Kindu in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Kindu sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 561 mm of rain over about 72 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Kindu's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Kindu has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kindu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
561 mm
72 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Kindu 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 Kindu reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest October.

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How spring really feels in Kindu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 41 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
41
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kindu 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kindu gets around 561 mm of rain over 72 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kindu?

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.

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kindu.

What to pack for Kindu in Spring

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

In spring, Kindu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 72 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kindu in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (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 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 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
Spring 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.