Inkisi in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Inkisi sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 384 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Inkisi's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Inkisi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
384 mm
59 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Inkisi in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in Inkisi reaches about 29°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Inkisi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 68 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
68
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Inkisi weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13422.212.33.9
Feb29° / 21°9917.312.23.9
Mar30° / 21°12819.8123.6
Apr30° / 21°17424.311.93.3
May29° / 21°8215.311.84.8
Jun28° / 19°40.911.77.7
Jul27° / 18°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 19°61.411.87.5
Sep28° / 20°216.1126.2
Oct29° / 21°1161912.14.3
Nov28° / 21°20325.312.23.5
Dec28° / 21°17925.712.33.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Inkisi gets around 384 mm of rain over 59 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 6 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Inkisi

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In fall, Inkisi overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Inkisi's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Inkisi?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inkisi.

What to pack for Inkisi in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Inkisi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inkisi in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Inkisi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Inkisi in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Inkisi is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1660 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Inkisi?

Inkisi sits at 5.1°S, 15.1°E, 516 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 26 km away.

Cuímba

Topography around Inkisi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Inkisi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inkisi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 532 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m.

The land around Inkisi is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
757 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 26 km · Kasangulu 62 km · Kimpese 84 km · Masina 91 km · Kinshasa 94 km · Brazzaville 99 km · Maquela do Zombo 103 km · Cuímba 120 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Inkisi (-5.1312°, 15.0541°, elevation 516 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.