Tshikapa climate — normals and trends
Tshikapa (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,417 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Tshikapa averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Tshikapa 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 37.2 °C (on 5 March 2025) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 12 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
TshikapaKasai
- coords
- -6.42°, 20.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,417mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
300 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 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
37.2 °C
5 March 2025
Coldest day
13.1 °C
12 June 1954
Wettest day
126 mm
16 April 1968
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
26 August 1984
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
26 January 1940
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
25 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.4 h
6 December 1947
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 | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | -65 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 212 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 235 mm | +63 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -88 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 127 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 160 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | -64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tshikapa?
Tshikapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tshikapa?
The hottest day measured in Tshikapa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2025, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tshikapa?
The coldest day measured in Tshikapa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1954, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tshikapa?
Almost never: Tshikapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tshikapa warmed?
Yes: Tshikapa warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tshikapa?
The wettest day measured in Tshikapa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1968, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tshikapa?
The windiest day measured in Tshikapa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1984, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tshikapa?
The warmest month in Tshikapa is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tshikapa?
Tshikapa receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tshikapa?
Tshikapa gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tshikapa?
Yes: Tshikapa has on average 300 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tshikapa?
In Tshikapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 21 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 25 July 1954.
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