Climate averages 1991–2020
Likasi weather
by month.
See how the year changes. October (tied with September) has the highest average daily maximum; July (tied with June and August) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: MayJuneJulyAugust
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Likasi averages a daytime high of 27.0°C and a nighttime low of 16.1°C, with about 1,170 mm of rain on roughly 145 days. October (tied with September) is the warmest month (average high 31.0°C) and January the coolest (25.3°C). January is the wettest month with 269 mm; July (tied with June and August) is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): May, June, July and August. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Likasi
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
Likasi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 269 | 28.5 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 227 | 24.4 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 200 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 51 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| July | 25.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 28.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 31.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 3.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 37 | 7.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 145 | 21.5 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 234 | 27.4 | 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
Nearby cities
- KamboveDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 20 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.1°C · 1,171 mm rain a year
- KipushiDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 103 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 1,219 mm rain a year
- LubumbashiDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.0°C · 1,064 mm rain a year
- SolweziZambia · 137 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.6°C · 1,249 mm rain a year
- KolweziDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 142 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 1,043 mm rain a year
- ChililabombweZambia · 194 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 1,225 mm rain a year
- ChingolaZambia · 212 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.0°C · 1,110 mm rain a year
- BukamaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 220 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 1,158 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -11.00°, 26.70° (5 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -11.00°, 26.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.