Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo Climate

Weather: 25.23°C/77.41°F, Wind SW at 1.22 km/h, 92% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kinshasa Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 428.49 meters (1405.81 feet) above sea level, Kinshasa has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 27.52ºC (81.54ºF) and it is 0.7% higher than Democratic Republic of the Congo’s averages. Kinshasa typically receives about 69.8 millimeters (2.75 inches) of precipitation and has 144.72 rainy days (39.65% of the time) annually.

CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Longitude15.2662931
Latitude-4.4419311
Attitude/Elevation428.49m (1405.81ft)
Local timeSaturday 00:32
Annual high temperature31.22ºC (88.2ºF)
Annual low temperature21.84ºC (71.31ºF)
Average annual precip.69.8mm (2.75in)
Warmest monthAugust (33.2ºC / 91.76ºF)
Coldest MonthJuly (20.87ºC / 69.57ºF)
Wettest MonthNovember (143.04mm / 5.63in)
Driest MonthJuly (1.86mm / 0.07in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)144.72 days (39.65%)
Days with no rain220.28 days (60.35%)
Humidity73.79%

Climate Kinshasa: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)36.0(96.8)38.0(100.4)39.0(102.2)38.0(100.4)37.0(98.6)37.0(98.6)38.0(100.4)40.0(104.0)39.0(102.2)38.0(100.4)35.0(95.0)34.0(93.2)40.0(104.0)
Average high °C (°F)30.8(87.44)31.48(88.66)31.42(88.56)31.24(88.23)30.97(87.75)31.15(88.07)32.38(90.28)33.2(91.76)32.86(91.15)30.39(86.7)29.46(85.03)29.31(84.76)31.22(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.2(80.96)27.77(81.99)27.71(81.88)27.72(81.9)27.46(81.43)27.14(80.85)27.76(81.97)28.71(83.68)28.93(84.07)27.16(80.89)26.41(79.54)26.23(79.21)27.52(81.54)
Average low °C (°F)21.66(70.99)22.23(72.01)22.2(71.96)22.34(72.21)22.14(71.85)20.88(69.58)20.87(69.57)21.79(71.22)23.01(73.42)22.19(71.94)21.48(70.66)21.34(70.41)21.84(71.31)
Record low °C (°F)14.0(57.2)19.0(66.2)19.0(66.2)19.0(66.2)19.0(66.2)17.0(62.6)17.0(62.6)17.0(62.6)18.0(64.4)20.0(68.0)19.0(66.2)18.0(64.4)14.0(57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)92.55(3.64)89.45(3.52)70.37(2.77)74.0(2.91)82.28(3.24)7.7(0.3)1.86(0.07)5.57(0.22)32.19(1.27)123.63(4.87)143.04(5.63)114.93(4.52)69.8(2.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)17.4514.8214.5515.8215.362.450.361.918.2716.9117.8219.012.06
Average relative humidity (%)80.2678.1979.1679.6579.2669.1558.154.5861.0577.4284.184.673.79
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.610.810.6711.0110.388.411.111.510.819.589.611.7210.6

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Kinshasa in recent years.

Kinshasa

Kinshasa Temperature by Month

September
28.93°C | 84.07°F
August
28.71°C | 83.68°F
February
27.77°C | 81.99°F
July
27.76°C | 81.97°F
April
27.72°C | 81.9°F
March
27.71°C | 81.88°F
May
27.46°C | 81.43°F
January
27.2°C | 80.96°F
October
27.16°C | 80.89°F
June
27.14°C | 80.85°F
November
26.41°C | 79.54°F
December
26.23°C | 79.21°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature36.0°C (96.8°F)30.97°C (87.75°F)24.0°C (75.2°F)
Avg Temperature30.0°C (86.0°F)27.33°C (81.19°F)23.0°C (73.4°F)
Min Temperature23.0°C (73.4°F)21.7°C (71.06°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point23.0°C (73.4°F)21.77°C (71.19°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation9.1mm | 0.36in2.27mm | 0.09in0.0mm | 0in68.2mm | 2.69in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind6.0kmh | 3.73mph4.47kmh | 2.78mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind8.0kmh | 4.97mph6.53kmh | 4.06mph4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure9.1mb2.27mb0.0mb
Kinshasa

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
April° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-04-0130 | 86.022 | 71.6704 | 2.4929.77 | 10080.0 | 0.0
2018-04-0227 | 80.622 | 71.6826 | 3.7329.77 | 10080.0 | 0.0
2018-04-0327 | 80.622 | 71.6785 | 3.1129.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2018-04-0426 | 78.822 | 71.6845 | 3.1129.8 | 10093.8 | 0.15
2018-04-0526 | 78.822 | 71.6823 | 1.8629.8 | 10096.9 | 0.27
2018-04-0627 | 80.621 | 69.8795 | 3.1129.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2018-04-0728 | 82.420 | 68.0686 | 3.7329.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2018-04-0829 | 84.222 | 71.6745 | 3.1129.83 | 10103.8 | 0.15
2018-04-0925 | 77.022 | 71.6855 | 3.1129.85 | 10111.5 | 0.06
2018-04-1028 | 82.421 | 69.8754 | 2.4929.83 | 10100.2 | 0.01
2018-04-1126 | 78.822 | 71.6825 | 3.1129.85 | 10114.3 | 0.17
2018-04-1227 | 80.622 | 71.6824 | 2.4929.85 | 10116.2 | 0.24
2018-04-1326 | 78.822 | 71.6843 | 1.8629.91 | 10139.1 | 0.36
2018-04-1423 | 73.421 | 69.8915 | 3.1129.94 | 10144.5 | 0.18
2018-04-1527 | 80.622 | 71.6814 | 2.4929.94 | 10140.7 | 0.03
2018-04-1627 | 80.622 | 71.6785 | 3.1129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2018-04-1729 | 84.221 | 69.8704 | 2.4929.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2018-04-1829 | 84.221 | 69.8695 | 3.1129.91 | 10132.8 | 0.11
2018-04-1929 | 84.222 | 71.6755 | 3.1129.88 | 10120.8 | 0.03
2018-04-2027 | 80.622 | 71.6776 | 3.7329.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2018-04-2129 | 84.221 | 69.8714 | 2.4929.88 | 10120.2 | 0.01
2018-04-2229 | 84.222 | 71.6723 | 1.8629.85 | 10115.8 | 0.23
2018-04-2328 | 82.423 | 73.4783 | 1.8629.85 | 10117.1 | 0.28
2018-04-2429 | 84.222 | 71.6745 | 3.1129.85 | 10110.3 | 0.01
2018-04-2526 | 78.822 | 71.6854 | 2.4929.91 | 10137.9 | 0.31
2018-04-2626 | 78.822 | 71.6804 | 2.4929.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2018-04-2728 | 82.422 | 71.6774 | 2.4929.85 | 10112.2 | 0.09
2018-04-2827 | 80.622 | 71.6784 | 2.4929.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2018-04-2927 | 80.622 | 71.6814 | 2.4929.88 | 10120.1 | 0.0
2018-04-3028 | 82.422 | 71.6755 | 3.1129.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0

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