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Kinshasa, DR Congo climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Kinshasa has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1460 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 270 mm while July barely receives 0 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)Kinshasa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 151 | 201 | 179 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 128 | 270 | 216 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 151 | 201 | 179 | 109 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 13 | 41 | 128 | 270 | 216 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 75 | 81 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 54 | 61 | 75 | 81 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Maya Maya, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.