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Monthly climate in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kasongo-Lunda features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1108 mm (43.6 inches) and receives 168 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kasongo-Lunda enjoys an average of 3566 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 44 minutes to 12 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Kasongo-Lunda are March, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kasongo-Lunda experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Kasongo-Lunda usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 170 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kasongo-Lunda are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104 (4.1) 126 (5.0) 121 (4.8) 164 (6.4) 63 (2.5) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 45 (1.8) 122 (4.8) 180 (7.1) 166 (6.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 19 20 9 0 0 4 9 22 23 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Kasongo-Lunda are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kasongo-Lunda: January, February and April receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244 280 311 279 316 316 321 313 307 306 283 285
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 26m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 56m 11h 48m 11h 44m 11h 46m 11h 53m 12h 3m 12h 14m 12h 23m 12h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Kasongo-Lunda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kasongo-Lunda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kasongo-Lunda, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 14 15 15 12 9 8 9 11 13 14 13