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South Kivuwhen to go

Regional slice of Democratic Republic of the Congo with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Jul · Aug.

Range
25–28 °C
Compare
−3.5°C vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo mean
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
TZ
Africa/Kinshasa
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12-month climate · South Kivu

How the year moves in South Kivu

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over South Kivu itself rather than over Democratic Republic of the Congo as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologySouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in December (25.5), highest in July (27.6). Monthly means: 26.0, 26.7, 26.6, 26.3, 27.1, 27.4, 27.6, 27.5, 27.0, 26.4, 25.5, 25.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January26.0
February26.7
March26.6
April26.3
May27.1
June27.4
July27.6
August27.5
September27.0
October26.4
November25.5
December25.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologySouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (36), highest in November (331). Monthly means: 266, 220, 250, 265, 135, 43, 36, 91, 187, 278, 331, 329.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January266
February220
March250
April265
May135
June43
July36
August91
September187
October278
November331
December329
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologySouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (5.3), highest in June (6.9). Monthly means: 5.8, 6.2, 6.2, 5.5, 6.6, 6.9, 6.7, 6.5, 6.3, 5.9, 5.3, 5.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.8
February6.2
March6.2
April5.5
May6.6
June6.9
July6.7
August6.5
September6.3
October5.9
November5.3
December5.3
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Exercise normal precautions

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Do not travel

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