Kinshasa, DR Congo Weather
Kinshasa hourly forecast: next 24 hours
Today's high of 100°F (38°C) is about 13°F (7°C) above the typical August high of 87°F (31°C).
Current conditions in detail
Kinshasa weather tomorrow (Thursday, August 27)
Tomorrow in Kinshasa looks sunny, with a high of 100° and an overnight low of 75°. Rain is unlikely (3% chance). Winds top out near 8 mph, and the UV index reaches 5 (moderate).
Kinshasa 14-day forecast
About the weather in Kinshasa
Kinshasa has one of the steadier climates in our dataset. Average highs move only 2°C across the whole year - from 86°F (30°C) in July to 87°F (31°C) in March - so the practical difference between seasons here is rainfall and daylight, not warmth.
Kinshasa weather: quick facts
- Hottest month: March - highs near 87°F (31°C)
- Coldest month: July - highs near 86°F (30°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 95°F (35°C) high · 64°F (18°C) low
- Wettest month: November (23 rainy days) · Sunniest: June (10.3 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical wet-and-dry
- Annual swing: 2°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 8°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 9
- Average humidity: 78%
Temperatures through the year
July bottoms out at 86°F (30°C) in daylight, 69°F (21°C) after dark. At its warmest, in March, Kinshasa runs to 87°F (31°C) in the afternoon and back to 74°F (24°C) by dawn. The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 95°F (35°C) and bottoms at 64°F (18°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records. Between the average March and the average July lie 2°C, a narrower spread than all but 3% of the 3496 cities in our dataset.
Rain, sun and snow
November is the wettest month at 9.6 inches (244 mm) over 23 days; July is the driest. Sunshine averages 9.3 hours a day over the year, peaking in June at 10.3 hours. Average highs hold at or above 30°C for 9 months of the year, February through October being the unbroken run. 3 months average under 20 mm of rain, the longest unbroken stretch running June through August.
Season by season
September through November
Through September through November, Kinshasa is hot: 87°F (31°C) by day, 73°F (23°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 49 of the 90 days. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
December through February
December through February brings hot afternoons here - highs near 86°F (30°C), nights near 74°F (23°C), and rain falls on around 56 of the 90 days.
March through May
March through May is hot here - highs near 87°F (30°C), nights near 74°F (23°C), and rain falls on around 49 of the 90 days.
June through August
Through June through August, Kinshasa is hot: 87°F (30°C) by day, 70°F (21°C) after dark, and precipitation is sparse, near 1.0 inches (26 mm) for the season.
Average temperatures in Kinshasa by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85° | 73° | 16 | 5.1 in | 9.1 h/day | 83% |
| February | 87° | 74° | 16 | 5.6 in | 9.0 h/day | 82% |
| March | 87° | 74° | 17 | 5.8 in | 9.1 h/day | 81% |
| April | 87° | 74° | 19 | 6.7 in | 9.1 h/day | 83% |
| May | 87° | 74° | 12 | 3.1 in | 9.8 h/day | 82% |
| June | 86° | 71° | 1 | 0.2 in | 10.3 h/day | 74% |
| July | 86° | 69° | 0 | 0.1 in | 10.1 h/day | 70% |
| August | 87° | 71° | 3 | 0.7 in | 9.3 h/day | 67% |
| September | 89° | 73° | 7 | 1.4 in | 9.5 h/day | 69% |
| October | 87° | 74° | 19 | 6.2 in | 9.2 h/day | 78% |
| November | 85° | 73° | 23 | 9.6 in | 8.6 h/day | 84% |
| December | 85° | 73° | 24 | 7.5 in | 8.8 h/day | 85% |