Kasai · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tshikapa
- Local time
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 634,529
- Elevation
- 484 m
- From DXB
- 5,130 km
- 6 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Tshikapa, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb30°
- Mar30°
- Apr29°
- May31°
- Jun32°
- Jul34°
- Aug34°
- Sept32°
- Oct30°
- Nov28°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: January, February, April, May and October.
Mean highs run from 28°C in December to 34°C in August, with about 1,179 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TshikapaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Tshikapa itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTshikapa
5,130 km
6 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHTshikapa
5,020 km
6 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Currency
- Congolese Franc CDFToday's indicative rate: CDF 1,000 ≈ USD 0.433Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 113fire114police118policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +243 · On the right
On the map
Places near Tshikapa
Plan it
Plan a trip to Tshikapa
The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.