Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is September, averaging a high of 31°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 18°C.
Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881 to 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 18.5 million in 2026. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kinshasa average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is November (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 21°C | 5 mm |
| February | 29°C | 22°C | 5 mm |
| March | 29°C | 22°C | 8 mm |
| April | 29°C | 22°C | 8 mm |
| May | 29°C | 21°C | 5 mm |
| June | 29°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| July | 29°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| September | 31°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 5 mm |
| November | 28°C | 21°C | 10 mm |
| December | 28°C | 21°C | 8 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2005-09-22
- Coldest day on record: 13°C on 1993-06-14
Percentiles compare each day to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →