Climate and Weather in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The climate of Kinshasa

What is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo? Kinshasa is the largest city and also the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nowadays mainly referred to as Congo-Kinshasa. At the time of the Belgian colonization, the now ten million inhabitants was called Léopoldville, or the Flemish Leopoldville. The city was given this name as a tribute to the Belgian King Leopold II. Kinshasa has an illustrious history of violence and abuses under the rule of the brutal dictator Mobutu Sese Seko (1965 to 1997).

Kinshasa has a tropical savanna climate, with a maximum temperature that is around thirty degrees throughout the year and minimums that reach between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius within 24 hours. With almost fourteen hundred millimeters of rain (long-term average), the city on the Congo River scores fairly average within the country of Congo-Kinshasa. The city has a rainy season that runs from October to May. A salient detail is that the sun shines least during one of the driest months. In the month of June, in which only 8 millimeters of rain are registered, the sun shines for only 120 hours. That equates to 4 hours of sunshine per day. See abbreviations for Kinshasa.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month	amount of rainfall per month
January	30℃	22℃	5	10
February	31℃	22℃	7	10
March	31℃	22℃	6	13
April	31℃	22℃	7	15
May	30℃	21℃	6	11
June	28℃	19℃	4	1
July	27℃	18℃	4	0
August	28℃	19℃	5	1
September	30℃	21℃	6	4
October	30℃	22℃	5	11
November	30℃	22℃	5	17
December	30℃	22℃	5	14

The weather in Kinshasa

Here you will find the weather forecast for Kinshasa. View the current weather in Kinshasa and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Kinshasa. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Kinshasa. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Kinshasa? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In the month of January, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 13 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in April

In April, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 31 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 15 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 21 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 27 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 0 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 1 day. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in September

In the month of September, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 21 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 4 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 17 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for a wet month.

The weather in December

In December, the average maximum temperature in Kinshasa is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 14 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.