Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kambove features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1266 mm (49.8 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kambove enjoys an average of 3747 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kambove are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kambove experiences 260 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kambove, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo with other places around the world.
Kambove usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kambove are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 216 (8.5) | 237 (9.3) | 253 (10.0) | 76 (3.0) | 10 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 64 (2.5) | 149 (5.9) | 259 (10.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 24 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 27 |
The sunniest months in Kambove are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kambove: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229 | 272 | 298 | 326 | 343 | 327 | 337 | 336 | 331 | 339 | 317 | 288 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 39m | 12h 25m | 12h 8m | 11h 50m | 11h 35m | 11h 29m | 11h 32m | 11h 45m | 12h 1m | 12h 20m | 12h 36m | 12h 44m |
Kambove experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High / 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 Kambove UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |