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Kolwezi, DR Congo climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Kolwezi has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is June averaging around 11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1134 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 230 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kolwezi climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 230 | 195 | 178 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71 | 178 | 215 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 230 | 195 | 178 | 53 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71 | 178 | 215 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 91 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 75 | 86 | 90 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 76 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 91 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 31 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 57 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 17 | 28 | 52 | 75 | 86 | 90 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 76 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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.