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 / 22 °C, 14 rain days88 °F / 72 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedShort dry spell, then rains build.31 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain days88 °F / 72 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidHeavy rain; flooding on main roads.32 °C / 22 °C, 16 rain days90 °F / 72 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilAvoidHeavy rain and flooding.32 °C / 22 °C, 17 rain days90 °F / 72 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRains ease; humid.31 °C / 21 °C, 10 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGoodStart of the dry season; cooler and cloudier.29 °C / 18 °C, 1 rain days84 °F / 64 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGoodDry season; best month for roads.28 °C / 17 °C, 0 rain days82 °F / 63 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AugustGoodDry and cooler.29 °C / 18 °C, 1 rain days84 °F / 64 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodLate dry season; heat returns.30 °C / 20 °C, 6 rain days86 °F / 68 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberMixedRains start.31 °C / 21 °C, 14 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidHeavy storms and flooding.30 °C / 22 °C, 20 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberAvoidHeavy rain; traffic worse.30 °C / 22 °C, 17 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays