Climate averages 1991–2020
Kalemie weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kalemie: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalima (120 km away). In August its highs average 32.5°C, 3.9°C warmer than Kalemie, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kalemie ranks joint 38th of 60 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Kalemie is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.9 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Kalemie climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 108 | 21.7 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 92 | 17.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 26.9°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 148 | 22.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 180 | 23.2 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 61 | 10.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 11.812 h |
| July | 27.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 28.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 2.9 | 0.6 | 11.912 h |
| September | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 11 | 2.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 58 | 10.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 111 | 18.1 | 12.412 h |
| December | 26.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 123 | 23.3 | 12.512 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
August in nearby cities
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 120 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Kigoma in AugustTanzania · 128 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Kasulu in AugustTanzania · 183 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Mpanda in AugustTanzania · 212 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Manono in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Kongolo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 251 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Kabalo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 252 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 12 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 Kalemie) is explained once on the Kalemie year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.