Uvira
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
DSRSG Fidele Sarassoro visit in Estern Congo (8447218143): MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Uvira is a city in DR Congo, in South Kivu. About 407,092 people live in the city proper, making it the 14th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 3.40° S, 29.14° E, about 806 m (2,644 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Uvira. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Uvira has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 15°C (59°F). Around 1,808 mm (71 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
- Bukavu · 106 km
- Bunia · 564 km
- Kisangani · 616 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 686 km
- Kananga · 795 km
- Likasi · 883 km
- Kolwezi · 909 km
- Lubumbashi · 936 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 204405 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q923687 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- DSRSG Fidele Sarassoro visit in Estern Congo (8447218143): MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)