Sunshine Atlas

Bandundu weather by month & the best time to visit

Congo - Kinshasa · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Bandundu, Congo - Kinshasa
Bandundu — photo by Radio Okapi, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Bandundu is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with July close behind. Bandundu averages about 2,000 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Bandundu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bandundu is June, then July. The dullest month is March (63/100, 176 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bandundu?

Bandundu gets a moderate 2,000 hours of sunshine a year. June (84/100) is noticeably better than March (63). It ranks #13 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,486 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 67February: 65March: 63April: 63May: 68June: 8484July: 79August: 73September: 69October: 63November: 63December: 63JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January67 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 126 mm9
February65 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 141 mm9
March63 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 176 mm9
April63 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 167 mm9
May68 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 121 mm8
June84 31° / 88°F22° / 72°F 32 mm7
July79 33° / 91°F22° / 72°F 15 mm6
August73 33° / 91°F23° / 73°F 52 mm6
September69 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 118 mm8
October63 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 177 mm9
November63 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 191 mm9
December63 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 170 mm8

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Bandundu: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Bandundu?

Bandundu is a regional city in Congo - Kinshasa at 323 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Bandundu get a year?

Bandundu gets about 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Bandundu?

The sunniest time to visit Bandundu is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 84/100 (with July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F.

What is the least sunny month in Bandundu?

March is the least sunny month in Bandundu, scoring 63/100 with about 176 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Bandundu?

The typical midday UV index in Bandundu peaks around 9 (very high) in January, easing to about 6 (high) in July. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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