Climate averages 1991–2020
Baudhuinville weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Baudhuinville: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalemie (140 km away). In August its highs average 28.6°C, 1.0°C warmer than Baudhuinville, with 2.9 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Baudhuinville ranks 48th of 60 for the warmest August highs and joint 11th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Baudhuinville is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.4 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Baudhuinville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 183 | 26.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 26.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 140 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| March | 25.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 208 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 175 | 21.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 45 | 7.9 | 11.812 h |
| June | 26.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 3.4 | 0.9 | 11.712 h |
| July | 26.3°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 27.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 3.4 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| September | 28.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 73 | 14.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.2°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 175 | 23.6 | 12.412 h |
| December | 25.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 216 | 28.0 | 12.513 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
August in nearby cities
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mpanda in AugustTanzania · 169 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in AugustTanzania · 229 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 245 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Kigoma in AugustTanzania · 246 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Manono in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AugustZambia · 275 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kasulu in AugustTanzania · 282 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 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 Baudhuinville) is explained once on the Baudhuinville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.