Climate averages 1991–2020
Mbanza Kongo weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Mbanza Kongo: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kimpese (81 km away). In July its highs average 28.9°C, 1.1°C warmer than Mbanza Kongo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mbanza Kongo ranks 23rd of 47 for the warmest July highs and 39th of 47 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Mbanza Kongo is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.0 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mbanza Kongo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 154 | 21.6 | 12.412 h |
| February | 29.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 127 | 18.0 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 152 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 229 | 24.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 90 | 14.5 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| July, selected | 27.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 27.3°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 11 | 3.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 91 | 15.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 207 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 201 | 24.4 | 12.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Kimpese in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 81 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Matadi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 98 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 131 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Boma in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 139 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Inkisi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 155 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Uíge in JulyAngola · 175 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Negage in JulyAngola · 201 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Soyo in JulyAngola · 207 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mbanza Kongo) is explained once on the Mbanza Kongo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.