Lubumbashi climate

Lubumbashi Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Lubumbashi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on January 1 to 26°C on January 31, and lows from 18°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 251 mm over about 31 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lubumbashi, in °C.161820222426151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
251 mm
Record low
16°CJan 16, 2022
Daylight
12 h 48 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
90%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
7.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 126°C18°C95%
Jan 226°C18°C96%
Jan 326°C17°C96%
Jan 426°C18°C96%
Jan 526°C18°C96%
Jan 626°C17°C96%
Jan 726°C17°C96%
Jan 826°C17°C95%
Jan 926°C17°C94%
Jan 1026°C17°C94%
Jan 1126°C17°C17°C 201694%
Jan 1226°C17°C94%
Jan 1326°C17°C17°C 202094%
Jan 1426°C17°C17°C 201393%
Jan 1526°C17°C94%
Jan 1626°C17°C16°C 202294%
Jan 1726°C17°C19°C 202494%
Jan 1826°C17°C19°C 201394%
Jan 1926°C17°C95%
Jan 2026°C17°C95%
Jan 2126°C17°C95%
Jan 2226°C17°C95%
Jan 2326°C17°C18°C 202495%
Jan 2426°C17°C96%
Jan 2526°C17°C18°C 202396%
Jan 2626°C17°C96%
Jan 2726°C17°C18°C 201396%
Jan 2826°C17°C18°C 201395%
Jan 2926°C17°C95%
Jan 3026°C17°C94%
Jan 3126°C17°C93%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Lubumbashi, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

January 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 6:42 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station CGM00064360, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.