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DR Congo climate

Tropical, hot and humid year-round. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi · Kananga · Kisangani · Bukavu

Browse all 29 cities in DR Congo

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

12 cities

Mbuji-Mayipop 2.1M Kanangapop 1.2M Kolwezipop 790k Tshikapapop 635k Kikwitpop 509k Mwenepop 296k Bandundu Provincepop 203k Kaminapop 200k Gemenapop 197k Butapop 81k Gbadolitepop 74k Lusambopop 49k

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

6 cities

Kinshasapop 16.0M Likasipop 636k Masinapop 485k Matadipop 426k Uvirapop 407k Bomapop 297k

Af

Tropical rainforest

6 cities

Kisanganipop 1.2M Mbandakapop 455k Buniapop 399k Butembopop 286k Inongopop 69k Boendepop 51k

Am

Tropical monsoon

2 cities

Isiropop 255k Kindupop 235k

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

1 city

Lubumbashipop 2.2M

Cwb

Subtropical highland

1 city

Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across DR Congo.

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Tropical rainforestAf

Subtropical highlandCwb

Climate types in DR Congo

DR Congo spans 7 climate types. All climate types:

As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 12 cities Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 6 cities Af Tropical rainforest · 6 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 2 cities Cwb Subtropical highland · 1 city Cfb Oceanic / temperate · 1 city Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 1 city

Climate records across DR Congo — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Bandundu Province (80.3 °F avg) · Coolest Goma (64.2 °F avg) · Wettest Goma (114 in/yr) · Driest Masina (43 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of DR Congo sits well between them.