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RE:just looking at how weather may affect the construction

[coocoology]

Seriously nextime, give your head a shake. 

nextime wrote:

Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi is located in the far south, in the former province of Katanga, at 1,300 meters (4,250 feet) of altitude. Here, in winter (June to mid-August), the temperature at night can drop to as low as 0 °C (32 °F). Additionally, the temperature increases in the second half of the dry season, between mid-August and October. Here are the average temperatures.

Lubumbashi - Average temperatures

Month	Min (°C)	Max (°C)	Mean (°C)	Min (°F)	Max (°F)	Mean (°F)
January	16	26	21	61	79	69.8
February	16	26	21	61	79	69.8
March	16	26	21	61	79	69.8
April	14	27	20.5	57	81	68.9
May	10	26	18	50	79	64.4
June	8	25	16.5	46	77	61.7
July	8	25	16.5	46	77	61.7
August	9	27	18	48	81	64.4
September	13	30	21.5	55	86	70.7
October	15	31	23	59	88	73.4
November	16	28	22	61	82	71.6
December	16	26	21	61	79	69.8
Year	13.1	26.9	19.95	55.5	80.5	68

In Lubumbashi, the winter dry season is very evident (it practically never rains from May to September) and long (it lasts more than six months). Precipitation amounts to 1,200 mm (47 in) per year, with a maximum in summer (December to February), when the rains are abundant and exceed 250 mm (10 in) per month. Here is the average precipitation.

Lubumbashi - Average precipitation

Month	Millimeters	Inches	Days
January	255	10	24
February	255	10	22
March	260	10.2	20
April	60	2.4	9
May	5	0.2	2
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	5	0.2	1
October	35	1.4	5
November	165	6.5	17
December	255	10	24
Year	1240	48.8	124