Kananga, DR Congo climate

As Tropical savanna (dry summer)

Kananga has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1401 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 182 mm while July barely receives 8 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 34°C most of the year.

About 98 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 21°C.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1401 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Kananga climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	29	29	29	30	32	33	34	31	29	28	28
Avg temp (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	25	24	24
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	21	21
Precipitation (mm)	136	131	173	171	65	12	8	54	133	175	182	161

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	28	29	29	29	30	32
Avg temp (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	20	19
Precipitation (mm)	136	131	173	171	65	12

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	34	31	29	28	28
Avg temp (°C)	26	27	26	25	24	24
Avg low (°C)	19	21	21	21	21	21
Precipitation (mm)	8	54	133	175	182	161

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	3	3	3	9	15	22	24	11	4	2	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	3	3	3	9	15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	22	24	11	4	2	1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	83	82	80	77	63	49	52	69	69	77	83	85
Relative humidity (%)	82	80	81	82	72	54	44	52	71	80	85	85
Wind speed (m/s)	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	83	82	80	77	63	49
Relative humidity (%)	82	80	81	82	72	54
Wind speed (m/s)	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	52	69	69	77	83	85
Relative humidity (%)	44	52	71	80	85	85
Wind speed (m/s)	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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