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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 91°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 67°F at night. Precipitation totals about 57 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 10.6 inches while July barely receives 0.01 inches.
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 (°F) | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 8.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 76 |
| Avg low (°F) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 69 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 75 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 8.5 |
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.