Bukavu
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bukavu is a city in DR Congo, in South Kivu. About 816,811 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 2.49° S, 28.84° E, about 1,631 m (5,351 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bukavu. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bukavu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (53°F). Around 1,705 mm (67 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in DR CongoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Uvira · 106 km
- Bunia · 476 km
- Kisangani · 525 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 709 km
- Kananga · 807 km
- Likasi · 971 km
- Kolwezi · 987 km
- Tshikapa · 993 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 217831 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q22606054 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Centre ville de Bukavu (4308252305): Radio Okapi, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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