Kimpese in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Kimpese sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 264 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Kimpese's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kimpese's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 264 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 4.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Kimpese in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical spring day in Kimpese reaches about 29°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Kimpese

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 43 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kimpese weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	141	20.2	12.3	3.7
Feb	30° / 22°	103	16.3	12.2	3.7
Mar	31° / 22°	130	19.3	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 22°	176	22.7	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 21°	69	13.5	11.8	4.8
Jun	28° / 19°	2	0.3	11.7	7.6
Jul	27° / 18°	0	0.1	11.7	7.8
Aug	27° / 19°	3	0.9	11.8	7.4
Sep	28° / 20°	11	3.4	12	6.3
Oct	30° / 22°	75	13.5	12.1	4.5
Nov	30° / 22°	179	23.5	12.3	3.3
Dec	29° / 22°	180	24.7	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kimpese gets around 264 mm of rain over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kimpese

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kimpese?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kimpese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kimpese in Spring

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

In spring, Kimpese sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kimpese in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	13	8	7	6	6	10	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Kimpese in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	18	18	17	27	42	62	60	41	21	13	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	62	Unhealthy
Aug	60	Unhealthy
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

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.

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

grassland 49%

16 km

503 m

grassland 74%

80 km

920 m

grassland 70%

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Spring 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.