Kikwit
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Filair kikwit: BlueSalo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kikwit is a city in DR Congo, in Kwilu. About 509,367 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 5.04° S, 18.82° E, about 466 m (1,529 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kinshasa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kikwit. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kikwit has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jun at about 20°C (68°F). Around 1,333 mm (52 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.
What to eat in DR CongoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Tshikapa · 267 km
- Masina · 386 km
- Kinshasa · 395 km
- Kananga · 409 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 542 km
- Mbandaka · 568 km
- Matadi · 598 km
- Kisangani · 937 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2314705 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q261887 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Filair kikwit: BlueSalo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)