The climate of Kikwit (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Kikwit is located in the southwestern part of the country on the banks
of the Kwilu River. Kikwit is an important city in the Bandundu
province. Kikwit has its own airport and soccer stadium and is
connected to the capital of the country by a road and several rivers.
The city has the questionable honor of being the first city where the
Ebola virus broke out in the previous century. The Bapende people live
in Kikwit. These people are famous for their beautifully masked and
costumed dances. These masks can be found all over the world in
etymological museums. Festivals take place here on a regular basis.
During these festivals demonstrations of these dances are held. Kikwit
has a tropical monsoon climate. Average daytime temperatures are above
30 degrees Celsius all year round. During the rainy period this causes
humidity figures to be high as well. The dry period is from June till
August. Kikwit gets slightly more hours of sunshine during this
period. Even night time temperatures hardly ever drop below 20 degrees
Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Kikwit.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
20
5
10
n/a
February
31
21
5
10
n/a
March
31
21
5
13
n/a
April
31
21
5
15
n/a
May
31
20
6
10
n/a
June
31
18
9
2
n/a
July
31
17
8
1
n/a
August
31
19
7
2
n/a
September
31
20
6
7
n/a
October
30
20
5
11
n/a
November
30
20
5
15
n/a
December
30
20
5
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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