Annual mean 26°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.2 °C
Coldest
25.4 °C
Wettest
81%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kinshasa over the whole year is 26°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kinshasa runs from September to May, peaking in February with a 58% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 12%. Winds in Kinshasa are highest in August, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kinshasa come in July, when the sky is typically 48% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Kinshasa climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
24°C
31°C
53%
61%
2.3 m/s
14
60
2
February
30°C
24°C
32°C
58%
58%
2.4 m/s
10
52
2
March
30°C
24°C
32°C
51%
59%
2.6 m/s
6
51
1
April
30°C
24°C
33°C
49%
62%
2.5 m/s
6
46
0
May
29°C
24°C
32°C
50%
57%
2.3 m/s
7
54
0
June
28°C
22°C
28°C
31%
50%
2.4 m/s
43
68
6
July
27°C
21°C
26°C
12%
48%
2.6 m/s
67
61
17
August
28°C
21°C
27°C
17%
48%
3.1 m/s
60
65
15
September
30°C
23°C
29°C
37%
54%
2.9 m/s
31
68
4
October
29°C
24°C
31°C
55%
61%
2.7 m/s
16
58
2
November
29°C
24°C
31°C
57%
64%
2.5 m/s
13
57
2
December
28°C
24°C
31°C
54%
63%
2.3 m/s
13
59
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kinshasa weather by season
Year round, Kinshasa has days of about 27°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kinshasa weather in winterJune to August
High 28°CLow 21°CRain 20%
Winter in Kinshasa has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Kinshasa weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 50%
Spring in Kinshasa has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Kinshasa weather in summerDecember to February
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 55%
Summer in Kinshasa has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Kinshasa weather in autumnMarch to May
High 30°CLow 24°CRain 50%
Autumn in Kinshasa has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kinshasa?
The rainy (wet) season in Kinshasa runs from September to May, peaking in February with a 58% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; July is the driest month, at 12%.
What time of year is Kinshasa windiest?
Winds in Kinshasa are highest in August, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kinshasa year round?
The average temperature in Kinshasa over the whole year is 26°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.