Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kamina features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1307 mm (51.5 inches) and receives 160 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kamina enjoys an average of 3640 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kamina are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kamina experiences 310 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo with other places around the world.
Kamina usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kamina are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 178 (7.0) | 159 (6.2) | 205 (8.1) | 120 (4.7) | 14 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 23 (0.9) | 140 (5.5) | 203 (8.0) | 259 (10.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
The sunniest months in Kamina are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kamina: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224 | 274 | 306 | 316 | 336 | 323 | 328 | 321 | 314 | 321 | 300 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 33m | 12h 21m | 12h 7m | 11h 53m | 11h 41m | 11h 36m | 11h 39m | 11h 49m | 12h 2m | 12h 17m | 12h 30m | 12h 36m |
Kamina experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 Kamina UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |