Kimpese weather in June

In June, Kimpese sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kimpese's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimpese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Kimpese is place in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kimpese reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Kimpese

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kimpese weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14120.212.33.7
Feb30° / 22°10316.312.23.7
Mar31° / 22°13019.3123.4
Apr30° / 22°17622.711.93.2
May29° / 21°6913.511.84.8
Jun28° / 19°20.311.77.6
Jul27° / 18°00.111.77.8
Aug27° / 19°30.911.87.4
Sep28° / 20°113.4126.3
Oct30° / 22°7513.512.14.5
Nov30° / 22°17923.512.33.3
Dec29° / 22°18024.712.33.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43862
54060
64159
74258
84357
94654
104753
114852
124951
135149
145149
155347
165446
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275149
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kimpese gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
36
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54
64
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1047125
2057421
3067618
4087616
50107713
60127711
7014779
8017767
9020746
10022744
11026713
12129682
13132661
14135631
15138601
16142570
17145540
18147520
19150490
20153460
21255430
22257410
23260380
24262360
25362350
26364330
27464320
28466300
29467290
30567280

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:095:51
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311.76:095:51
411.76:095:51
511.76:105:51
611.76:105:51
711.76:105:51
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1411.76:125:53
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
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204.5Bright
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284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kimpese

In seasonPeak

None of Kimpese's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Kimpese?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Kimpese for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kimpese in June

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

In June, Kimpese sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kimpese in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kimpese peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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 16UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kimpese in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kimpese is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2362 µg/m³Nov 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun42Poor
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep41Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kimpese?

Kimpese sits at 5.6°S, 14.4°E, 326 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 58 km away.

Kasangulu

Topography around Kimpese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimpese has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m.

The land around Kimpese is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
503 m
80 km
920 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 58 km · Cuímba 66 km · Mbanza Kongo 81 km · Inkisi 84 km · Kenge 89 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Matadi 112 km · Kasangulu 136 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 Kimpese (-5.5615°, 14.4316°, elevation 326 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).