Kalemie weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Kalemie is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with July and August close behind. Kalemie averages about 2,460 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,460

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

1,145 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

206k

Elevation

778 m

When is the best time to visit Kalemie?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kalemie is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (66/100, 171 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kalemie?

Kalemie gets a moderate 2,460 hours of sunshine a year. June (93/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #4 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,104 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 51% of the annual 1,145 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 445 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 663 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 747 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 909 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 991 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Lusaka Zambia · 1,055 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kigoma Tanzania · 119 km · 2,449 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Gitega Burundi · 283 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bujumbura Burundi · 284 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kamembe Rwanda · 381 km · 2,044 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kirundo Burundi · 382 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Jul