Weather in Kinshasa in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kinshasa in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +29°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +30°C.
Is Kinshasa warm or cold in January?
Kinshasa is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Kinshasa:
Climate in Kinshasa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +16°C | +19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 161 mm | 127 mm | 108 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 84% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 30 | 28 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +29°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 161 mm to 127 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 0 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kinshasa is gradually increasing during January, going from 0 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kinshasa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kinshasa in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+28°C) and the highest in 2018 (+30°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 899 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 1339 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Kinshasa
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kinshasa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.