Mbuji Mayi weather by month & the best time to visit

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

The best time to visit Mbuji Mayi is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with May close behind. Mbuji Mayi averages about 2,367 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,367

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

1,184 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

2.1M

Elevation

676 m

When is the best time to visit Mbuji Mayi?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mbuji Mayi is June, then May. The dullest month is November (65/100, 162 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mbuji Mayi?

Mbuji Mayi gets a moderate 2,367 hours of sunshine a year. June (91/100) is noticeably better than November (65). It ranks #6 of 20 destinations in Congo - Kinshasa for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,104 hours. The year's 1,184 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

• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 748 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 863 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 920 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 944 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Lusaka Zambia · 1,154 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr
• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 1,157 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kananga Congo - Kinshasa · 124 km · 2,144 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kamina Congo - Kinshasa · 330 km · 2,468 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Chitato Angola · 335 km · 2,301 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Ilebo Congo - Kinshasa · 385 km · 1,977 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kindu Congo - Kinshasa · 441 km · 1,912 h sun/yr · best in Jun