Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is October, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 11°C.
Lubumbashi, formerly Élisabethville, is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the southeasternmost part of the country, near the border with Zambia. via Wikipedia
Lubumbashi average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
| February | 26°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
| March | 27°C | 17°C | 5 mm |
| April | 26°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| May | 27°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| June | 25°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
| July | 25°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| August | 28°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
| October | 31°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| November | 29°C | 18°C | 5 mm |
| December | 26°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 35°C on 2003-10-15
- Coldest day on record: 6°C on 1991-07-21
Percentiles compare each day to Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →