Kalemie weather in August

In August, Kalemie sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kalemie's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalemie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Kalemie is ville de la République démocratique du Congo.

Founded
1891

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kalemie reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Kalemie weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°10821.712.34.6
Feb27° / 23°9117.412.24.9
Mar26° / 23°14822.7124.5
Apr26° / 23°18023.211.94.5
May26° / 24°6110.111.76.9
Jun26° / 23°20.711.78.6
Jul26° / 23°10.211.78.9
Aug27° / 23°30.611.88.5
Sep28° / 24°112.7127.3
Oct28° / 23°5810.412.16.0
Nov26° / 23°11118.112.35.0
Dec26° / 22°12323.312.34.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
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68416
78515
88416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kalemie gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
139565
237585
336595
435605
533625
632635
731636
830646
929647
1028657
1127658
1226659
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31235324

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:176:01
211.76:176:01
311.76:176:02
411.76:176:02
511.86:166:02
611.86:166:02
711.86:166:02
811.86:166:02
911.86:156:02
1011.86:156:02
1111.86:156:02
1211.86:156:02
1311.86:146:02
1411.86:146:02
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1611.86:136:01
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1811.86:126:01
1911.86:126:01
2011.86:126:01
2111.86:116:01
2211.86:116:01
2311.86:106:01
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2611.96:096:00
2711.96:096:00
2811.96:086:00
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3011.96:076:00
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kalemie

In seasonPeak

None of Kalemie's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kalemie's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kalemie?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Kalemie for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalemie in August

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

In August, Kalemie sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kalemie in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalemie peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalemie in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kalemie is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 954 µg/m³Apr 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May17Moderate
Jun42Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct20Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalemie?

Kalemie sits at 5.9°S, 29.2°E, 787 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 120 km away.

KalimaKigomaNyunzuMwandigaBaudhuinvilleUvinzaKasuluPepa

Topography around Kalemie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalemie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 795 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m.

The land around Kalemie is covered by water (47%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), water (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
1,739 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kalima 120 km · Kigoma 128 km · Nyunzu 130 km · Mwandiga 134 km · Baudhuinville 140 km · Uvinza 162 km · Kasulu 183 km · Pepa 205 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 Kalemie (-5.9475°, 29.1947°, elevation 787 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).