Democratic Republic of the Congo Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Aw Tropical wet and dry or savanna Tropical 19 Bas-Uélé Haut-Lomami Haut-Uélé Kasaï Kasaï Oriental Kasaï-Central Kinshasa Kongo Central Kwango Kwilu Lomami Lualaba Mai-Ndombe Maniema Nord-Kivu Nord-Ubangi Sud-Kivu Sud-Ubangi Tanganyika
Af Tropical rainforest Tropical 4 Équateur Ituri Tshopo Tshuapa
Am Tropical monsoon Tropical 2 Mongala Sankuru
Cwa Humid subtropical, dry winter Temperate 1 Haut-Katanga

Summary: Most regions (19) in Democratic Republic of the Congo lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 28.62°C (83.52°F) in Nord-Ubangi to a low of 20.02°C (68.04°F) in Sud-Kivu.

Climate Democratic Republic of the Congo: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.24(99.03) 38.18(100.72) 36.81(98.26) 35.12(95.22) 32.59(90.66) 33.85(92.93) 35.79(96.42) 36.09(96.96) 35.98(96.76) 33.15(91.67) 32.12(89.82) 35.43(95.77) 38.18(100.72)
Average high °C (°F) 31.26(88.27) 31.78(89.2) 31.4(88.52) 30.65(87.17) 30.43(86.77) 30.65(87.17) 31.36(88.45) 31.83(89.29) 31.36(88.45) 30.17(86.31) 29.48(85.06) 29.83(85.69) 30.85(87.53)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.08(80.74) 27.47(81.45) 27.22(81.0) 26.68(80.02) 26.47(79.65) 26.41(79.54) 26.97(80.55) 27.62(81.72) 27.39(81.3) 26.47(79.65) 25.89(78.6) 26.12(79.02) 26.82(80.28)
Average low °C (°F) 19.99(67.98) 20.38(68.68) 20.52(68.94) 20.36(68.65) 19.91(67.84) 19.11(66.4) 19.46(67.03) 20.37(68.67) 20.58(69.04) 20.16(68.29) 19.66(67.39) 19.7(67.46) 20.02(68.04)
Record low °C (°F) 12.82(55.08) 13.16(55.69) 13.26(55.87) 13.58(56.44) 13.24(55.83) 11.48(52.66) 11.8(53.24) 14.23(57.61) 14.38(57.88) 13.45(56.21) 13.07(55.53) 12.73(54.91) 11.48(52.66)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.09(3.23) 91.88(3.62) 112.24(4.42) 113.18(4.46) 93.75(3.69) 54.35(2.14) 48.35(1.9) 74.07(2.92) 110.69(4.36) 162.45(6.4) 150.83(5.94) 118.69(4.67) 101.05(3.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.08 14.92 18.56 18.69 15.52 9.97 9.32 12.83 17.69 22.07 20.59 17.27 15.96
Average relative humidity (%) 67.39 69.05 74.16 77.38 75.3 65.9 59.89 61.11 68.91 77.43 80.11 74.59 70.94
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.1 10.9 10.72 10.69 10.69 10.92 10.94 10.97 10.87 10.55 10.76 10.97 10.84

Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate Graph

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Cities by Temperature

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Nord-Ubangi
28.62°C | 83.52°F
Kwilu
28.55°C | 83.39°F
Kwango
28.55°C | 83.39°F
Kasaï
28.45°C | 83.21°F
Équateur
28.42°C | 83.16°F
Mongala
28.32°C | 82.98°F
Mai-Ndombe
28.12°C | 82.62°F
Sud-Ubangi
28.07°C | 82.53°F
Sankuru
28.04°C | 82.47°F
Tshuapa
27.79°C | 82.02°F
Tshopo
27.78°C | 82.0°F
Bas-Uélé
27.77°C | 81.99°F
Kasaï Oriental
27.74°C | 81.93°F
Kasaï-Central
27.67°C | 81.81°F
Tanganyika
27.57°C | 81.63°F
Kinshasa
27.52°C | 81.54°F
Haut-Uélé
27.21°C | 80.98°F
Kongo Central
27.17°C | 80.91°F
Lomami
27.12°C | 80.82°F
Maniema
27.12°C | 80.82°F
Haut-Lomami
25.34°C | 77.61°F
Ituri
25.33°C | 77.59°F
Lualaba
25.12°C | 77.22°F
Haut-Katanga
22.9°C | 73.22°F
Nord-Kivu
20.89°C | 69.6°F
Sud-Kivu
20.02°C | 68.04°F

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