Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubumbashi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th 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 Lubumbashi: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th 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 44 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (27 km away). In August its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Lubumbashi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubumbashi ranks 44th 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; Lubumbashi is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.5 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
Lubumbashi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 258 | 28.3 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.7°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 215 | 24.7 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 171 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 36 | 7.1 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 2.0 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.4°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| July | 25.3°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August, selected | 28.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 25 | 5.2 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 130 | 19.3 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 226 | 27.5 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Kipushi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 27 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in AugustZambia · 87 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in AugustZambia · 106 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in AugustZambia · 129 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 130 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Solwezi in AugustZambia · 131 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in AugustZambia · 147 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.5°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 Lubumbashi) is explained once on the Lubumbashi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.