Climate averages 1991–2020
Kipushi weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Kipushi: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubumbashi (27 km away). In July its highs average 25.3°C, about as warm as Kipushi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kipushi ranks 58th of 60 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 60 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 60 cities is 29.5°C; Kipushi is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Kipushi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 290 | 28.8 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 238 | 25.2 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 201 | 24.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 45 | 7.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 2.9 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| July, selected | 24.8°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 27.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 31 | 5.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 152 | 20.4 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 255 | 28.5 | 12.813 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
July in nearby cities
- Lubumbashi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 27 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JulyZambia · 91 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 103 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Solwezi in JulyZambia · 104 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in JulyZambia · 110 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 122 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in JulyZambia · 139 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JulyZambia · 151 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 0.1 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 Kipushi) is explained once on the Kipushi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.