South Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bukavu
Official travel advice warns against all travel to South Kivu at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 816,811
- Elevation
- 1,631 m
- Airports
- GOM
- 102 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,210 km
- 5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Bukavu, month by month
- Jan22°
- Feb23°
- Mar23°
- Apr22°
- May22°
- Jun22°
- Jul23°
- Aug23°
- Sept23°
- Oct23°
- Nov22°
- Dec22°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 22°C in May to 23°C in February, with about 1,705 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BukavuModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Bukavu itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBukavu
4,210 km
5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHBukavu
4,090 km
5 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Currency
- Congolese Franc CDFToday's indicative rate: CDF 1,000 ≈ USD 0.433Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 113fire114police118policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +243 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to South Kivu at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)