Kinshasa in December

Heavy rain; traffic worse.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• JuneGoodStart of the dry season; cooler and cloudier.
• JulyGoodDry season; best month for roads.
• AugustGoodDry and cooler.
• SeptemberGoodLate dry season; heat returns.

• KinshasaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 17 days
• Kinshasa and Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa, Matadi, Muandastorm or typhoon risk

  Dry, grey and cooler June–September; storms and floods November–December and March–April.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas and year-end

  25 December · Churches and hotels

  Public holiday; hotels fill, traffic worsens.

• Rainy season

  Oct–May

  Flooding on main roads and erosion in the hills; journeys take much longer.

Crowds · Democratic Republic of the Congo overall

Low

Prices · Democratic Republic of the Congo overall

Medium

Democratic Republic of the Congo overall: Wet; Christmas diaspora flights full.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kinshasa, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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