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When to go to Kalemie

Twelve months of averages for Kalemie, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

Official travel advice warns against all travel to Tanganyika at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.

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Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March and November to January.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): November to April.
The warmest month is September (31°C) and the coolest December (26°C). The wettest is November (221 mm) and the driest July (2 mm); about 1,145 mm of rain falls in a year.

Kalemie: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Kalemie

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kalemie by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	26°C	22°C	171 mm	74%	82%	4.9	23°C	Wet
February	27°C	23°C	135 mm	72%	80%	5.3	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	27°C	23°C	158 mm	73%	80%	5.3	27°C	Wet
April	27°C	23°C	130 mm	74%	73%	5.1	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	28°C	22°C	25 mm	66%	52%	5.3	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	28°C	21°C	4 mm	59%	31%	5.4	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	28°C	20°C	2 mm	55%	25%	5.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	29°C	22°C	9 mm	51%	34%	5.8	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	31°C	24°C	25 mm	49%	53%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	30°C	24°C	78 mm	58%	72%	5.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	28°C	23°C	221 mm	70%	81%	4.5	29°C	Wet
December	26°C	22°C	187 mm	75%	82%	4.6	25°C	Wet

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Travel advice

Official travel advice warns against all travel to Tanganyika at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.

Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

26°C

22°C

171 mm

74%

82%

4.9

23°C

Wet

February

27°C

23°C

135 mm

72%

80%

5.3

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

27°C

23°C

158 mm

73%

80%

5.3

27°C

Wet

April

27°C

23°C

130 mm

74%

73%

5.1

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

28°C

22°C

25 mm

66%

52%

5.3

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

28°C

21°C

4 mm

59%

31%

5.4

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

28°C

20°C

2 mm

55%

25%

5.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

29°C

22°C

9 mm

51%

34%

5.8

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

31°C

24°C

25 mm

49%

53%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

30°C

24°C

78 mm

58%

72%

5.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

28°C

23°C

221 mm

70%

81%

4.5

29°C

Wet

December

26°C

22°C

187 mm

75%

82%

4.6

25°C

Wet