Climate averages 1991–2020
Tshikapa weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Tshikapa: daytime highs average 32.8°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chitato (99 km away). In June its highs average 32.7°C, about as warm as Tshikapa, with 4.2 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshikapa ranks 6th of 60 for the warmest June highs and 29th of 60 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 60 cities is 29.3°C; Tshikapa is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 33.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.0 mm to 1.7 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Chitato in JuneAngola · 99 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Dundo in JuneAngola · 106 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Kananga in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 188 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Mweka in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 193 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Idiofa in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 209 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Lucapa in JuneAngola · 223 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ilebo in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 233 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Kikwit in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 267 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 13 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.