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Monthly climate in Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Uvira features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1083 mm (42.6 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Uvira enjoys an average of 3675 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 55 minutes to 12 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Uvira are March, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Uvira experiences 229 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 Uvira, South Kivu, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Uvira usually has the most precipitation in January, April and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Uvira are June, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Uvira, South Kivu, 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) 199 (7.8) 99 (3.9) 104 (4.1) 218 (8.6) 91 (3.6) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 27 (1.1) 71 (2.8) 249 (9.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 7 9 13 6 2 3 1 0 5 8 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Uvira are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Uvira: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Uvira, South Kivu, 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 248 278 306 290 324 326 338 337 321 311 294 295
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 16m 12h 12m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 56m 11h 55m 11h 55m 11h 59m 12h 4m 12h 10m 12h 15m 12h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Uvira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Uvira UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Uvira, South Kivu, 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) 14 15 16 16 13 11 11 12 13 13 13 13