Climate averages 1991–2020
Bandundu Province weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Bandundu Province: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bulungu (192 km away). In July its highs average 33.1°C, 0.8°C warmer than Bandundu Province, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bandundu Province ranks joint 11th of 60 for the warmest July highs and 39th of 60 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 60 cities is 29.5°C; Bandundu Province is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs stay level at 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 43 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
Bandundu Province climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 131 | 20.3 | 12.312 h |
| February | 30.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 133 | 17.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 154 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 167 | 22.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 104 | 18.0 | 12.012 h |
| June | 31.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 23 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| July, selected | 32.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 12 | 3.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 43 | 10.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 99 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 178 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 186 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| December | 29.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 176 | 24.8 | 12.312 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
- Bulungu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 192 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.6°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Kikwit in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Masina in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 251 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kinshasa in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 255 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Brazzaville in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 256 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Idiofa in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 306 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Inkisi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 328 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 353 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 0.7 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 Bandundu Province) is explained once on the Bandundu Province year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.