South Kivu · Democratic Republic of the CongoSummit weather, forecast and climate

Tshibinda

Volcano1,460 m

Elevation1,460 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation10 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

2.32° S, 28.75° EElevation 1,460 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Tshibinda in brief

Tshibinda rises to 1,460 m, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kabare, 21 km to the S at 1,996 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Tshibinda by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	20°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°
Average low	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	12°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°
Precipitation	258 mm	238 mm	270 mm	247 mm	171 mm	62 mm	39 mm	98 mm	250 mm	347 mm	358 mm	262 mm
Cloud cover	67%	69%	72%	75%	61%	42%	37%	45%	61%	77%	79%	71%
Daylight	12h 14	12h 11	12h 07	12h 04	12h 01	11h 59	12h 00	12h 02	12h 06	12h 09	12h 13	12h 15
Month score	52	51	50	48	54	78	86	67	54	47	47	50

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,900 m	3,950 m	4,000 m	4,000 m	3,950 m	3,900 m	3,900 m	4,000 m	4,050 m	3,950 m	3,900 m	3,900 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C