Sunshine Atlas

Kisangani weather by month & the best time to visit

Congo - Kinshasa · city break · tropical rainforest climate

Kisangani, Congo - Kinshasa
Kisangani — photo by Piet Clement, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Kisangani is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and February close behind. Kisangani averages about 1,971 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Kisangani?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kisangani is January, then July and February. The dullest month is March (63/100, 166 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kisangani?

Kisangani gets a moderate 1,971 hours of sunshine a year. January (79/100) is noticeably better than March (63). It ranks #15 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,592 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 7979February: 70March: 63April: 63May: 65June: 70July: 75August: 67September: 63October: 63November: 63December: 70JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January79 30° / 86°F21° / 70°F 61 mm9
February70 31° / 88°F22° / 72°F 109 mm9
March63 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 166 mm10
April63 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 193 mm10
May65 28° / 82°F22° / 72°F 135 mm9
June70 28° / 82°F21° / 70°F 108 mm7
July75 29° / 84°F21° / 70°F 85 mm6
August67 29° / 84°F21° / 70°F 129 mm7
September63 28° / 82°F21° / 70°F 154 mm9
October63 27° / 81°F22° / 72°F 191 mm9
November63 27° / 81°F22° / 72°F 151 mm9
December70 28° / 82°F21° / 70°F 110 mm8

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Kisangani: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Kisangani?

Kisangani is a city break in Congo - Kinshasa at 429 m elevation with a tropical rainforest climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Kisangani get a year?

Kisangani gets about 1,971 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Kisangani?

The sunniest time to visit Kisangani is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 79/100 (with July and February close behind). Expect daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F.

What is the least sunny month in Kisangani?

March is the least sunny month in Kisangani, scoring 63/100 with about 166 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Kisangani?

The typical midday UV index in Kisangani 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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