Lubumbashi has a humid subtropical, dry winters climate (Köppen Cwa), with Jan highs around 79°F and Jul lows near 46°F, and about 49 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape.
Explore Lubumbashi on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (51 in vs 49 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lubumbashi, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 4,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights 10°F colder.
Rain & snow36% less rain (32 in vs 49 in), spread through the year, unlike Lubumbashi's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 2,400 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (50 in vs 49 in), spread through the year, unlike Lubumbashi's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 4,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (51 in vs 49 in), falling mostly in summer, like Lubumbashi, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 4,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (50 in vs 49 in), spread through the year, unlike Lubumbashi's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 4,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F cooler, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (51 in vs 49 in), spread through the year, unlike Lubumbashi's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Lubumbashi is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Lubumbashi, both well inland, 3,900 ft lower.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79° | 61° | 10.0 |
| Feb | 79° | 61° | 10.2 |
| Mar | 79° | 61° | 7.8 |
| Apr | 81° | 57° | 2.1 |
| May | 79° | 50° | 0.2 |
| Jun | 77° | 46° | 0.0 |
| Jul | 77° | 46° | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81° | 48° | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86° | 54° | 0.1 |
| Oct | 88° | 59° | 1.5 |
| Nov | 82° | 61° | 6.5 |
| Dec | 79° | 61° | 10.6 |