Kikwit climate

Kikwit Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Kikwit, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 31°C on May 31, and lows from 22°C to 21°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 87 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kikwit, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
87 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 23, 1998
Reanalysis low
17°CMay 14, 2002
Daylight
11 h 56 min to 11 h 51 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
3.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C22°C34°C 200620°C 200973%
May 229°C22°C33°C 199819°C 200271%
May 329°C22°C32°C 200520°C 200270%
May 429°C22°C32°C 200620°C 200269%
May 530°C22°C33°C 200620°C 200169%
May 630°C22°C34°C 201120°C 200468%
May 730°C21°C34°C 200420°C 200868%
May 830°C21°C34°C 200419°C 199767%
May 930°C21°C35°C 201118°C 200266%
May 1030°C21°C34°C 200418°C 200264%
May 1130°C21°C35°C 200418°C 200261%
May 1230°C21°C36°C 200418°C 199758%
May 1330°C21°C36°C 200417°C 200255%
May 1430°C21°C36°C 200417°C 200252%
May 1530°C21°C36°C 200417°C 201051%
May 1630°C21°C35°C 200418°C 199749%
May 1730°C21°C36°C 200417°C 199348%
May 1830°C21°C36°C 200418°C 199347%
May 1930°C21°C37°C 200417°C 201046%
May 2030°C21°C36°C 199818°C 201046%
May 2130°C21°C36°C 200518°C 199344%
May 2231°C21°C37°C 199819°C 201342%
May 2331°C21°C37°C 199819°C 201340%
May 2431°C21°C36°C 199819°C 201340%
May 2531°C21°C36°C 199819°C 201340%
May 2631°C21°C36°C 199819°C 201340%
May 2731°C21°C36°C 199818°C 200940%
May 2831°C21°C36°C 199818°C 200941%
May 2931°C21°C37°C 199819°C 200940%
May 3031°C21°C36°C 199818°C 199438%
May 3131°C21°C35°C 199817°C 199437%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kikwit, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.