How many sunny days does Kolwezi have per year?

Kolwezi averages approximately 257 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kolwezi?

Kolwezi has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 23.9 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

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Kolwezi · Democratic Republic of the Congo

A city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Medium city

451K

82 km²

1,485m

06:15 UTC+2

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Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo is a 451K-resident city with 257 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 23.9 µg/m³. A city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Climate Lab·Kolwezi

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	25	26	26	27	27	26	26	29	31	30	27	26	27
Daily mean°C	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	25	26	26	23	22	23
Daily low°C	18	19	19	19	17	15	15	17	20	21	20	19	18
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	30	30	31	30	30	29	28	31	33	33	32	32	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	23	25	24	24	23	21	20	24	27	28	27	25	24
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	17	18	18	15	12	8	6	11	16	19	19	19	15
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	83	79	81	69	47	41	35	33	34	53	74	80	59
Dewpoint°C	17.7	18.1	17.9	17.2	10.8	7.9	5.3	6.5	8.3	15.6	17.7	18.0	13.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	151	147	296	93	1	0	0	0	17	89	136	157	1087
Rain days≥1mm	25	23	26	16	0	0	0	0	3	12	23	25	153
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.1	2.0	1.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.0	2.5	2.1	1.6	1.7	2.4
Wind gustsm/s	4.1	4.0	3.6	5.0	4.9	5.1	5.3	5.5	5.4	4.7	3.3	3.8	4.6
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	7.6	8.3	8.0	9.5	9.7	9.8	10.9	10.6	10.0	10.4	9.4	8.0	9.3
Clear skyindex	18%	27%	28%	47%	73%	79%	75%	78%	64%	51%	38%	25%	50%
UV indexmax avg	7.9	8.8	8.8	10.5	9.8	8.5	8.5	9.2	9.9	10.0	9.3	9.5	9.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Kolwezi

Kolwezi offers a solid outdoor season. May through August are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive.

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12/12

Dinner Outside

89Jan: 89% viability

92Feb: 92% viability

89Mar: 89% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

87May: 87% viability

70Jun: 70% viability

69Jul: 69% viability

86Aug: 86% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

12/12

Dinner Outside

89Jan: 89% viability

92Feb: 92% viability

89Mar: 89% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

87May: 87% viability

70Jun: 70% viability

69Jul: 69% viability

86Aug: 86% viability

96Sep: 96% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

87%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

27Mar: 27% viability

62Apr: 62% viability

90May: 90% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

91Jul: 91% viability

89Aug: 89% viability

76Sep: 76% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

34Nov: 34% viability

30Dec: 30% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

28Jan: 28% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

27Mar: 27% viability

62Apr: 62% viability

90May: 90% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

91Jul: 91% viability

89Aug: 89% viability

76Sep: 76% viability

57Oct: 57% viability

34Nov: 34% viability

30Dec: 30% viability

59%

Rain

11/12

Walking

97Jan: 97% viability

93Feb: 93% viability

90Mar: 90% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

97May: 97% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

99Jul: 99% viability

90Aug: 90% viability

65Sep: 65% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

11/12

Walking

97Jan: 97% viability

93Feb: 93% viability

90Mar: 90% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

97May: 97% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

99Jul: 99% viability

90Aug: 90% viability

65Sep: 65% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

89%

Heat

9/12

Running

89Jan: 89% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

76Mar: 76% viability

90Apr: 90% viability

88May: 88% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

74Aug: 74% viability

41Sep: 41% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

59Nov: 59% viability

69Dec: 69% viability

9/12

Running

89Jan: 89% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

76Mar: 76% viability

90Apr: 90% viability

88May: 88% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

74Aug: 74% viability

41Sep: 41% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

59Nov: 59% viability

69Dec: 69% viability

74%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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