Wamba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Wamba?

Wamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,948 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wamba?

The hottest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Wamba?

The coldest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1957, at 12.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Wamba?

Almost never: Wamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Wamba warmed?

Yes: Wamba warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Wamba?

The wettest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1967, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Wamba?

The windiest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1986, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Wamba?

The warmest month in Wamba is February (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Wamba?

Wamba receives on average 1,948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Wamba?

Wamba gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Wamba (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,948 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Wamba averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 276 rainy days per year.

Wamba 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 39.6 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 5 February 1957).

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

WambaHaut-Uele

coords: 2.15°, 27.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

19.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,948mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

8.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

276 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.9 °C

Average feels-like low

22.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

102 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.6 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

12.7 °C

5 February 1957

Wettest day

154 mm

17 April 1967

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

5 February 1986

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

9 March 2010

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C11 February 2025	17.2 °C31 January 2025	23.5 °C	1,516 mm	123
2024	35.8 °C4 March 2024	17.8 °C28 November 2024	24.4 °C	1,316 mm	166
2023	36.0 °C20 February 2023	17.5 °C4 February 2023	23.7 °C	1,842 mm	116
2022	36.8 °C5 March 2022	16.8 °C7 February 2022	23.4 °C	1,789 mm	102
2021	36.7 °C1 March 2021	17.2 °C10 February 2021	23.7 °C	1,579 mm	118
2020	37.1 °C5 March 2020	17.4 °C23 January 2020	23.8 °C	1,584 mm	124
2019	36.3 °C15 March 2019	17.8 °C29 December 2019	23.6 °C	1,692 mm	106
2018	36.7 °C8 February 2018	17.4 °C24 June 2018	23.4 °C	1,705 mm	83
2017	35.5 °C16 January 2017	17.4 °C13 July 2017	23.5 °C	1,659 mm	103
2016	36.8 °C5 February 2016	18.1 °C22 June 2016	23.9 °C	1,525 mm	118
2015	35.6 °C1 February 2015	16.1 °C11 January 2015	23.5 °C	1,713 mm	92
2014	36.6 °C22 February 2014	17.2 °C18 February 2014	23.3 °C	1,519 mm	91
2013	34.9 °C23 February 2013	16.0 °C16 December 2013	23.0 °C	1,684 mm	67
2012	35.0 °C5 February 2012	16.2 °C21 January 2012	22.8 °C	1,710 mm	70
2011	33.9 °C18 February 2011	16.8 °C19 January 2011	22.9 °C	1,651 mm	67
2010	33.8 °C2 February 2010	18.1 °C24 July 2010	23.1 °C	1,791 mm	66
2009	33.4 °C15 January 2009	17.2 °C12 July 2009	22.8 °C	1,915 mm	42
2008	32.6 °C11 January 2008	16.7 °C21 July 2008	22.6 °C	1,802 mm	61
2007	35.2 °C4 February 2007	15.8 °C2 January 2007	23.0 °C	1,706 mm	92
2006	33.9 °C25 January 2006	16.9 °C19 June 2006	22.6 °C	1,888 mm	37
2005	39.6 °C21 February 2005	16.6 °C8 January 2005	23.0 °C	1,773 mm	67
2004	34.6 °C11 February 2004	16.4 °C6 February 2004	22.8 °C	1,591 mm	60
2003	34.9 °C8 February 2003	17.0 °C2 January 2003	22.7 °C	1,719 mm	57
2002	35.7 °C25 February 2002	15.6 °C14 January 2002	22.6 °C	1,734 mm	48
2001	32.7 °C1 February 2001	15.0 °C11 January 2001	22.4 °C	1,661 mm	38
2000	34.5 °C5 March 2000	16.5 °C31 January 2000	22.3 °C	1,775 mm	40
1999	34.6 °C18 February 1999	17.1 °C2 July 1999	22.2 °C	1,970 mm	33
1998	36.2 °C11 March 1998	16.5 °C14 January 1998	23.2 °C	1,724 mm	72
1997	34.2 °C27 February 1997	15.1 °C13 February 1997	22.7 °C	2,069 mm	59
1996	32.1 °C30 January 1996	17.2 °C24 December 1996	22.3 °C	2,103 mm	26
1995	33.0 °C10 March 1995	17.3 °C9 February 1995	22.6 °C	2,035 mm	40
1994	33.5 °C2 March 1994	16.5 °C18 February 1994	22.5 °C	2,000 mm	55
1993	32.7 °C27 January 1993	14.7 °C10 February 1993	22.4 °C	2,033 mm	36
1992	37.1 °C12 March 1992	15.8 °C4 January 1992	22.4 °C	1,788 mm	53
1991	32.4 °C16 January 1991	17.3 °C25 October 1991	22.5 °C	1,941 mm	38
1990	32.7 °C18 January 1990	16.6 °C19 January 1990	22.7 °C	2,006 mm	47
1989	35.9 °C25 February 1989	14.7 °C23 January 1989	22.6 °C	1,863 mm	61
1988	33.6 °C29 February 1988	16.7 °C19 January 1988	22.7 °C	2,211 mm	43
1987	33.7 °C29 December 1987	17.9 °C1 January 1987	23.0 °C	2,106 mm	58
1986	31.5 °C20 January 1986	16.1 °C22 December 1986	22.3 °C	2,147 mm	22
1985	37.4 °C11 March 1985	14.3 °C19 February 1985	22.1 °C	2,064 mm	35
1984	32.8 °C28 January 1984	14.7 °C23 January 1984	22.2 °C	1,956 mm	45
1983	35.2 °C13 February 1983	14.9 °C28 December 1983	22.9 °C	1,813 mm	84
1982	34.2 °C19 February 1982	15.3 °C10 February 1982	22.3 °C	1,895 mm	24
1981	32.7 °C17 February 1981	15.1 °C13 February 1981	22.3 °C	2,170 mm	25
1980	33.5 °C16 January 1980	17.1 °C17 December 1980	22.4 °C	1,918 mm	31
1979	31.4 °C13 March 1979	17.7 °C4 December 1979	22.4 °C	2,132 mm	14
1978	32.4 °C23 February 1978	15.5 °C18 January 1978	22.2 °C	2,020 mm	31
1977	31.8 °C28 February 1977	14.8 °C7 January 1977	22.1 °C	2,206 mm	15
1976	31.5 °C19 January 1976	15.2 °C3 January 1976	21.7 °C	2,308 mm	12
1975	31.7 °C22 January 1975	16.0 °C31 December 1975	21.7 °C	2,315 mm	13
1974	32.6 °C13 March 1974	15.4 °C20 January 1974	21.7 °C	2,249 mm	22
1973	35.8 °C20 February 1973	16.7 °C9 March 1973	22.5 °C	1,980 mm	57
1972	32.4 °C5 January 1972	15.8 °C10 February 1972	22.1 °C	2,403 mm	35
1971	34.4 °C5 March 1971	13.2 °C30 January 1971	21.9 °C	2,277 mm	49
1970	32.5 °C27 February 1970	15.5 °C16 December 1970	22.3 °C	2,484 mm	37
1969	32.2 °C3 February 1969	15.5 °C31 January 1969	22.2 °C	2,275 mm	28
1968	32.2 °C27 March 1968	15.1 °C18 January 1968	21.9 °C	2,286 mm	23
1967	31.8 °C12 February 1967	16.4 °C5 February 1967	21.8 °C	2,632 mm	18
1966	33.3 °C5 April 1966	17.3 °C21 March 1966	22.3 °C	1,944 mm	69
1965	32.3 °C2 August 1965	16.2 °C20 December 1965	22.0 °C	2,017 mm	47
1964	32.2 °C26 March 1964	16.9 °C10 August 1964	22.0 °C	2,051 mm	45
1963	32.5 °C24 March 1963	17.3 °C23 November 1963	21.7 °C	2,137 mm	11
1962	32.2 °C1 February 1962	16.9 °C28 December 1962	21.7 °C	2,324 mm	28
1961	33.8 °C9 March 1961	15.6 °C29 December 1961	21.8 °C	2,418 mm	28
1960	32.6 °C10 December 1960	16.2 °C31 January 1960	22.1 °C	2,284 mm	34
1959	36.2 °C10 March 1959	15.4 °C18 February 1959	22.3 °C	2,081 mm	52
1958	34.9 °C26 February 1958	15.5 °C18 February 1958	22.5 °C	2,041 mm	72
1957	33.2 °C19 February 1957	12.7 °C5 February 1957	22.0 °C	2,014 mm	29
1956	31.5 °C30 January 1956	15.5 °C3 January 1956	21.6 °C	2,186 mm	16
1955	31.1 °C20 February 1955	15.9 °C1 January 1955	21.6 °C	2,165 mm	10
1954	31.7 °C31 January 1954	15.5 °C23 January 1954	21.7 °C	1,888 mm	15
1953	31.4 °C14 February 1953	16.8 °C20 December 1953	21.7 °C	2,623 mm	11
1952	33.7 °C26 January 1952	17.4 °C29 August 1952	21.9 °C	2,626 mm	19
1951	33.0 °C2 March 1951	16.6 °C21 December 1951	21.9 °C	2,177 mm	22
1950	33.4 °C7 January 1950	15.3 °C18 July 1950	21.9 °C	1,873 mm	35
1949	33.8 °C19 February 1949	15.9 °C12 February 1949	22.1 °C	1,670 mm	40
1948	31.2 °C23 March 1948	15.6 °C7 January 1948	21.7 °C	2,079 mm	8
1947	33.3 °C1 January 1947	17.3 °C17 December 1947	22.0 °C	1,949 mm	25
1946	34.6 °C28 January 1946	15.6 °C14 January 1946	22.1 °C	1,862 mm	73
1945	34.1 °C17 February 1945	13.9 °C18 January 1945	21.8 °C	1,701 mm	41
1944	36.5 °C15 February 1944	15.1 °C5 December 1944	22.5 °C	1,541 mm	65
1943	35.5 °C2 March 1943	15.8 °C27 February 1943	22.2 °C	1,500 mm	63
1942	34.1 °C9 January 1942	15.4 °C26 November 1942	21.9 °C	1,651 mm	50
1941	33.8 °C31 January 1941	15.7 °C28 January 1941	22.4 °C	1,515 mm	59
1940	31.4 °C31 December 1940	16.3 °C13 January 1940	21.6 °C	1,994 mm	13

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.0 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

123 d/yr

+72

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1516 mm

-432 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.7 °C	+2.5 °C	36 mm	-25 mm
Feb	32.3 °C	+2.6 °C	12 mm	-80 mm
Mar	30.1 °C	+1.6 °C	110 mm	-62 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+0.9 °C	152 mm	-45 mm
May	28.8 °C	+1.5 °C	129 mm	-40 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+2.1 °C	69 mm	-72 mm
Jul	26.7 °C	+0.5 °C	179 mm	+25 mm
Aug	26.9 °C	+0.5 °C	196 mm	+5 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+1.7 °C	204 mm	+2 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+1.9 °C	250 mm	+6 mm
Nov	28.8 °C	+2.5 °C	140 mm	-90 mm
Dec	29.4 °C	+1.6 °C	39 mm	-55 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

11 Feb 2025

Coldest day

17.2 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

31.5 mm

12 Apr 2025

Windiest day

15.8 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

38.9 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.9 °C

31 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Wamba?

Wamba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,948 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wamba?

The hottest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Wamba?

The coldest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1957, at 12.7 °C.

Does it snow in Wamba?

Almost never: Wamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Wamba warmed?

Yes: Wamba warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Wamba?

The wettest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1967, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Wamba?

The windiest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1986, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Wamba?

The warmest month in Wamba is February (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Wamba?

Wamba receives on average 1,948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 276 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Wamba?

Wamba gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Wamba?

Yes: Wamba has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wamba?

In Wamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 5 February 1957.

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