Kolwezi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa · highland city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Kolwezi is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and May close behind. Kolwezi averages about 2,691 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,691
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 1,155 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 790k
- Elevation
- 1,519 m
When is the best time to visit Kolwezi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kolwezi is June, then July and May. The dullest month is January (67/100, 238 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kolwezi?
Kolwezi gets a lot of sun: around 2,691 hours a year. June (95/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #2 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 January, carries about 58% of the annual 1,155 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 238 mm | 10 |
| February | 67 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 171 mm | 11 |
| March | 67 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 172 mm | 11 |
| April | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 59 mm | 11 |
| May | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 4 mm | 10 |
| June | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| July | 95 | 25° / 77°F | 8° / 46°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| August | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 11° / 52°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| September | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 13 mm | 9 |
| October | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 57 mm | 10 |
| November | 67 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 167 mm | 10 |
| December | 67 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 266 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 239 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Lusaka Zambia · 600 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr
- Harare Zimbabwe · 998 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
- Kigali Rwanda · 1,104 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
- Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 1,316 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
- Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 1,329 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Solwesi Zambia · 182 km · 2,948 h sun/yr · best in May
- Kamina Congo - Kinshasa · 233 km · 2,468 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Ndola Zambia · 409 km · 3,023 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Mbuji Mayi Congo - Kinshasa · 559 km · 2,367 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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