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

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kongolo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1277 mm (50.3 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kongolo enjoys an average of 3643 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kongolo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kongolo experiences 326 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 Kongolo, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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

Kongolo usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 206 mm (8.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kongolo are May, June and July. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kongolo, 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) 145 (5.7) 139 (5.5) 185 (7.3) 132 (5.2) 19 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 25 (1.0) 49 (1.9) 149 (5.9) 211 (8.3) 222 (8.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 17 19 17 4 0 0 4 10 20 20 25

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

The sunniest months in Kongolo are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kongolo: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kongolo, 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 238 281 314 302 335 323 326 321 313 314 292 279
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 22m 12h 15m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m 11h 49m 11h 55m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 20m 12h 24m

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

Kongolo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Kongolo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kongolo, 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) 14 14 15 15 12 10 10 11 12 12 13 13