Goma weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa · highland city · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Goma is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with June and August close behind. Goma averages about 2,038 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 45 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,038

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

82/100

Rain / year

1,694 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

433k

Elevation

1,530 m

When is the best time to visit Goma?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Goma is July, then June and August. The dullest month is March (63/100, 206 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Goma?

Goma gets a moderate 2,038 hours of sunshine a year. July (82/100) is noticeably better than March (63). It ranks #12 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,694 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 106 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 404 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 856 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 892 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 1,120 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 1,180 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kisoro Uganda · 68 km · 2,038 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kamembe Rwanda · 96 km · 2,044 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kihihi Uganda · 117 km · 2,249 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kirundo Burundi · 136 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bujumbura Burundi · 184 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul