When to go · Democratic Republic of the Congo
When to go to Kindu
Twelve months of averages for Kindu, and what they say about when to go.
When to go
What the averages say
Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Maniema Province 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)
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March and October to December.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
- The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest November (27°C). The wettest is November (179 mm) and the driest June (24 mm); about 1,400 mm of rain falls in a year.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarWet
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulHot
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctWet
- NovWet
- DecWet
Month by month
Every month in Kindu
The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 21°C | 134 mm | 87% | 84% | 4.6 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 28°C | 21°C | 136 mm | 87% | 83% | 5 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 28°C | 21°C | 167 mm | 88% | 82% | 5.2 | 27°C | Wet |
| April | 27°C | 21°C | 141 mm | 91% | 83% | 5 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 28°C | 21°C | 65 mm | 87% | 76% | 4.8 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 24 mm | 76% | 71% | 4.3 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 27 mm | 70% | 71% | 4.1 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 84 mm | 77% | 76% | 4.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 29°C | 21°C | 132 mm | 84% | 78% | 4.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 27°C | 21°C | 157 mm | 89% | 84% | 4.8 | 34°C | Wet |
| November | 27°C | 21°C | 179 mm | 91% | 86% | 4.8 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 27°C | 21°C | 154 mm | 90% | 85% | 4.5 | 25°C | Wet |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Bujumbura385 kmGood for going: May to September
- Kisangani393 kmGood for going: May to September and December to February
- Mbuji-Mayi439 kmGood for going: January to May and October
- Gitega448 kmGood for going: February and May to October
- Kigali473 kmGood for going: May to October and December to February
- Kananga509 kmGood for going: January to May and September
- Tshikapa686 kmGood for going: January, February, April, May and October
- Geita701 kmGood for going: January to October
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Maniema Province 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)