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Best time to visit Tshikapa

June is the best time to visit Tshikapa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 33 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking June comfort 72/100
The least cloud July 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather December 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 June 72 33 °C 1
2 July 70 33 °C 0
3 August 67 33 °C 6
4 May 67 32 °C 6
5 September 54 32 °C 15
6 December 51 30 °C 23
7 November 51 30 °C 24
8 January 50 30 °C 20
9 February 50 31 °C 18
10 April 49 30 °C 20
11 October 49 31 °C 22
12 March 48 31 °C 22

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.2 °C 139 mm 88 %
February 30.8 °C 125 mm 87 %
March 30.7 °C 159 mm 87 %
April 30.4 °C 144 mm 81 %
May 31.7 °C 37 mm 58 %
June 32.8 °C 6 mm 37 %
July 33.5 °C 2 mm 36 %
August 33.0 °C 32 mm 51 %
September 31.6 °C 90 mm 66 %
October 30.6 °C 136 mm 79 %
November 29.7 °C 175 mm 86 %
December 29.6 °C 172 mm 88 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.