes: Sake warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sake?
The wettest day measured in Sake between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1980, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sake?
The windiest day measured in Sake between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sake?
The warmest month in Sake is August (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sake?
Sake receives on average 2,845 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sake?
Sake gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sake?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sake.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sake?
In Sake, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 16 February 2018, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 11 January 1961.
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