Climate averages 1991–2020
Kolwezi weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Kolwezi: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 13.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kambove (125 km away). In June its highs average 25.6°C, about as warm as Kolwezi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kolwezi ranks 56th of 60 for the warmest June highs and joint 2nd of 60 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 60 cities is 29.3°C; Kolwezi is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Kolwezi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 222 | 27.4 | 12.713 h |
| February | 24.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 186 | 23.6 | 12.512 h |
| March | 24.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 164 | 24.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 44 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 2.7 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| June, selected | 25.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| July | 25.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 27.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 9.6 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 61 | 12.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 158 | 24.2 | 12.613 h |
| December | 23.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 195 | 27.3 | 12.713 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
- Kambove in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 125 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 142 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Bukama in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 173 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Solwezi in JuneZambia · 190 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kamina in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 226 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kipushi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 227 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 243 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tshilenge in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 282 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.2 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 Kolwezi) is explained once on the Kolwezi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.