Luebo in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Luebo sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 74 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Luebo's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Luebo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
74 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Luebo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in Luebo reaches about 31°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How winter really feels in Luebo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Luebo weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°13820.512.33.8
Feb30° / 22°13018.712.23.6
Mar30° / 22°15921.6123.6
Apr29° / 22°1522111.93.7
May30° / 22°6612.311.84.7
Jun31° / 21°132.811.75.2
Jul32° / 21°81.911.74.8
Aug31° / 22°5410.311.84.4
Sep30° / 22°11419.8123.7
Oct30° / 22°15423.612.13.5
Nov29° / 22°16623.612.23.6
Dec29° / 22°15722.712.33.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Luebo gets around 74 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Luebo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luebo in Winter

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

In winter, Luebo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luebo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luebo peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 17UV 14Aug 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Luebo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Luebo is worst in August — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.1× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14140 µg/m³Nov 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul97Unhealthy
Aug148Unhealthy
Sep39Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Luebo?

Luebo sits at 5.4°S, 21.4°E, 498 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mweka, 58 km away.

KanangaTshikapaIleboIdiofaKabeya-KamwangaDibaya-Lubwe

Topography around Luebo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m.

The land around Luebo is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
395 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Mweka 58 km · Demba 95 km · Kananga 126 km · Tshikapa 137 km · Ilebo 146 km · Idiofa 207 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 215 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 218 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 Luebo (-5.3522°, 21.4219°, elevation 498 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.