Kikwit weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Kikwit is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100). Kikwit averages about 2,063 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,063

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

87/100

Rain / year

1,333 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

638k

Elevation

472 m

When is the best time to visit Kikwit?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kikwit is June. The dullest month is March (63/100, 163 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kikwit?

Kikwit gets a moderate 2,063 hours of sunshine a year. June (87/100) is noticeably better than March (63). It ranks #11 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,333 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 · 377 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 401 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 735 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
• Luanda Angola · 746 km · best in Jun · 2,101 h sun/yr
• Pointe Noire Congo - Brazzaville · 765 km · best in Jul · 1,577 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 1,207 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ilebo Congo - Kinshasa · 215 km · 1,977 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Bandundu Congo - Kinshasa · 247 km · 2,000 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Chitato Angola · 346 km · 2,301 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Inongo Congo - Kinshasa · 348 km · 1,840 h sun/yr · best in Jul