Lusambo, DR Congo climate

As Tropical savanna (dry summer)

Lusambo has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 70°F at night. Precipitation totals about 53 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 6.8 inches while July barely receives 0.41 inches.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 93°F most of the year.

About 102 days a year above 90 °F

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 70°F.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 53 in of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Lusambo climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	83	84	84	84	86	89	92	93	88	84	82	82
Avg temp (°F)	77	77	77	78	78	79	80	82	80	77	76	76
Avg low (°F)	70	71	71	71	71	68	68	71	71	71	70	70
Precipitation (in)	5.1	4.9	6.3	6.3	2.8	0.6	0.4	2.3	5.0	6.6	6.9	6.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	83	84	84	84	86	89
Avg temp (°F)	77	77	77	78	78	79
Avg low (°F)	70	71	71	71	71	68
Precipitation (in)	5.1	4.9	6.3	6.3	2.8	0.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	92	93	88	84	82	82
Avg temp (°F)	80	82	80	77	76	76
Avg low (°F)	68	71	71	71	70	70
Precipitation (in)	0.4	2.3	5.0	6.6	6.9	6.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	4	4	4	10	17	23	23	9	2	1	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	4	4	4	10	17

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	23	23	9	2	1	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	81	80	80	78	65	54	60	70	71	79	83	83
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	83	84	74	57	46	56	73	84	87	86
Wind speed (mph)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	81	80	80	78	65	54
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	83	84	74	57
Wind speed (mph)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	70	71	79	83	83
Relative humidity (%)	46	56	73	84	87	86
Wind speed (mph)	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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