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When to go to Kolwezi

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

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What the averages say

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

On these averages, Kolwezi has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to August and October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to August.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): September.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): November to March.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): February to April, November and December.
The warmest month is September (32°C) and the coolest January (24°C). The wettest is December (253 mm) and the driest June (0 mm); about 1,151 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Kolwezi: 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
FebWet
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Kolwezi

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

Climate in Kolwezi 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	24°C	17°C	236 mm	85%	92%	4.8	23°C	Wet
February	25°C	17°C	156 mm	83%	91%	5	24°C	Wet
March	25°C	17°C	171 mm	83%	86%	5.2	27°C	Wet
April	25°C	16°C	61 mm	79%	62%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	26°C	13°C	4 mm	67%	32%	5.8	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	25°C	11°C	0 mm	57%	20%	5.6	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	26°C	10°C	0 mm	49%	20%	5.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	29°C	13°C	6 mm	39%	30%	5.8	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	32°C	17°C	14 mm	38%	54%	5.9	37°C	Hot
October	31°C	18°C	66 mm	56%	75%	5.7	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	27°C	17°C	184 mm	76%	87%	5.1	29°C	Wet
December	25°C	17°C	253 mm	83%	92%	4.9	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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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

17°C

236 mm

85%

92%

4.8

23°C

Wet

February

25°C

17°C

156 mm

83%

91%

24°C

Wet

March

25°C

17°C

171 mm

83%

86%

5.2

27°C

Wet

April

25°C

16°C

61 mm

79%

62%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

26°C

13°C

4 mm

67%

32%

5.8

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

25°C

11°C

0 mm

57%

20%

5.6

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

26°C

10°C

0 mm

49%

20%

5.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

29°C

13°C

6 mm

39%

30%

5.8

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

32°C

17°C

14 mm

38%

54%

5.9

37°C

Hot

October

31°C

18°C

66 mm

56%

75%

5.7

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

27°C

17°C

184 mm

76%

87%

5.1

29°C

Wet

December

25°C

17°C

253 mm

83%

92%

4.9

25°C

Wet