Kinshasa in May

Rains ease; humid.

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

May is rated mixed. 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 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 10 days
• Kinshasa and Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa, Matadi, Muandarainy

  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.

• Labour Day and Liberation Day

  1 and 17 May · Citywide

  Public holidays; offices closed.

• 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: Rains ease late in the month.

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

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