Kafia Kingi climate — normals and trends
Kafia Kingi (South Sudan) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 911 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 April (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kafia Kingi averages 0 frost days, 252 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Kafia Kingi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 2 April 2004) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 28 December 1983).
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
Kafia KingiWestern Bahr al Ghazal
- coords
- 9.27°, 24.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
911mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
252 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
255 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
43.0 °C
2 April 2004
Coldest day
8.0 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
60 mm
29 September 1964
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
18 May 1943
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
18 May 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
12 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 July 1966
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 | 34.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -88 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -111 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 139 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kafia Kingi?
Kafia Kingi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 911 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kafia Kingi?
The hottest day measured in Kafia Kingi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2004, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kafia Kingi?
The coldest day measured in Kafia Kingi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kafia Kingi?
Almost never: Kafia Kingi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kafia Kingi warmed?
Yes: Kafia Kingi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kafia Kingi?
The wettest day measured in Kafia Kingi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1964, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kafia Kingi?
The windiest day measured in Kafia Kingi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1943, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kafia Kingi?
The warmest month in Kafia Kingi is April (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kafia Kingi?
Kafia Kingi receives on average 911 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kafia Kingi?
Kafia Kingi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kafia Kingi?
Yes: Kafia Kingi has on average 255 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kafia Kingi?
In Kafia Kingi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 12 April 2016, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 28 December 1983.
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