Kindu weather in September

In September, Kindu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 137 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kindu's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kindu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kindu reaches about 29°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 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Kindu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kindu weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
22971
32971
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62971
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kindu gets around 137 mm of rain over 21.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
160
262
363
464
565
666
767
868
968
1069
1170
1270
1371
1471
1572
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1873
1973
2073
2173
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2575
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7496
8496
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10496
11496
12397
13397
14397
15397
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17397
18397
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20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27397
28397
29397
30397

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:14
211.96:176:14
311.96:176:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:13
612.06:166:13
712.06:156:13
812.06:156:12
912.06:146:12
1012.06:146:12
1112.06:136:12
1212.06:136:11
1312.06:126:11
1412.06:126:11
1512.06:126:10
1612.06:116:10
1712.06:116:10
1812.06:106:10
1912.06:106:09
2012.06:096:09
2112.06:096:09
2212.06:086:08
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2512.06:076:08
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2712.06:066:07
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2912.06:056:07
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.09 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 — September's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kindu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kindu.

What to pack for Kindu in September

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

In September, Kindu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kindu in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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