Lightning strikes in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The detection network has located 347 lightning strikes in Democratic Republic of the Congo since the archive began, including 170 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Democratic Republic of the Congo #80 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Democratic Republic of the Congo is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 13 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 26 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2 |
| 2026-08-12 | 113 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2 |
| 2026-08-10 | 16 |
| 2026-08-09 | 11 |
| 2026-08-06 | 8 |
| 2026-08-05 | 4 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5 |
| 2026-08-03 | 58 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4 |
| 2026-07-31 | 66 |
| 2026-07-30 | 32 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Democratic Republic of the Congo's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Équateur | 319 | 153 | 91.9% |
| 2 | Orientale | 20 | 13 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Bandundu | 6 | 2 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Likouala | 2 | 2 | 0.6% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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