Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sembe features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1290 mm (50.8 inches) and receives 233 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sembe enjoys an average of 3553 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sembe are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sembe experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sembe, Sangha, Congo with other places around the world.
Sembe usually has the most precipitation in April, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sembe are January, February and December. On average, 52 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 63 (2.5) | 127 (5.0) | 143 (5.6) | 116 (4.6) | 80 (3.2) | 90 (3.5) | 103 (4.0) | 166 (6.5) | 188 (7.4) | 120 (4.7) | 58 (2.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Sembe are March, June and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sembe: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263 | 283 | 305 | 303 | 305 | 310 | 304 | 293 | 291 | 274 | 297 | 320 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 1m | 12h 3m | 12h 5m | 12h 8m | 12h 10m | 12h 12m | 12h 11m | 12h 9m | 12h 6m | 12h 3m | 12h 1m | 12h 1m |
Sembe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sembe UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |