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Monthly climate in Kalemie, Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalemie features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1010 mm (39.8 inches) and receives 153 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalemie enjoys an average of 3772 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kalemie, Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Kalemie are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalemie experiences 289 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 Kalemie, Tanganyika, 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
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kalemie, Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Kalemie usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalemie are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kalemie, Tanganyika, 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) 114 (4.5) 99 (3.9) 139 (5.5) 209 (8.2) 93 (3.7) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 91 (3.6) 102 (4.0) 151 (5.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 17 21 25 14 0 0 0 1 13 18 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Kalemie, Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Kalemie are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalemie: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kalemie, Tanganyika, 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 250 279 317 302 342 329 341 340 331 329 311 296
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 24m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 46m 11h 48m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Kalemie, Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Kalemie experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, 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 October are in the Very High / 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 Kalemie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kalemie, Tanganyika, 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 15 16 16 13 10 10 12 13 12 13 14