Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ClimaNote covers 60 cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting with Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 23.4°C in Butembo to 31.5°C in Manono, and yearly rainfall from 600 mm in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo to 2,147 mm in Rutshuru. The hottest city-month is August in Manono, with an average high of 35.1°C, and the coolest is November in Butembo, at 22.7°C. By single month, the most rain falls in November in Bukavu, with 310 mm (tied with December in Bukavu).

February is the warmest month in 17 cities, July in 17, September in 9, March in 6, August in 5 and October in 2 (in 4 other cities two or more months tie); December is the coolest in 19 cities, November in 12, August in 6, January in 5, July in 5, September in 2, October in 2 and April in 1 (in 8 other cities two or more months tie). November is the wettest month in 22 cities, October in 17, December in 9, January in 7 and April in 3 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie); July is the driest in 41 cities, January in 16 and August in 1 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, 22 have a month with under 1 mm of rain and 2 have a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C.

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Cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Yearly averages

Kinshasa

Yearly climate averages for cities in Kinshasa
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kinshasa	30°C	22°C	1,018
Masina	30°C	22°C	1,135

Haut-Katanga

Yearly climate averages for cities in Haut-Katanga
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Lubumbashi	27°C	16°C	1,064
Likasi	27°C	16°C	1,170
Kipushi	27°C	16°C	1,219
Kambove	27°C	16°C	1,171

East Kasai

Yearly climate averages for cities in East Kasai
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Mbuji-Mayi	31°C	21°C	1,288
Miabi	30°C	20°C	1,288

Tshopo

Yearly climate averages for cities in Tshopo
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kisangani	29°C	22°C	1,574
Babamba	28°C	20°C	1,929
Basoko	30°C	23°C	1,389

Kasai-Central

Yearly climate averages for cities in Kasai-Central
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kananga	30°C	20°C	1,407

South Kivu

Yearly climate averages for cities in South Kivu
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Bukavu	25°C	16°C	2,054
Uvira	27°C	23°C	760

Lualaba

Yearly climate averages for cities in Lualaba
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kolwezi	26°C	16°C	1,043
Mwene	30°C	19°C	1,209
Tshilenge	29°C	18°C	1,544

Bas-Congo

Yearly climate averages for cities in Bas-Congo
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Matadi	29°C	22°C	1,072
Boma	29°C	22°C	1,132
Mbanza-Ngungu	27°C	19°C	1,280
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo	27°C	23°C	600
Inkisi	29°C	21°C	1,146
Kimpese	30°C	21°C	1,070

Kwilu

Yearly climate averages for cities in Kwilu
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kikwit	30°C	21°C	1,271
Bandundu Province	31°C	23°C	1,404
Idiofa	29°C	20°C	1,367
Bulungu	31°C	22°C	1,429

Kasai

Yearly climate averages for cities in Kasai
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Tshikapa	31°C	21°C	1,238
Ilebo	30°C	22°C	1,307
Mweka	29°C	21°C	1,472

Lomami

Yearly climate averages for cities in Lomami
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kabinda	29°C	19°C	1,603
Gandajika	30°C	20°C	1,222
Mwene-Ditu	29°C	19°C	1,369

Tanganyika

Yearly climate averages for cities in Tanganyika
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kalemie	27°C	21°C	897
Kongolo	31°C	22°C	1,302
Manono	31°C	21°C	1,198
Kabalo	31°C	22°C	1,217
Baudhuinville	26°C	18°C	1,235
Kalima	30°C	20°C	1,341

Equateur

Yearly climate averages for cities in Equateur
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Mbandaka	30°C	23°C	1,689
Bolenge	30°C	23°C	1,689

Haut-Lomami

Yearly climate averages for cities in Haut-Lomami
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kamina	28°C	19°C	1,287
Bukama	31°C	21°C	1,158
Mulongo	31°C	21°C	1,284
Kanyama	30°C	19°C	1,356

North Kivu

Yearly climate averages for cities in North Kivu
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Butembo	23°C	15°C	1,753
Rutshuru	26°C	15°C	2,147
Hyosha	27°C	17°C	1,346

Ituri

Yearly climate averages for cities in Ituri
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Bunia	26°C	18°C	1,112

Mongala

Yearly climate averages for cities in Mongala
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Bumba	30°C	23°C	1,434
Lisala	30°C	23°C	1,439
Binga	30°C	22°C	1,419

Haut-Uele

Yearly climate averages for cities in Haut-Uele
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Isiro	28°C	20°C	1,722
Bakwa	30°C	21°C	1,454

Maniema

Yearly climate averages for cities in Maniema
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Kindu	29°C	22°C	1,618
Kasongo	29°C	21°C	1,590

Sud-Ubangi

Yearly climate averages for cities in Sud-Ubangi
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Gemena	30°C	22°C	1,367

Sankuru

Yearly climate averages for cities in Sankuru
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Lodja	30°C	21°C	1,241

Bas-Uele

Yearly climate averages for cities in Bas-Uele
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Buta	30°C	22°C	1,321

Nord-Ubangi

Yearly climate averages for cities in Nord-Ubangi
City	Average high	Average low	Rain mm/year
Gbadolite	31°C	23°C	1,272

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.