Kisangani, DR Congo climate

Af Tropical rainforest

Kisangani has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is November averaging around 71°F at night. Around 65 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (7.6 inches) and easing off in January (2.9 inches).

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 87°F most of the year.

About 30 days a year above 90 °F

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 71°F.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 65 in of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Kisangani climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	85	87	86	83	83	83	84	83	82	81	81	82
Avg temp (°F)	78	80	79	78	77	77	78	77	76	76	76	77
Avg low (°F)	71	72	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Precipitation (in)	2.9	3.8	6.5	6.6	5.1	4.0	4.1	5.7	6.8	7.6	7.4	4.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	85	87	86	83	83	83
Avg temp (°F)	78	80	79	78	77	77
Avg low (°F)	71	72	73	72	72	71
Precipitation (in)	2.9	3.8	6.5	6.6	5.1	4.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	84	83	82	81	81	82
Avg temp (°F)	78	77	76	76	76	77
Avg low (°F)	71	71	71	71	71	71
Precipitation (in)	4.1	5.7	6.8	7.6	7.4	4.4

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	8	6	1.0	1	2	3	2	1	0.8	0.3	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	8	6	1.0	1	2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	2	1	0.8	0.3	1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	74	75	79	80	76	78	78	79	79	82	82	77
Relative humidity (%)	80	78	82	88	86	83	81	84	87	88	89	86
Wind speed (mph)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	74	75	79	80	76	78
Relative humidity (%)	80	78	82	88	86	83
Wind speed (mph)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	78	79	79	82	82	77
Relative humidity (%)	81	84	87	88	89	86
Wind speed (mph)	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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