Kalemie in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Kalemie sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 179 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Kalemie's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Kalemie has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kalemie's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 179 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 6.1; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Kalemie in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical spring day in Kalemie reaches about 27°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

Kalemie weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 23°	108	21.7	12.3	4.6
Feb	27° / 23°	91	17.4	12.2	4.9
Mar	26° / 23°	148	22.7	12	4.5
Apr	26° / 23°	180	23.2	11.9	4.5
May	26° / 24°	61	10.1	11.7	6.9
Jun	26° / 23°	2	0.7	11.7	8.6
Jul	26° / 23°	1	0.2	11.7	8.9
Aug	27° / 23°	3	0.6	11.8	8.5
Sep	28° / 24°	11	2.7	12	7.3
Oct	28° / 23°	58	10.4	12.1	6.0
Nov	26° / 23°	111	18.1	12.3	5.0
Dec	26° / 22°	123	23.3	12.3	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kalemie gets around 179 mm of rain over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kalemie

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kalemie overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kalemie?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kalemie for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalemie in Spring

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

In spring, Kalemie sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kalemie in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	9	10	7	11	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kalemie in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	10	8	17	42	45	54	54	20	11	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	17	Moderate
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	54	Poor
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

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.

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

water 47%

16 km

569 m

grassland 51%

80 km

1,739 m

trees 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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Spring 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.