Kananga weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Kananga is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with May close behind. Kananga averages about 2,144 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,144

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,242 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

647 m

When is the best time to visit Kananga?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kananga is June, then May. The dullest month is October (64/100, 150 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kananga?

Kananga gets a moderate 2,144 hours of sunshine a year. June (90/100) is noticeably better than October (64). It ranks #10 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,242 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

• Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 796 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 820 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 842 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 956 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 1,049 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
• Luanda Angola · 1,070 km · best in Jun · 2,101 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mbuji Mayi Congo - Kinshasa · 124 km · 2,367 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Chitato Angola · 247 km · 2,301 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Ilebo Congo - Kinshasa · 272 km · 1,977 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kikwit Congo - Kinshasa · 419 km · 2,063 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kamina Congo - Kinshasa · 420 km · 2,468 h sun/yr · best in Jun