Category: Heat waves affecting Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 24 2026 to March 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 23.0°E

Area affected: 117397 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-24_to_2026-Mar-03_23.0_-1.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Congo
• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 25 2025 to December 27 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 14.0°E

Area affected: 80229 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Dec-25_to_2025-Dec-27_14.0_-4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 3 days

Time span: November 20 2025 to November 22 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.6 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 64807 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Nov-20_to_2025-Nov-22_25.5_-3.5