Home › Cities › DR Congo › Kindu
Kindu, DR Congo climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Kindu has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is November averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1609 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 207 mm while July barely receives 37 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kindu climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 136 | 160 | 169 | 113 | 45 | 37 | 77 | 135 | 203 | 207 | 185 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 136 | 160 | 169 | 113 | 45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 77 | 135 | 203 | 207 | 185 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 78 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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.