Kindu weather in August

In August, Kindu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 74 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kindu is City of DRC.

Density
1,564/km²
people per km²
Founded
1988

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kindu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Kindu

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.

Kindu 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
Jan29° / 22°14519.912.23.9
Feb30° / 22°13518.112.13.8
Mar29° / 22°16221.2123.7
Apr29° / 22°16622.111.93.7
May29° / 22°11017.911.94.3
Jun30° / 22°408.611.85.2
Jul30° / 21°336.511.85.1
Aug30° / 22°7414.211.94.4
Sep29° / 22°13721.2123.8
Oct29° / 22°21125.712.13.5
Nov28° / 22°21225.112.13.6
Dec28° / 22°19024.412.23.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
123961
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kindu gets around 74 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
436
537
637
738
839
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1041
1142
1243
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2050
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3159

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133760
223761
323662
423563
513465
613366
713267
813168
903070
1002971
1102872
1202773
1302674
1402575
1502377
1602278
1702179
1801981
1901882
2001783
2101585
2201486
2301387
2401288
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270991
280892
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300793
310793

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:266:18
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511.96:266:18
611.96:266:18
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kindu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kindu in August

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

In August, Kindu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kindu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kindu peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 21UV 14Jul 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kindu 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 Kindu is worst in August — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.1× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 963 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr9Good
May14Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kindu?

Kindu sits at 2.9°S, 25.9°E, 464 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kampene, 110 km away.

KasongoLukulaLodjaLubaoKongoloKabareBukavu

Topography around Kindu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kindu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m.

The land around Kindu is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
533 m
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August weather nearby: Kampene 110 km · Kasongo 184 km · Lukula 249 km · Lodja 266 km · Lubao 272 km · Kongolo 297 km · Kabare 322 km · Bukavu 328 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 Kindu (-2.9437°, 25.9224°, elevation 464 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).