Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubumbashi weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd 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 Lubumbashi: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (27 km away). In June its highs average 25.0°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 57th 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; Lubumbashi is 3.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 25.3°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Kipushi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 27 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in JuneZambia · 87 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Chingola in JuneZambia · 106 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Likasi in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Mufulira in JuneZambia · 129 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kambove in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 130 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Solwezi in JuneZambia · 131 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kalulushi in JuneZambia · 147 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.7°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 Lubumbashi) is explained once on the Lubumbashi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.