Demba in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Demba sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 428 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Demba's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Demba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
428 mm
59 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Demba in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Demba reaches about 29°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Demba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 59 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
59
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Demba weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13619.212.34.0
Feb30° / 21°13117.512.23.8
Mar30° / 22°17621.3123.6
Apr29° / 22°16021.411.93.7
May30° / 21°6812.711.84.6
Jun31° / 20°132.811.75.2
Jul32° / 20°71.711.74.9
Aug31° / 21°5710.511.84.5
Sep30° / 21°13020.7123.7
Oct29° / 21°17224.112.13.5
Nov29° / 21°18324.612.23.5
Dec29° / 21°16222.712.33.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Demba gets around 428 mm of rain over 59 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Demba?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Demba.

What to pack for Demba in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Demba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Demba in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Demba peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Demba in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Demba is worst in August — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 13117 µg/m³Nov 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul90Unhealthy
Aug122Unhealthy
Sep39Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Demba?

Demba sits at 5.5°S, 22.3°E, 632 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kananga, 47 km away.

Kabeya-KamwangaLusamboMiabiMbuji-MayiTshikapa

Topography around Demba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Demba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Demba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Demba is covered by trees (40%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
376 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Kananga 47 km · Luebo 95 km · Mweka 106 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 122 km · Lusambo 142 km · Miabi 148 km · Mbuji-Mayi 162 km · Tshikapa 192 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Demba (-5.4957°, 22.2696°, elevation 632 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.