Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Kinshasa Mbuji-Mayi Kananga Lubumbashi Katako-Kombe Mbandaka Bukavu Kisangani Kibanseke Premiere Bunia

Bukavu

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Best months

August 51%July 50%September 38%

Months to avoid

December 18%January 19%April 19%

Bunia

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January 74%February 73%March 56%

Months to avoid

October 38%November 38%August 39%

Kananga

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July 99%June 95%August 91%

Months to avoid

December 40%January 44%November 44%

Katako-Kombe

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July 93%June 86%August 81%

Months to avoid

November 45%December 45%April 51%

Kibanseke Premiere

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July 88%August 85%June 79%

Months to avoid

November 41%December 43%October 47%

Kinshasa

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July 88%August 85%June 79%

Months to avoid

November 42%December 44%October 47%

Kisangani

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January 79%February 79%March 63%

Months to avoid

November 46%October 47%September 51%

Lubumbashi

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September 94%October 87%August 83%

Months to avoid

January 24%February 27%March 27%

Mbandaka

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January 70%February 69%March 58%

Months to avoid

October 43%November 44%September 45%

Mbuji-Mayi

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July 100%June 96%August 92%

Months to avoid

December 40%January 43%November 45%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	86.7°F	83.7°F	83.8°F	74.8°F	88.2°F	91.6°F	71.4°F	93.7°F	86.5°F	87.1°F
Feb	88.3°F	86.0°F	86.4°F	76.1°F	89.6°F	92.5°F	73.2°F	95.9°F	88.0°F	88.7°F
Mar	89.1°F	86.0°F	86.0°F	75.9°F	89.2°F	90.0°F	72.5°F	92.3°F	88.7°F	86.2°F
Apr	88.2°F	86.4°F	86.0°F	76.1°F	87.4°F	88.2°F	71.6°F	89.2°F	87.6°F	82.6°F
May	88.9°F	90.1°F	89.4°F	79.2°F	90.0°F	87.6°F	71.6°F	88.2°F	88.5°F	82.0°F
Jun	89.8°F	94.5°F	94.5°F	79.2°F	93.7°F	87.3°F	72.5°F	89.1°F	89.8°F	81.5°F
Jul	90.3°F	96.3°F	96.8°F	79.9°F	96.1°F	86.9°F	74.8°F	88.7°F	90.3°F	80.8°F
Aug	91.6°F	96.8°F	96.4°F	86.0°F	95.2°F	86.0°F	77.4°F	88.2°F	91.6°F	80.2°F
Sep	91.4°F	94.3°F	93.4°F	91.8°F	91.9°F	84.9°F	77.0°F	87.1°F	91.4°F	81.0°F
Oct	87.3°F	89.8°F	89.2°F	92.1°F	88.9°F	84.4°F	74.5°F	86.0°F	87.1°F	80.2°F
Nov	84.4°F	84.6°F	84.4°F	85.3°F	85.1°F	84.7°F	71.2°F	85.5°F	84.2°F	79.5°F
Dec	84.9°F	82.4°F	82.4°F	78.8°F	84.7°F	88.3°F	70.7°F	88.7°F	84.7°F	83.5°F
Average	73.2°F	82.8°F	89.1°F	90.0°F	88.2°F	88.4°F	89.4°F	81.3°F	87.7°F	89.2°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	71.6°F	68.5°F	68.4°F	62.2°F	68.7°F	72.3°F	55.9°F	71.1°F	71.2°F	66.4°F
Feb	72.7°F	69.6°F	69.3°F	62.6°F	69.6°F	73.2°F	56.7°F	72.1°F	72.1°F	67.8°F
Mar	72.5°F	69.4°F	69.3°F	61.9°F	69.3°F	72.3°F	56.5°F	71.2°F	72.0°F	66.0°F
Apr	72.7°F	70.0°F	70.0°F	60.3°F	69.3°F	72.1°F	56.7°F	70.9°F	72.1°F	64.6°F
May	72.9°F	70.7°F	70.2°F	56.8°F	69.6°F	72.0°F	56.1°F	70.9°F	72.3°F	64.2°F
Jun	70.3°F	69.3°F	68.9°F	52.7°F	69.4°F	71.6°F	55.4°F	70.7°F	69.8°F	63.5°F
Jul	68.7°F	69.8°F	69.4°F	52.9°F	70.0°F	71.4°F	56.3°F	70.9°F	68.4°F	63.3°F
Aug	70.3°F	72.7°F	71.8°F	58.1°F	70.5°F	70.9°F	58.3°F	70.2°F	70.2°F	63.1°F
Sep	73.2°F	72.1°F	70.9°F	63.3°F	68.9°F	70.3°F	58.8°F	69.6°F	73.0°F	63.0°F
Oct	72.3°F	70.0°F	69.3°F	65.8°F	68.4°F	70.9°F	57.6°F	69.6°F	72.0°F	63.5°F
Nov	70.9°F	68.7°F	68.2°F	63.9°F	68.0°F	70.9°F	56.5°F	69.6°F	70.7°F	63.9°F
Dec	70.9°F	68.2°F	67.8°F	62.6°F	68.2°F	71.8°F	56.1°F	70.5°F	70.7°F	64.6°F
Average	56.7°F	64.5°F	69.5°F	69.2°F	71.2°F	71.6°F	70.6°F	60.3°F	71.6°F	69.9°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Sunny Weather

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	1.6 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	9.7 hours/day
Feb	2.2 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	9.1 hours/day
Mar	2.5 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Apr	2.0 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
May	3.0 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Jun	7.4 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day
Jul	10.4 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	11.3 hours/day	11.2 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	4.1 hours/day
Aug	8.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Sep	2.9 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	3.6 hours/day
Oct	0.7 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Nov	0.6 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day
Dec	1.1 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	7.2 hours/day
Average	3.4 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	5.4 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.4in	0.1in	0.1in	0.5in	0.0in	0.2in	0.1in
Feb	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.4in	0.1in	0.1in	0.4in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in
Mar	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.4in	0.2in	0.2in	0.5in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in
Apr	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.5in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in
May	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.3in
Jun	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.3in
Jul	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.4in
Aug	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.0in	0.4in
Sep	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.0in	0.4in
Oct	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.0in	0.2in	0.3in	0.5in	0.3in	0.2in	0.4in
Nov	0.4in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.6in	0.3in	0.4in	0.3in
Dec	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.2in	0.1in	0.6in	0.1in	0.3in	0.1in
Average	0.4in	0.3in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	6.1mph	4.9mph	4.5mph	6.2mph	4.1mph	5.6mph	4.3mph	4.2mph	5.9mph	8.4mph
Feb	6.3mph	5.2mph	4.8mph	5.8mph	4.4mph	6.4mph	4.4mph	4.7mph	6.0mph	8.6mph
Mar	6.0mph	5.2mph	4.9mph	5.9mph	4.4mph	6.1mph	4.3mph	4.8mph	5.6mph	8.5mph
Apr	5.2mph	5.5mph	4.9mph	7.4mph	4.1mph	5.4mph	4.2mph	4.3mph	4.8mph	8.0mph
May	5.0mph	6.2mph	5.4mph	7.8mph	4.3mph	4.8mph	4.7mph	3.7mph	4.8mph	7.3mph
Jun	5.9mph	6.4mph	5.6mph	8.2mph	4.1mph	4.4mph	5.3mph	3.3mph	5.8mph	6.7mph
Jul	7.2mph	6.6mph	5.6mph	8.7mph	4.1mph	5.0mph	5.9mph	3.6mph	7.0mph	6.0mph
Aug	8.4mph	6.0mph	5.3mph	9.2mph	4.5mph	5.3mph	6.4mph	3.9mph	8.3mph	6.1mph
Sep	8.1mph	6.6mph	5.8mph	10.0mph	4.8mph	5.3mph	6.3mph	4.0mph	7.9mph	6.6mph
Oct	6.8mph	6.1mph	5.5mph	9.4mph	4.5mph	5.1mph	5.0mph	3.8mph	6.5mph	6.6mph
Nov	5.1mph	5.0mph	4.6mph	7.4mph	3.9mph	4.5mph	4.1mph	3.7mph	4.9mph	6.8mph
Dec	5.0mph	4.6mph	4.3mph	6.4mph	3.8mph	5.0mph	3.6mph	4.1mph	4.9mph	7.4mph
Average	4.9mph	7.3mph	5.1mph	4.2mph	6.0mph	6.3mph	4.0mph	7.7mph	5.2mph	5.7mph

Humidity

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	76.2%	83.1%	82.7%	91.4%	76.8%	62.5%	80.7%	61.0%	76.9%	43.4%
Feb	73.7%	79.4%	79.3%	90.6%	75.5%	65.0%	79.1%	60.3%	74.9%	44.2%
Mar	74.1%	78.9%	79.4%	90.8%	77.1%	72.5%	82.4%	71.4%	75.4%	61.0%
Apr	76.2%	78.3%	78.6%	86.1%	80.3%	77.3%	85.6%	77.9%	77.7%	72.7%
May	73.5%	62.2%	64.7%	67.1%	70.9%	78.8%	84.4%	78.9%	74.4%	74.7%
Jun	59.6%	36.9%	39.4%	52.8%	52.0%	72.9%	75.8%	73.5%	60.1%	72.0%
Jul	48.9%	27.3%	28.6%	43.7%	41.3%	70.8%	60.7%	72.0%	49.3%	71.8%
Aug	47.6%	32.7%	36.9%	32.0%	54.1%	74.4%	53.7%	76.7%	47.9%	74.8%
Sep	55.5%	53.0%	58.7%	28.2%	70.4%	81.4%	61.6%	81.0%	55.9%	76.1%
Oct	72.5%	70.4%	73.4%	39.4%	78.5%	83.7%	75.8%	83.8%	73.4%	77.9%
Nov	82.4%	81.7%	83.2%	67.1%	82.8%	82.9%	83.5%	84.3%	82.8%	75.6%
Dec	82.4%	85.9%	86.3%	84.5%	83.0%	73.7%	84.1%	75.4%	82.8%	60.6%
Average	75.6%	67.1%	65.9%	70.2%	69.3%	68.6%	74.7%	64.5%	74.7%	64.1%

Daylight Hours #

Across the cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sunrise and sunset times vary, but show a tendency to align around November for early sunrises and February for late sunsets.
Kinshasa and Kibanseke Premiere share the same earliest sunrise and sunset times, while Lubumbashi enjoys the longest days at 12:47 in December despite having the latest sunrise in July.
Notably, Mbuji-Mayi experiences the shortest day length at just 11:46 hours in June, showcasing a significant contrast with Lubumbashi which has 12:47 hours during the same month. Overall, cities closer to the equator tend to exhibit less variation in day length throughout the year.

Sunrise Time

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	5:58	6:22	6:26	5:58	6:23	5:53	6:06	6:25	5:58	6:07
Feb	6:05	6:30	6:35	6:10	6:29	5:58	6:13	6:30	6:05	6:11
Mar	6:04	6:30	6:35	6:14	6:27	5:52	6:10	6:24	6:04	6:04
Apr	5:59	6:26	6:31	6:15	6:22	5:44	6:03	6:16	5:59	5:55
May	5:58	6:27	6:31	6:19	6:20	5:40	6:01	6:11	5:58	5:50
Jun	6:03	6:33	6:37	6:27	6:25	5:44	6:06	6:15	6:03	5:53
Jul	6:08	6:37	6:41	6:31	6:29	5:49	6:11	6:20	6:08	5:59
Aug	6:04	6:32	6:37	6:22	6:26	5:47	6:07	6:19	6:04	5:58
Sep	5:52	6:19	6:23	6:04	6:14	5:39	5:57	6:11	5:52	5:50
Oct	5:39	6:04	6:09	5:46	6:03	5:30	5:46	6:02	5:39	5:43
Nov	5:35	5:59	6:04	5:36	5:59	5:29	5:43	6:02	5:35	5:43
Dec	5:44	6:07	6:12	5:42	6:08	5:40	5:52	6:12	5:44	5:54
Average	6:00	5:54	6:24	6:18	5:54	5:54	6:18	6:06	5:42	6:24

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	18:18	18:48	18:52	18:41	18:40	18:00	18:21	18:31	18:18	18:10
Feb	18:20	18:48	18:53	18:38	18:42	18:04	18:24	18:36	18:20	18:15
Mar	18:11	18:38	18:43	18:23	18:34	17:59	18:16	18:31	18:11	18:10
Apr	17:59	18:25	18:29	18:05	18:23	17:50	18:06	18:23	17:59	18:04
May	17:53	18:17	18:22	17:55	18:17	17:47	18:01	18:20	17:53	18:01
Jun	17:56	18:19	18:25	17:55	18:20	17:52	18:05	18:24	17:56	18:06
Jul	18:02	18:25	18:31	18:01	18:26	17:56	18:10	18:29	18:01	18:11
Aug	18:02	18:26	18:32	18:06	18:26	17:55	18:10	18:27	18:02	18:08
Sep	17:56	18:23	18:28	18:06	18:20	17:46	18:02	18:17	17:56	17:58
Oct	17:51	18:19	18:23	18:07	18:14	17:37	17:55	18:08	17:51	17:47
Nov	17:53	18:22	18:27	18:14	18:16	17:36	17:57	18:07	17:53	17:46
Dec	18:05	18:35	18:40	18:29	18:28	17:47	18:08	18:17	18:05	17:56
Average	18:06	18:00	18:36	18:24	18:00	18:00	18:24	18:12	17:48	18:30

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	11:18 hours	11:48 hours	11:52 hours	11:41 hours	11:40 hours	11:00 hours	11:21 hours	11:31 hours	11:18 hours	11:10 hours
Feb	11:20 hours	11:48 hours	11:53 hours	11:38 hours	11:42 hours	11:04 hours	11:24 hours	11:36 hours	11:20 hours	11:15 hours
Mar	11:11 hours	11:38 hours	11:43 hours	11:23 hours	11:34 hours	10:59 hours	11:16 hours	11:31 hours	11:11 hours	11:10 hours
Apr	10:59 hours	11:25 hours	11:29 hours	11:05 hours	11:23 hours	10:50 hours	11:06 hours	11:23 hours	10:59 hours	11:04 hours
May	10:53 hours	11:17 hours	11:22 hours	10:55 hours	11:17 hours	10:47 hours	11:01 hours	11:20 hours	10:53 hours	11:01 hours
Jun	10:56 hours	11:19 hours	11:25 hours	10:55 hours	11:20 hours	10:52 hours	11:05 hours	11:24 hours	10:56 hours	11:06 hours
Jul	11:02 hours	11:25 hours	11:31 hours	11:01 hours	11:26 hours	10:56 hours	11:10 hours	11:29 hours	11:01 hours	11:11 hours
Aug	11:02 hours	11:26 hours	11:32 hours	11:06 hours	11:26 hours	10:55 hours	11:10 hours	11:27 hours	11:02 hours	11:08 hours
Sep	10:56 hours	11:23 hours	11:28 hours	11:06 hours	11:20 hours	10:46 hours	11:02 hours	11:17 hours	10:56 hours	10:58 hours
Oct	10:51 hours	11:19 hours	11:23 hours	11:07 hours	11:14 hours	10:37 hours	10:55 hours	11:08 hours	10:51 hours	10:47 hours
Nov	10:53 hours	11:22 hours	11:27 hours	11:14 hours	11:16 hours	10:36 hours	10:57 hours	11:07 hours	10:53 hours	10:46 hours
Dec	11:05 hours	11:35 hours	11:40 hours	11:29 hours	11:28 hours	10:47 hours	11:08 hours	11:17 hours	11:05 hours	10:56 hours
Average	11:06 hours	11:00 hours	11:36 hours	11:24 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours	11:24 hours	11:12 hours	10:48 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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