June
Best time
25.3°C / 11.7°C
0 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 25.3°C / 78°F)
- very low rainfall (only 0 rain days)
Best time to visit Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, DR Congo — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: June, July, May.
Best · June & July
About Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, formerly Élisabethville, is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the southeasternmost part of the country, near the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga Province, Lubumbashi is the center of mining in the region, acting as a hub for many of the country's largest mining companies. No definite population figures are available, but the population of the city's urban area is estimated to be around 2,584,000 in 2021.
— condensed from Wikipedia
Best months to visit
July
Best time
25.6°C / 11.6°C
0 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 25.6°C / 78°F)
- very low rainfall (only 0 rain days)
May
Best time
26.5°C / 14°C
2 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 26.5°C / 80°F)
- very low rainfall (only 2 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
August
Best time
28.5°C / 14°C
0 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 0 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
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OK — shoulder months
September
OK
31.2°C / 16.8°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
October
OK
32.2°C / 18.8°C
7 rain days
hot
- manageable rain (7 days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Months to skip
April
Skip
25.7°C / 16.1°C
19 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
December
Skip
26.4°C / 17.7°C
27 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
February
Skip
25.9°C / 17.8°C
28 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
March
Skip
25.8°C / 17.4°C
28 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
November
Skip
29°C / 18.2°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
January
Skip
25.5°C / 17.7°C
30 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (30 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.