Kindu weather in June

In June, Kindu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 21% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kindu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kindu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:22 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical June 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
62922
72922
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How June really feels in Kindu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kindu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33763
43862
53862
64060
74060
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
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194456
204357
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234456
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254654
264654
274753
284852
294852
304951

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kindu gets around 40 mm of rain over 8.6 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 29% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
240
339
437
536
635
733
832
931
1030
1129
1228
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2724
2824
2923
3023

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105914
206913
307903
418892
519882
6110872
7112861
8113851
9114841
10214831
11215821
12216820
13316810
14317800
15317800
16318790
17319780
18319780
19320770
20321760
21322750
22323740
23324730
24225730
25227710
26228700
27230680
28232660
29334630
30335620

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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265calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 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 6:19 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:09
211.86:196:09
311.86:196:09
411.86:196:09
511.86:196:10
611.86:206:10
711.86:206:10
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1111.86:216:11
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1611.86:226:11
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2011.86:226:12
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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 4.8 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 — June's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
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254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kindu?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June 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 June

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

In June, Kindu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kindu in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 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 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
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June 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).