Best time to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo

The best time to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo is from january until december, when you will have a warm or hot temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 36°C in march and the lowest is 31°C in may. The weather and climate of Democratic Republic of the Congo is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Democratic Republic of the Congo is an 8,8. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Democratic Republic of the Congo or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo per month

Climate data from: Kinshasa

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Day max °C
MM rain

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	34	35	36	32	31	31	35	34	34	34	34	33
MM rain	78 mm	75 mm	64 mm	59 mm	59 mm	7 mm	1 mm	6 mm	27 mm	100 mm	91 mm	101 mm

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Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo per Month

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo per Month
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Democratic Republic of the Congo has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Democratic Republic of the Congo is 31° degrees and there is about 668 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 161 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 7.


Day max °C
Night min °C
MM rain
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	34	35	36	32	31	31	35	34	34	34	34	33
Night min °C	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	22	22	22
MM rain	78 mm	75 mm	64 mm	59 mm	59 mm	7 mm	1 mm	6 mm	27 mm	100 mm	91 mm	101 mm
Rain days	22	19	21	19	18	6	2	5	12	21	20	23
Dry days	9	9	10	11	13	24	29	26	18	10	10	8
Sun hours per day	10	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	7	7	9
Wind force in Bft	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
UV-index	7	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	6

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo january

On average, it is maximum 34° in january in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In january there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 78 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo february

On average, it is maximum 35° in february in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In february there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 75 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo march

On average, it is maximum 36° in march in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In march there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo april

On average, it is maximum 32° in april in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In april there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo may

On average, it is maximum 31° in may in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In may there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo june

On average, it is maximum 31° in june in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 21° degrees. In june there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo july

On average, it is maximum 35° in july in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 21° degrees. In july there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo august

On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In august there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo september

On average, it is maximum 34° in september in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo october

On average, it is maximum 34° in october in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In october there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 100 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo november

On average, it is maximum 34° in november in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In november there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 91 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo december

On average, it is maximum 33° in december in Democratic Republic of the Congo and at least around 22° degrees. In december there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 101 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

14 day weather forecast Democratic Republic of the Congo

The weather for Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo will be 36° till 34° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Democratic Republic of the Congo is based on the weather in Kinshasa.

Weather forecast this week
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	Mo 19 Aug	Tu 20 Aug	We 21 Aug	Th 22 Aug	Fr 23 Aug	Sa 24 Aug	Su 25 Aug

Max (°C)	36°	36°	35°	34°	36°	32°	36°
Min (°C)	22°	22°	23°	22°	22°	21°	20°
Rainfall (mm)	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm
Rainfall (%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
UV-index
UV-index	11	10	4	10	7	4	5

Weather forecast next week
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	Mo 26 Aug	Tu 27 Aug	We 28 Aug	Th 29 Aug	Fr 30 Aug	Sa 31 Aug	Su 1 Sep

Max (°C)	32°	37°	36°	35°	33°	34°	34°
Min (°C)	23°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°
Rainfall (mm)	0 mm	1.3 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0.7 mm	0 mm	0 mm
Rainfall (%)	0%	30%	0%	0%	20%	0%	0%
UV-index
UV-index	4	7	10	9	9	9	3

About Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Kinshasa. The total surface is 2.345.410 km² with 37 km of coastline and the population consists of 81.339.900 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 2x as big as New Zealand. If you want to call Democratic Republic of the Congo you have to use +242 or 00242 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2425012457809 or 002425012457809.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is in a straight line at 3.341 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 5 hour and 10 min.

Time difference Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Democratic Republic of the Congo it is now 13:10 o’clock in the afternoon on monday 19 august 2019. That is 1 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa/Kinshasa and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.

Currency Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Democratic Republic of the Congo the Congolese franc is used to pay.

Exchange rate Congolese franc (CDF) 19 august 2019

1 Congolese franc = 0,01 South African rand
100 Congolese franc = 0,92 South African rand

1 South African rand = 108,87 Congolese franc
100 South African rand = 10.886,69 Congolese franc

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Vaccinations Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mandatory vaccinations

Cholera
Gele koorts

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
Hepatitis B
Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
Rabiës
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculose (TBC)

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