Lubero weather in August

In August, Lubero sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 428 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lubero's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
428 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lubero reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22114
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Lubero weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°47321.3124.8
Feb23° / 14°41617.8125.0
Mar23° / 15°69424.1124.4
Apr22° / 15°66325.9123.9
May22° / 15°40724.9124.3
Jun21° / 14°29018.9125.0
Jul21° / 13°28918.8125.1
Aug22° / 14°42822.9124.5
Sep22° / 14°59622.8124.4
Oct22° / 14°82926.6123.9
Nov22° / 14°78226.1123.8
Dec22° / 14°61824.4124.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122476
132476
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242179
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272080
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lubero gets around 428 mm of rain over 22.9 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 75% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
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573
673
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1775
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2075
2175
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2476
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2677
2777
2877
2978
3078
3178

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1127810
2127810
3127810
4127810
5117910
6117910
7117910
8117910
9117910
10117910
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:096:09
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312.06:096:09
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512.06:096:09
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2412.06:056:05
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2712.06:046:04
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2912.06:046:04
3012.06:046:03
3112.06:036:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
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105.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lubero?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lubero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lubero in August

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

In August, Lubero sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lubero in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lubero peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lubero 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 Lubero is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModerateFeb 1151 µg/m³Oct 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul43Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lubero?

Lubero sits at 0.2°S, 29.2°E, 1,871 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Katwa, 29 km away.

Topography around Lubero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lubero has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 1,981 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,454 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Lubero is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
577 m
16 km
1,454 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Katwa 29 km · Butembo 34 km · Kayna 51 km · Mpondwe 58 km · Kanyobagonga 61 km · Kisinga 75 km · Katanda 75 km · Beni 77 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 Lubero (-0.1584°, 29.2386°, elevation 1,871 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).