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When to go to Lubumbashi

Twelve months of averages for Lubumbashi, 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, Lubumbashi has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to August and November.

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

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): September and October.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): December to March.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): December to May.
The warmest month is October (33°C) and the coolest June (25°C). The wettest is December (268 mm) and the driest June (1 mm); about 1,122 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.

Lubumbashi: 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, mixed
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctHot
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Lubumbashi

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

Climate in Lubumbashi 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	25°C	17°C	252 mm	84%	91%	5.1	23°C	Wet
February	26°C	17°C	200 mm	84%	89%	5.3	24°C	Wet
March	26°C	17°C	176 mm	84%	82%	5.5	27°C	Wet
April	26°C	15°C	56 mm	81%	56%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	25°C	12°C	4 mm	73%	30%	5.7	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	9°C	1 mm	65%	19%	5.6	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	25°C	8°C	1 mm	58%	17%	5.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	29°C	11°C	1 mm	47%	19%	6.1	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	32°C	15°C	3 mm	38%	31%	6.5	37°C	Hot
October	33°C	18°C	29 mm	44%	56%	6.4	34°C	Hot
November	30°C	18°C	131 mm	66%	78%	5.8	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	26°C	17°C	268 mm	82%	90%	5.2	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

25°C

17°C

252 mm

84%

91%

5.1

23°C

Wet

February

26°C

17°C

200 mm

84%

89%

5.3

24°C

Wet

March

26°C

17°C

176 mm

84%

82%

5.5

27°C

Wet

April

26°C

15°C

56 mm

81%

56%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

25°C

12°C

4 mm

73%

30%

5.7

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

9°C

1 mm

65%

19%

5.6

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

25°C

8°C

1 mm

58%

17%

5.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

29°C

11°C

1 mm

47%

19%

6.1

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

32°C

15°C

3 mm

38%

31%

6.5

37°C

Hot

October

33°C

18°C

29 mm

44%

56%

6.4

34°C

Hot

November

30°C

18°C

131 mm

66%

78%

5.8

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

26°C

17°C

268 mm

82%

90%

5.2

25°C

Wet