The climate of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Kinshasa is the largest city in and the capital of the Democratic
Republic of Congo, also known as Congo Kinshasa and has a population
of 10 million. During Belgian colonial times the city was known as
Léopoldville or Leopoldstad in Flemish. The city was given this name
as a tribute to the then Belgian King Leopold II. Kinshasa has an
infamous past because of the violence that took place during the reign
of the cruel dictator Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 till 1997. Kinshasa
has a tropical savannah climate with annual maximum temperatures
around 30 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures within 24 hours are
between 18-22 degrees Celsius. With almost 1,400 millimeters of annual
precipitation (long term records) precipitation figures in the city on
the Congo River are average for the country. The rainy season is from
October till May. A striking detail is that the driest month is also
the darkest month. June can only record 8 millimeters of precipitation
and 120 hours of sunshine which is only 4 hours of sunshine per day.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Kinshasa.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
22
5
10
n/a
February
31
22
7
10
n/a
March
31
22
6
13
n/a
April
31
22
7
15
n/a
May
30
21
6
11
n/a
June
28
19
4
1
n/a
July
27
18
4
0
n/a
August
28
19
5
1
n/a
September
30
21
6
4
n/a
October
30
22
5
11
n/a
November
30
22
5
17
n/a
December
30
22
5
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
