Climate averages 1991–2020
Gandajika weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Gandajika: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mwene-Ditu (63 km away). In June its highs average 31.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Gandajika, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gandajika ranks 11th of 60 for the warmest June highs and 18th of 60 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 60 cities is 29.3°C; Gandajika is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gandajika climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 154 | 22.5 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 138 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 168 | 22.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 129 | 18.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 31.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 27 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June, selected | 31.8°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 11.712 h |
| July | 32.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| August | 32.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 20 | 4.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 30.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 87 | 15.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 142 | 22.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 177 | 24.8 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.4°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 177 | 24.7 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Mwene-Ditu in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 63 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Mbuji-Mayi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 79 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Miabi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 85 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Kanyama in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 89 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kabinda in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 89 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Kananga in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 194 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Kamina in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kabalo in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 336 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 21.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gandajika) is explained once on the Gandajika year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.