Lubumbashi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi average temperature chart (Celsius) Lubumbashi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lubumbashi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.8 25.7 25.9 26.3 25.6 24.3 24.9 26.9 29.9 30.8 27.9 25.7
°F 78.5 78.3 78.6 79.3 78 75.7 76.8 80.5 85.8 87.4 82.2 78.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Lubumbashi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lubumbashi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lubumbashi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 253 257 203 60 4 2 0 1 4 37 163 258
inches 10 10.1 8 2.4 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.1 1.5 6.4 10.1
Rainy days 24 23 21 9 2 0 0 0 1 5 17 24

Average annual rainfall in Lubumbashi: 1256.634mm (494.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lubumbashi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.8 5.2 5.8 8.8 10 10.5 10.7 9.6 10.4 9.1 6.6 4.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Lubumbashi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lubumbashi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lubumbashi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16 15.9 15.9 14.2 10.3 7.9 7.5 9.5 12.5 14.7 16.1 15.9
Max °C 26.1 26 26.2 26.6 26 24.7 25.3 27.4 30.3 31.2 28.2 26
Min °F 60.7 60.5 60.5 57.6 50.5 46.2 45.5 49 54.5 58.4 60.9 60.5
Max °F 69.8 69.6 69.8 68.7 64.6 61.3 61.5 65.1 70.5 73.2 71.8 69.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lubumbashi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lubumbashi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lubumbashi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.8 28.4 29 28.4 27.2 25.3 23.9 23.4 23.8 25.2 26.8 27.5
°F 82 83.1 84.1 83.2 80.9 77.6 75 74.1 74.9 77.4 80.2 81.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lubumbashi average winspeed by month (km/h) Lubumbashi average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lubumbashi (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 4
mph 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Lubumbashi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lubumbashi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 83% 80% 75% 68% 62% 55% 46% 43% 45% 73% 82%

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Lubumbashi weather stats

Lubumbashi weather statistics
Hottest month: October 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.7hrs
Coldest month: June 24.3°C 75.7°F
Wettest month: December 258mm 10.2ins
Warmest sea: March 29°C 84.2°F
Map showing location of Lubumbashi (-11.66089, 27.47938) Lubumbashi map pin © Google

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