Likasi
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Likasi is a city in DR Congo, in Haut-Katanga. About 635,768 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 10.98° S, 26.74° E, about 1,288 m (4,226 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Likasi. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Likasi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 10°C (50°F). Around 1,052 mm (41 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in DR CongoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Lubumbashi · 110 km
- Kolwezi · 142 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 638 km
- Kananga · 735 km
- Tshikapa · 822 km
- Uvira · 882 km
- Bukavu · 970 km
- Kikwit · 1,086 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 922741 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q18780 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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