Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubumbashi weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Lubumbashi: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (27 km away). In September its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Lubumbashi, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubumbashi ranks 16th of 60 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 60 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 60 cities is 29.6°C; Lubumbashi is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 25 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 28.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Kipushi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 27 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in SeptemberZambia · 87 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Chingola in SeptemberZambia · 106 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Likasi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Mufulira in SeptemberZambia · 129 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kambove in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 130 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Solwezi in SeptemberZambia · 131 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Kalulushi in SeptemberZambia · 147 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 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.