Yearly weather

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

Weather 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.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Most cities maintain comfortable temperatures year-round.
However, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, and Katako-Kombe experience discomfort temperatures above 30°C for several months, peaking in July and August with highs exceeding 35°C.
Lubumbashi has the coolest temperatures, with minimums dropping to 11.5°C in June and July, while Bukavu has the lowest overall temperatures.
Kisangani has the highest maximum temperature reaching 35.6 in February.
Bunia is the only place that has minimum temperature below 18C (unconfortable) during some months.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	30.3°C	28.6°C	28.6°C	23.8°C	31.0°C	33.0°C	21.6°C	33.9°C	30.1°C	30.3°C
Feb	31.4°C	30.2°C	30.3°C	24.7°C	32.1°C	33.7°C	22.8°C	35.6°C	31.3°C	31.6°C
Mar	31.7°C	30.2°C	30.2°C	24.6°C	31.8°C	32.2°C	22.6°C	33.6°C	31.6°C	30.3°C
Apr	30.9°C	30.1°C	29.9°C	24.6°C	30.6°C	31.3°C	21.9°C	31.5°C	30.8°C	28.0°C
May	31.5°C	32.5°C	32.0°C	26.4°C	32.1°C	30.9°C	22.1°C	31.2°C	31.3°C	27.8°C
Jun	32.1°C	34.6°C	34.5°C	26.1°C	34.1°C	30.7°C	22.4°C	31.5°C	32.1°C	27.4°C
Jul	32.2°C	35.7°C	35.9°C	26.6°C	35.5°C	30.7°C	23.7°C	31.5°C	32.3°C	27.2°C
Aug	32.8°C	35.8°C	35.5°C	30.0°C	34.6°C	29.9°C	25.0°C	31.0°C	32.8°C	26.9°C
Sep	32.7°C	34.1°C	33.6°C	33.1°C	32.9°C	29.4°C	24.7°C	30.3°C	32.7°C	27.1°C
Oct	30.6°C	31.8°C	31.5°C	33.2°C	31.3°C	29.2°C	23.4°C	30.0°C	30.5°C	26.8°C
Nov	29.0°C	29.1°C	29.0°C	29.9°C	29.3°C	29.3°C	21.7°C	29.3°C	28.9°C	26.4°C
Dec	29.3°C	28.0°C	28.0°C	26.3°C	29.2°C	31.4°C	21.4°C	31.3°C	29.2°C	28.4°C
Average	22.8°C	28.2°C	31.6°C	32.0°C	31.1°C	31.2°C	31.7°C	27.4°C	31.0°C	31.7°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	21.9°C	20.4°C	20.2°C	16.8°C	20.5°C	22.4°C	13.3°C	21.8°C	21.8°C	19.0°C
Feb	22.6°C	20.9°C	20.8°C	17.1°C	21.0°C	23.0°C	13.7°C	22.5°C	22.5°C	20.0°C
Mar	22.5°C	20.9°C	20.8°C	16.6°C	20.8°C	22.5°C	13.6°C	21.9°C	22.3°C	19.1°C
Apr	22.6°C	21.2°C	21.2°C	15.7°C	20.9°C	22.5°C	13.7°C	21.8°C	22.4°C	18.4°C
May	22.6°C	21.6°C	21.3°C	13.8°C	21.1°C	22.4°C	13.3°C	21.8°C	22.4°C	18.1°C
Jun	21.1°C	20.7°C	20.5°C	11.6°C	20.8°C	22.1°C	13.0°C	21.5°C	20.9°C	17.6°C
Jul	20.3°C	20.9°C	20.9°C	11.7°C	21.1°C	22.0°C	13.5°C	21.7°C	20.0°C	17.6°C
Aug	21.4°C	22.7°C	22.3°C	14.8°C	21.5°C	21.7°C	14.6°C	21.3°C	21.2°C	17.5°C
Sep	22.9°C	22.4°C	21.7°C	17.5°C	20.6°C	21.4°C	14.8°C	20.9°C	22.7°C	17.3°C
Oct	22.4°C	21.2°C	20.8°C	18.9°C	20.4°C	21.7°C	14.2°C	21.0°C	22.1°C	17.6°C
Nov	21.6°C	20.5°C	20.2°C	17.8°C	20.1°C	21.6°C	13.6°C	20.9°C	21.5°C	17.8°C
Dec	21.6°C	20.2°C	20.0°C	17.1°C	20.2°C	22.1°C	13.5°C	21.5°C	21.5°C	18.2°C
Average	13.7°C	18.2°C	20.9°C	20.7°C	21.8°C	22.0°C	21.6°C	15.8°C	22.1°C	21.1°C

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

Conditions #

The data reveals that cities like Kinshasa and Bunia enjoy significantly higher sun hours during the dry season, particularly from May to September, while experiencing minimal precipitation. In contrast, locations like Lubumbashi, Kananga, and Mbuji-Mayi also show extended hours of sunshine during the same months but tend to handle varying levels of rainfall.
Interestingly, cities such as Bukavu have consistently low sun hours and high precipitation throughout the year, making them notably different from the others in terms of weather patterns. Overall, it appears that the southern and central regions of the DRC have a more pronounced dry season with high sun hours, while the eastern areas contend with greater rainfall and fewer sunny days.

Sunny Weather

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	1.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	9.5 hours/day
Feb	2.2 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	9.3 hours/day
Mar	2.6 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Apr	2.0 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	3.8 hours/day
May	3.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Jun	7.8 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
Jul	10.3 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	11.3 hours/day	11.2 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
Aug	7.9 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
Sep	2.7 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
Oct	0.7 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Nov	0.6 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Dec	1.0 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	7.1 hours/day
Average	3.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.3 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	4.5mm	4.6mm	4.0mm	9.7mm	2.9mm	2.0mm	13.0mm	1.2mm	4.5mm	1.6mm
Feb	5.4mm	4.3mm	4.2mm	9.4mm	3.2mm	3.3mm	11.0mm	1.8mm	5.6mm	2.2mm
Mar	6.2mm	5.5mm	5.8mm	9.1mm	4.9mm	5.7mm	13.5mm	4.6mm	6.1mm	6.6mm
Apr	5.5mm	6.5mm	6.6mm	2.8mm	5.5mm	5.8mm	12.9mm	5.9mm	5.5mm	8.8mm
May	3.0mm	1.3mm	2.1mm	0.1mm	2.4mm	5.6mm	5.5mm	4.6mm	3.0mm	9.0mm
Jun	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.5mm	3.7mm	1.5mm	3.1mm	0.1mm	9.4mm
Jul	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	2.2mm	1.1mm	2.7mm	0.0mm	9.1mm
Aug	0.2mm	1.0mm	1.0mm	0.0mm	2.1mm	5.3mm	3.7mm	4.9mm	0.2mm	10.9mm
Sep	1.2mm	3.0mm	3.2mm	0.0mm	4.3mm	6.2mm	8.0mm	6.5mm	1.1mm	11.3mm
Oct	6.0mm	5.0mm	5.1mm	0.8mm	4.6mm	7.6mm	13.3mm	7.0mm	6.1mm	10.1mm
Nov	10.5mm	8.4mm	7.7mm	4.5mm	5.4mm	6.8mm	16.9mm	7.2mm	10.6mm	9.2mm
Dec	7.1mm	6.9mm	6.1mm	8.4mm	4.0mm	3.0mm	16.6mm	2.8mm	7.1mm	3.9mm
Average	9.8mm	7.7mm	3.8mm	3.3mm	4.2mm	4.1mm	4.4mm	3.7mm	4.8mm	3.9mm

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	9.5km/h	7.6km/h	7.0km/h	9.9km/h	6.3km/h	8.6km/h	6.8km/h	6.6km/h	9.3km/h	12.9km/h
Feb	10.0km/h	8.2km/h	7.6km/h	9.1km/h	7.0km/h	10.0km/h	7.1km/h	7.3km/h	9.7km/h	13.4km/h
Mar	9.5km/h	8.3km/h	7.8km/h	9.5km/h	6.9km/h	9.6km/h	6.9km/h	7.7km/h	9.2km/h	13.5km/h
Apr	8.0km/h	8.6km/h	7.8km/h	11.7km/h	6.5km/h	8.2km/h	7.0km/h	6.8km/h	7.7km/h	11.8km/h
May	7.8km/h	9.9km/h	8.6km/h	12.4km/h	6.7km/h	7.2km/h	7.7km/h	5.7km/h	7.4km/h	11.1km/h
Jun	9.2km/h	10.3km/h	9.0km/h	13.1km/h	6.5km/h	6.7km/h	8.7km/h	5.2km/h	9.0km/h	10.2km/h
Jul	11.3km/h	10.5km/h	9.1km/h	13.8km/h	6.5km/h	8.0km/h	9.7km/h	5.7km/h	11.0km/h	9.5km/h
Aug	13.3km/h	9.4km/h	8.5km/h	14.7km/h	7.3km/h	8.3km/h	10.6km/h	6.2km/h	13.1km/h	9.7km/h
Sep	12.7km/h	10.3km/h	9.0km/h	15.8km/h	7.5km/h	8.3km/h	10.1km/h	6.2km/h	12.4km/h	10.2km/h
Oct	10.6km/h	9.5km/h	8.6km/h	14.9km/h	7.1km/h	8.0km/h	8.1km/h	6.0km/h	10.2km/h	10.3km/h
Nov	8.0km/h	7.8km/h	7.1km/h	11.7km/h	6.1km/h	7.0km/h	6.5km/h	5.9km/h	7.8km/h	10.4km/h
Dec	7.9km/h	7.1km/h	6.7km/h	10.2km/h	5.9km/h	7.8km/h	5.7km/h	6.4km/h	7.7km/h	11.4km/h
Average	7.9km/h	11.2km/h	8.1km/h	6.7km/h	9.5km/h	9.8km/h	6.3km/h	12.2km/h	8.1km/h	9.0km/h

Humidity

Period	Kinshasa	Mbuji-Mayi	Kananga	Lubumbashi	Katako-Kombe	Mbandaka	Bukavu	Kisangani	Kibanseke Premiere	Bunia
Jan	76.2%	83.4%	83.0%	91.6%	76.8%	61.7%	81.0%	61.2%	76.9%	44.5%
Feb	73.3%	79.3%	79.3%	90.3%	74.9%	64.1%	78.4%	59.1%	74.1%	42.5%
Mar	74.0%	78.5%	78.9%	90.6%	76.8%	72.4%	81.8%	71.2%	74.7%	59.9%
Apr	76.2%	78.5%	78.5%	86.1%	79.7%	76.2%	84.7%	77.4%	77.0%	72.6%
May	73.4%	60.9%	63.6%	66.6%	69.9%	78.4%	83.4%	78.6%	74.2%	74.2%
Jun	58.9%	36.9%	39.5%	52.9%	51.8%	72.3%	75.1%	73.7%	59.4%	72.5%
Jul	49.2%	27.1%	28.6%	43.6%	40.6%	70.0%	59.7%	71.3%	49.6%	71.5%
Aug	48.4%	34.0%	38.5%	32.3%	55.5%	75.0%	53.9%	77.1%	48.7%	74.3%
Sep	56.1%	54.2%	59.9%	28.7%	71.3%	81.5%	62.6%	81.6%	56.6%	76.3%
Oct	73.1%	70.4%	73.3%	40.4%	78.6%	83.5%	75.7%	83.9%	74.1%	77.5%
Nov	82.3%	81.9%	83.3%	66.4%	82.8%	82.8%	83.5%	84.7%	82.8%	76.4%
Dec	82.4%	86.0%	86.5%	84.1%	83.0%	73.2%	84.3%	75.1%	82.9%	60.7%
Average	75.3%	66.9%	66.1%	70.1%	69.3%	68.6%	74.6%	64.5%	74.3%	64.3%

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	18:35	18:20	18:14
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	11:35 hours	11:20 hours	11:14 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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