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 31°C, while the coldest is November averaging around 22°C at night. Around 1645 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (193 mm) and easing off in January (74 mm).

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 31°C most of the year.

About 30 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 22°C.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 1645 mm 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 (°C)	30	31	30	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	28
Avg temp (°C)	26	27	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25
Avg low (°C)	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	74	96	166	167	129	102	103	144	173	193	187	112

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	30	31	30	28	28	29
Avg temp (°C)	26	27	26	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	22	22	23	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	74	96	166	167	129	102

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	28	28	27	27	28
Avg temp (°C)	25	25	25	24	24	25
Avg low (°C)	22	22	21	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	103	144	173	193	187	112

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	5	8	6	1.0	1	2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (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 (m/s)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2

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 (m/s)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3

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 (m/s)	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2

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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