Sunshine Atlas

Boende weather by month & the best time to visit

Congo - Kinshasa · small town · tropical rainforest climate

Boende, Congo - Kinshasa
Boende — photo by MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Boende is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with February and April close behind. Boende averages about 1,913 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Boende?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Boende is January, then February and April. The dullest month is March (62/100, 151 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Boende?

Boende gets a moderate 1,913 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate January from March. It ranks #17 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,812 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 7373February: 66March: 62April: 66May: 62June: 64July: 65August: 62September: 62October: 62November: 62December: 63JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January73 30° / 86°F22° / 72°F 91 mm9
February66 30° / 86°F22° / 72°F 131 mm9
March62 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 151 mm10
April66 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 132 mm9
May62 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 174 mm8
June64 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 141 mm7
July65 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 133 mm6
August62 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 165 mm7
September62 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 186 mm8
October62 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 184 mm9
November62 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 180 mm8
December63 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 144 mm8

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Boende: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Boende?

Boende is a small town in Congo - Kinshasa at 352 m elevation with a tropical rainforest climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Boende get a year?

Boende gets about 1,913 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Boende?

The sunniest time to visit Boende is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 73/100 (with February and April close behind). Expect daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F.

What is the least sunny month in Boende?

March is the least sunny month in Boende, scoring 62/100 with about 151 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Boende?

The typical midday UV index in Boende peaks around 10 (very high) in March, 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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