Climate averages 1991–2020
Tshikapa weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Tshikapa: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chitato (99 km away). In August its highs average 32.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Tshikapa, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshikapa ranks 7th of 60 for the warmest August highs and 32nd of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Tshikapa is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 92 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
Tshikapa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 137 | 20.3 | 12.412 h |
| February | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 128 | 18.8 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 163 | 22.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 153 | 19.9 | 12.012 h |
| May | 31.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 39 | 6.9 | 11.812 h |
| June | 32.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 6.0 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| July | 33.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 33.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 33 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 31.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 92 | 15.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 134 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 177 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 174 | 23.5 | 12.512 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
- Chitato in AugustAngola · 99 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Dundo in AugustAngola · 106 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Kananga in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 188 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Mweka in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 193 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 78 mm rain
- Idiofa in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 209 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Lucapa in AugustAngola · 223 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Ilebo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 233 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Kikwit in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 267 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 41 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 Tshikapa) is explained once on the Tshikapa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.