Climate averages 1991–2020
Likasi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the 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 Likasi: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 14.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kambove (20 km away). In August its highs average 28.2°C, about as warm as Likasi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Likasi ranks joint 40th of 60 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Likasi is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.5 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
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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Kambove in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 20 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 103 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Solwezi in AugustZambia · 137 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kolwezi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 142 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 194 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 212 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bukama in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 220 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.7 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 Likasi) is explained once on the Likasi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.