Lusambo weather in June

In June, Lusambo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Lusambo is place in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical June day in Lusambo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Lusambo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 11 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lusambo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°12820.712.33.9
Feb30° / 22°11818.212.23.8
Mar29° / 22°15821.4123.7
Apr29° / 22°1572211.93.7
May30° / 22°7012.811.84.7
Jun31° / 21°14311.75.5
Jul31° / 21°92.311.75.3
Aug30° / 22°551111.84.7
Sep30° / 22°12620.3123.9
Oct29° / 21°16724.912.13.5
Nov29° / 21°17124.512.23.6
Dec29° / 21°15823.412.33.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35149
45248
55347
65545
75545
85644
95743
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115842
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Lusambo gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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419
518
617
715
814
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306

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10262765
20372862
30472960
41483057
51593253
616103350
717113448
818123545
918133642
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11110153737
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13211173832
14212183830
15212203928
16212213926
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21212273919
22212284017
23212294016
24212304015
25312314014
26313314013
27413314012
28413324011
2951432409
3061432408

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:16
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411.76:326:16
511.76:336:16
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Lusambo?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lusambo in June

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

In June, Lusambo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lusambo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lusambo peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lusambo in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lusambo is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateJul 2487 µg/m³Nov 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun52Poor
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep32Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lusambo?

Lusambo sits at 5.0°S, 23.4°E, 432 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kabeya-Kamwanga, 116 km away.

Mbuji-MayiLukulaMiabiDembaKanangaLodjaKabinda

Topography around Lusambo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lusambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Lusambo is covered by trees (35%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
385 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Kabeya-Kamwanga 116 km · Mbuji-Mayi 130 km · Lukula 132 km · Miabi 139 km · Demba 142 km · Kananga 153 km · Lodja 163 km · Kabinda 173 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 Lusambo (-4.975°, 23.4439°, elevation 432 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).