Kinshasa
Kinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo
The capital and largest city of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Megacity
12.9M
487 km²
281m
05:16 UTC+1
CDF
Kinshasa gets 169 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo is a 12.9M-resident city with 169 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 41.9 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Climate Lab·Kinshasa
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Daily mean°C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Daily low°C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 36 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 79 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 69 | 80 | 81 | 74 |
| Dewpoint°C | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 21.5 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 120 | 108 | 123 | 139 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 96 | 212 | 172 | 1044 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 19 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 158 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Clear skyindex | 29% | 34% | 36% | 32% | 41% | 37% | 41% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 31% | 28% | 34% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Kinshasa
Outdoor living in Kinshasa is seasonal. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while even lunch outside manages 2/12 months.
KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
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Annual
12/12
Dinner Outside91
Jan: 88% viability
88Feb: 90% viability
90Mar: 88% viability
88Apr: 84% viability
84May: 93% viability
93Jun: 100% viability
100Jul: 100% viability
100Aug: 100% viability
100Sep: 96% viability
96Oct: 88% viability
88Nov: 75% viability
75Dec: 85% viability
8512/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 88% viability
88Feb: 90% viability
90Mar: 88% viability
88Apr: 84% viability
84May: 93% viability
93Jun: 100% viability
100Jul: 100% viability
100Aug: 100% viability
100Sep: 96% viability
96Oct: 88% viability
88Nov: 75% viability
75Dec: 85% viability
8591%
2/12
Lunch Outside40
Jan: 26% viability
26Feb: 20% viability
20Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 25% viability
25May: 28% viability
28Jun: 61% viability
61Jul: 85% viability
85Aug: 81% viability
81Sep: 58% viability
58Oct: 30% viability
30Nov: 23% viability
23Dec: 22% viability
222/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 26% viability
26Feb: 20% viability
20Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 25% viability
25May: 28% viability
28Jun: 61% viability
61Jul: 85% viability
85Aug: 81% viability
81Sep: 58% viability
58Oct: 30% viability
30Nov: 23% viability
23Dec: 22% viability
2240%
Humid
0/12
Walking33
Jan: 25% viability
25Feb: 17% viability
17Mar: 18% viability
18Apr: 24% viability
24May: 18% viability
18Jun: 38% viability
38Jul: 61% viability
61Aug: 62% viability
62Sep: 42% viability
42Oct: 28% viability
28Nov: 34% viability
34Dec: 30% viability
300/12
WalkingJan: 25% viability
25Feb: 17% viability
17Mar: 18% viability
18Apr: 24% viability
24May: 18% viability
18Jun: 38% viability
38Jul: 61% viability
61Aug: 62% viability
62Sep: 42% viability
42Oct: 28% viability
28Nov: 34% viability
34Dec: 30% viability
3033%
Humid
0/12
Running7
Jan: 3% viability
3Feb: 4% viability
4Mar: 3% viability
3Apr: 4% viability
4May: 3% viability
3Jun: 5% viability
5Jul: 14% viability
14Aug: 16% viability
16Sep: 7% viability
7Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 9% viability
9Dec: 6% viability
60/12
RunningJan: 3% viability
3Feb: 4% viability
4Mar: 3% viability
3Apr: 4% viability
4May: 3% viability
3Jun: 5% viability
5Jul: 14% viability
14Aug: 16% viability
16Sep: 7% viability
7Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 9% viability
9Dec: 6% viability
67%
Heat
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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
