Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubumbashi weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and one of 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 Lubumbashi: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 11.5°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 (one of the driest months 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 Kipushi (27 km away). In July its highs average 24.8°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 55th 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; Lubumbashi is 4.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 28.1°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
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, selected | 25.3°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Kipushi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 27 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JulyZambia · 87 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chingola in JulyZambia · 106 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in JulyZambia · 129 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 130 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Solwezi in JulyZambia · 131 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JulyZambia · 147 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 Lubumbashi) is explained once on the Lubumbashi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.