Capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
16,000,000 people, as GeoNames counts them.
- Local time
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 16,000,000
- Elevation
- 281 m
- Airports
- FIH
- 16 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 5,430 km
- 7 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Kinshasa, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb29°
- Mar29°
- Apr29°
- May29°
- Jun29°
- Jul29°
- Aug30°
- Sept30°
- Oct29°
- Nov28°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: June to September.
Mean highs run from 28°C in December to 30°C in September, with about 1,909 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for KinshasaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Kinshasa
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBKinshasa
5,430 km
7 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHKinshasa
5,320 km
7 hrs · 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
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Kinshasa right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Kinshasa
- 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
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The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.