Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Kinshasa across the year
Best-looking months for Kinshasa: Jun, Jul, Sep. Rated avoid: Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec.
- JanMixedLowMedium2 events
- FebMixedLowMedium1 event
- MarAvoidLowMedium2 events
- AprAvoidLowMedium2 events
- MayMixedLowMedium2 events
- JunGoodMediumMedium1 event
- JulGoodMediumMediumNone listed
- AugGoodMediumMedium1 event
- SepGoodLowMediumNone listed
- OctMixedLowMedium1 event
- NovAvoidLowMedium2 events
- DecAvoidLowMedium2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Kinshasa
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C), rain on about 14 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Shorter drier spell inside the rainy season; hot. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 14 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Kinshasa
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Democratic Republic of the Congo overall. Hot and humid in Kinshasa; Martyrs' Day (4 Jan) and Kabila/Lumumba days (16–17 Jan).Based on: Democratic Republic of the Congo overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Democratic Republic of the Congo overall.Based on: Democratic Republic of the Congo overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Martyrs' Day; Rainy season.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Martyrs' Day (4 January)Public holiday; quiet streets.
- Rainy season (Oct–May)Flooding on main roads and erosion in the hills; journeys take much longer.