Kikwit weather in August

In August, Kikwit sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 41 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kikwit's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kikwit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:54 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kikwit is city in Congo-Kinshasa.

Density
5,537/km²
people per km²
Founded
1970

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kikwit reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kikwit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kikwit weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°11619.312.33.6
Feb31° / 22°11116.612.23.5
Mar31° / 22°13320.5123.3
Apr31° / 22°16623.511.93.1
May31° / 22°8315.611.84.0
Jun31° / 21°133.511.75.0
Jul32° / 21°72.311.74.8
Aug32° / 22°411011.84.1
Sep31° / 22°10618.9123.5
Oct30° / 21°16725.512.13.2
Nov30° / 21°17924.912.23.2
Dec30° / 21°14823.412.33.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95743
105743
115644
125644
135545
145446
155347
165347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kikwit gets around 41 mm of rain over 10 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
319
420
521
623
724
825
927
1028
1129
1231
1332
1433
1534
1635
1736
1836
1937
2037
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2641
2741
2842
2942
3043
3144

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111034532
211033542
31931563
41930573
51928584
61826614
71824625
81823635
91721656
101719667
111618687
121517698
131516699
1414166910
1514157010
1613147111
1703147112
1803137113
1902137213
2002127214
2102127115
2202127016
2301127017
2401126918
2501116919
2601116721
2701106722
2801106623
290196525
300186526
310186328

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:44
211.85:575:44
311.85:575:44
411.85:575:44
511.85:575:44
611.85:575:44
711.85:565:44
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911.85:565:44
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kikwit?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kikwit for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kikwit in August

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

In August, Kikwit sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kikwit in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kikwit peaks around March 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 14UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kikwit in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kikwit is worst in August — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.2× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 13157 µg/m³Nov 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May61Unhealthy
Jun136Unhealthy
Jul117Unhealthy
Aug166Very unhealthy
Sep36Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kikwit?

Kikwit sits at 5.0°S, 18.8°E, 466 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bulungu, 60 km away.

MangaiDibaya-LubweDunguIleboBandundu Province

Topography around Kikwit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kikwit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Kikwit is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), grassland (34%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), trees (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
500 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bulungu 60 km · Idiofa 86 km · Masi-Manimba 107 km · Mangai 138 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 152 km · Dungu 158 km · Ilebo 211 km · Bandundu Province 249 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 Kikwit (-5.041°, 18.8162°, elevation 466 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).