When to go · Kinshasa
Kinshasa, month by month
Good months for Kinshasa: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedShorter drier spell inside the rainy season; hot.31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedShort dry spell, then rains build.31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidHeavy rain; flooding on main roads.32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilAvoidHeavy rain and flooding.32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRains ease; humid.31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGoodStart of the dry season; cooler and cloudier.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 1 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGoodDry season; best month for roads.28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustGoodDry and cooler.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 1 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodLate dry season; heat returns.30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberMixedRains start.31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidHeavy storms and flooding.30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 20 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberAvoidHeavy rain; traffic worse.30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kinshasa, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Good
Jul: Good
Daytime high
Jun: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jul: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jul: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 1
Jul: 0 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Medium
Jul: Medium
Prices
Jun: Medium
Jul: Medium
Festivals listed
Jun: 1
Jul: 0
June: Start of the dry season; cooler and cloudier.
July: Dry season; best month for roads.
Kinshasa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.