Climate averages 1991–2020

Tshilenge weather
in July.

A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 29.4°C Daytime mean, July

Average low 15.5°C Night-time mean, July

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

July is a hot month in Tshilenge: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Mwene (128 km away). In July its highs average 31.9°C, 2.5°C warmer than Tshilenge, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshilenge ranks joint 28th 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; Tshilenge is level with that mean.

From July to August, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 mm.

The annual picture

July in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Tshilenge climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Tshilenge, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	25.9°C18.2°C	18.2°C	274	28.8	12.713 h
February	26.6°C18.3°C	18.3°C	245	25.3	12.512 h
March	26.9°C18.2°C	18.2°C	261	28.1	12.212 h
April	27.9°C18.1°C	18.1°C	103	14.9	11.912 h
May	29.5°C17.6°C	17.6°C	2.9	0.9	11.612 h
June	29.1°C15.8°C	15.8°C	0.2	0.1	11.511 h
July, selected	29.4°C15.5°C	15.5°C	0	0.0	11.512 h
August	31.9°C17.8°C	17.8°C	1.1	0.3	11.812 h
September	32.3°C19.3°C	19.3°C	24	5.3	12.012 h
October	29.9°C18.9°C	18.9°C	112	19.7	12.312 h
November	27.2°C18.3°C	18.3°C	233	27.3	12.613 h
December	26.0°C18.2°C	18.2°C	286	29.2	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

Distance from Tshilenge

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Tshilenge) is explained once on the Tshilenge year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.