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When to go to Tshikapa

Twelve months of averages for Tshikapa, 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, Tshikapa has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in January, February, April, May and October.

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

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to September.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March, November and December.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): September to April.
The warmest month is August (34°C) and the coolest December (28°C). The wettest is November (163 mm) and the driest July (4 mm); about 1,179 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.

Tshikapa: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovWet
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Tshikapa

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

Climate in Tshikapa 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	29°C	21°C	124 mm	79%	86%	4.9	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	30°C	21°C	122 mm	77%	85%	5.1	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	21°C	162 mm	79%	82%	5.2	27°C	Wet
April	29°C	21°C	128 mm	82%	79%	5.1	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	31°C	20°C	36 mm	68%	59%	5.1	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	32°C	19°C	6 mm	48%	40%	5	37°C	Hot
July	34°C	19°C	4 mm	40%	39%	4.9	39°C	Hot
August	34°C	21°C	31 mm	52%	55%	4.4	39°C	Hot
September	32°C	21°C	103 mm	70%	65%	4.8	37°C	Hot
October	30°C	21°C	143 mm	78%	76%	5.2	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	28°C	21°C	163 mm	83%	82%	5.2	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	21°C	157 mm	82%	86%	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

29°C

21°C

124 mm

79%

86%

4.9

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

30°C

21°C

122 mm

77%

85%

5.1

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

21°C

162 mm

79%

82%

5.2

27°C

Wet

April

29°C

21°C

128 mm

82%

79%

5.1

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

31°C

20°C

36 mm

68%

59%

5.1

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

32°C

19°C

6 mm

48%

40%

37°C

Hot

July

34°C

19°C

4 mm

40%

39%

4.9

39°C

Hot

August

34°C

21°C

31 mm

52%

55%

4.4

39°C

Hot

September

32°C

21°C

103 mm

70%

65%

4.8

37°C

Hot

October

30°C

21°C

143 mm

78%

76%

5.2

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

28°C

21°C

163 mm

83%

82%

5.2

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

21°C

157 mm

82%

86%

4.9

25°C

Wet