KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		80		80		81		81		80		76		74		76		79		79		79		79

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84		84		85		87		86		85		80		78		81		84		84		83		83

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73		75		75		75		75		75		70		68		70		73		74		74		74

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		97		98		102		99		100		100		90		93		95		95		100		94

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		65		68		66		68		66		60		50		55		62		64		66		61

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		169		16		18		22		20		18		5		2		8		15		16		15		14

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		294		22		21		23		22		24		27		29		29		25		24		24		24

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		---		---		---		---		---		3		9		4		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		95		10		8		11		12		10		2		1		3		5		10		12		11

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		95		10		8		11		12		10		2		1		3		5		10		12		11

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		7		5		9		10		9		1		---		---		1		6		8		7

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		89		91		91		91		92		92		90		88		85		83		86		90		91

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		59		61		60		59		61		64		61		58		54		52		58		63		64

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69		71		71		71		72		71		67		64		64		66		69		70		71

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4835.3		449.5		423.8		496		465		465		300		248		325.5		405		434		405		418.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10314		914.5		847.5		961		915		930		750		713		790.5		855		899		855		883.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		12.7		12.6		12.5		12.4		12.3		12.2		12.3		12.3		12.4		12.6		12.7		12.7

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		1		1		1		---		1		5		8		2		---		1		---		---

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161		12		11		11		10		13		16		17		17		17		14		11		12

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		181		13		11		12		10		14		21		24		20		17		15		12		12

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		5		5		5		5		5		5		5		5		6		6		6		6		5

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		181		13		11		12		10		14		21		24		20		17		15		12		12

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		4.8		4.9		5		4.7		4.3		4.3		4.7		4.8		4.5		4.1		4.2		4.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.2		2		1.8		1.8		2		2.3		2.3		2.3		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		4.7		4.9		4.9		4.7		4.4		4.4		4.7		4.8		4.5		4		4.2		4.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		3.7		3.8		3.7		3.7		3.6		3.9		4.4		4.1		3.2		2.5		2.9		3.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		4.8		4.9		5		4.7		4.3		4.3		4.7		4.8		4.5		4.1		4.2		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.4		2.2		2		1.9		1.9		2.1		2.3		2.3		2.3		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		5.2		5.5		5.2		5		5.1		4.8		5		5.3		5.1		4.6		4.6		4.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		4.5		4.7		4.2		4.1		4.9		4.6		4.9		4.9		4.3		3.3		3.5		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		4.3		4.7		4.4		4.4		3.9		3.9		4.3		4.4		4		3.4		3.7		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		2.2		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.9		1.8		1.8		1.9		2.2		2.2		2.2		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		4.3		4.6		4.3		4.4		3.9		4		4.4		4.4		4		3.4		3.7		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		3		3.4		2.9		3.3		2.9		3.2		3.8		3.4		2.5		1.8		2.2		2.6