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🇨🇩 Kinshasa’s climate twin is 🇪🇨 Guayaquil, Ecuador

loose match

Kinshasa, DR Congo and Guayaquil, Ecuador are a loose climate match — 10,565 km (6,565 mi) apart. Kinshasa is Köppen zone Aw; Guayaquil is Aw.

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What to expect

Kinshasa and Guayaquil both sit in the tropical savanna (Aw) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Roughly 10,565 km (6,565 mi) separates them — far enough that Guayaquil feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Kinshasa.

It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Kinshasa, though not a perfect copy. July by 2°C (Guayaquil warmer); January means differ by 1°C (Guayaquil warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Guayaquil is 95 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine stays close: Guayaquil at 9.3 h/day on average versus 9.6 h/day in Kinshasa (January 8.6 h / 9.1 h, July 10.1 h / 10.1 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ in Guayaquil vs 31 in Kinshasa (lower by 21 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 22°C vs 22°C; July 20°C vs 18°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

KinshasaGuayaquil
January
Temp
31° / 21°
31° / 23°
Rain
135 mm
230 mm
Dew
22°
22°
PM2.5
31.5 µg/m³
10.1 µg/m³
Sun
9.1 h
8.6 h
July
Temp
27° / 18°
29° / 20°
Rain
3 mm
1 mm
Dew
18°
20°
PM2.5
31 µg/m³
9.6 µg/m³
Sun
10.1 h
10.1 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Kinshasa?

On Similar Climates, Guayaquil, Ecuador is the closest distant match for Kinshasa, DR Congo — scored loose, about 10,565 km (6,565 mi) away.

How far is Kinshasa from its climate twin?

Kinshasa and Guayaquil are separated by roughly 10,565 km (6,565 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Kinshasa and Guayaquil have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Kinshasa and Guayaquil share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical savanna (Aw).

What is the climate like in Kinshasa?

Kinshasa has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 21°C with 135 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 18°C and 3 mm.

How sunny is Kinshasa?

Kinshasa averages about 9.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.1 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Kinshasa?

January PM2.5 averages about 31.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 94); July averages 31 µg/m³ (US AQI 93).

Other close climate matches for Kinshasa: Dili (loose), Bujumbura (fair), Zanzibar City (loose).

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