Weather in Kikwit

Democratic Republic of Congo · Kwilu · -5.0410, 18.8162

Today Now 12:52 AM

+73° Rain

Hourly forecast

Today10/16 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Kikwit

Forecast in words

Today

Expect thunderstorm. Daytime high +84°, overnight low +72°. Light wind, up to 5 mph. Precipitation likely — up to 50%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow thunderstorm with hail: daytime +86°, nighttime +72° — almost like today.

Week

Seven days ahead fall within +68°…+88°. Peak warmth: Mon, +88°. Nighttime weekly low: +68° (Thu). Precipitation expected: Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Wed. It cools down by the end of the week.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/16 +84° −2° usually +86°
  2. Tomorrow 10/17 +86° as usual usually +86°
  3. Sun 10/18 +86° as usual usually +86°
  4. Mon 10/19 +88° +2° usually +86°
  5. Tue 10/20 +88° +2° usually +86°
  6. Wed 10/21 +81° −6° usually +86°
  7. Thu 10/22 +82° −4° usually +86°
  8. Fri 10/23 +70° −16° usually +86°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 16

Today is cooler than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +94° 2016
  • Cold record +68° 2008
  • Most precipitation 0.7 in 2002
  • Strongest gust 19 mph 2003

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Kikwit

Today is close to the norm for October.

Climate normals by month, Kikwit
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +87° / +71° +77° 4.5
Feb +88° / +71° +78° 4.3
Mar +88° / +71° +78° 5.3
Apr +87° / +71° +77° 6.9
May +87° / +71° +78° 3.4
Jun +89° / +70° +78° 0.6
Jul +91° / +70° +80° 0.4
Aug +90° / +71° +80° 1.8
Sep +88° / +71° +78° 4.3
Oct +86° / +71° +77° 6.6
Nov +85° / +70° +76° 7.3
Dec +85° / +70° +77° 6.1

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 5:23 AM | 5:36 PM
Moon 9:45 AM | 10:32 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 30%
Next solar eclipse
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