Kisangani
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kisangani rond-point Cathédrale et Congo Palace: Piet Clement, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kisangani is a city in DR Congo, in Tshopo. About 1.6 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 0.52° N, 25.19° E, about 400 m (1,312 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kisangani. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kisangani has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 21°C (70°F). Around 1,588 mm (63 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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
- Bukavu · 525 km
- Bunia · 574 km
- Uvira · 617 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 759 km
- Mbandaka · 771 km
- Kananga · 775 km
- Tshikapa · 911 km
- Kikwit · 939 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 212730 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q146723 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kisangani rond-point Cathédrale et Congo Palace: Piet Clement, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zaire kisangani stroom 11 copy: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stade Lumumba: Tomakkermans, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
