Masina
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Masina is a city in DR Congo, in Kinshasa. About 485,167 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 4.38° S, 15.39° E, about 288 m (945 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kinshasa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Masina. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Masina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,909 mm (75 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
- Kinshasa · 11 km
- Matadi · 268 km
- Kikwit · 386 km
- Mbandaka · 586 km
- Tshikapa · 640 km
- Kananga · 795 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 928 km
- Kisangani · 1,213 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2593460 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3297273 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.