Climate averages 1991–2020
Boma weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Boma: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Matadi (45 km away). In October its highs average 29.3°C, about as warm as Boma, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Boma ranks 18th of 60 for the warmest October highs and 7th of 60 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 60 cities is 28.9°C; Boma is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 52 mm to 155 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Boma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 176 | 21.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 146 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 147 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 184 | 22.1 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 63 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 3.1 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| July | 27.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 2.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 27.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 5.5 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| September | 28.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 12 | 2.6 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 29.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 52 | 10.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 155 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 187 | 23.4 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Matadi in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 76 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Soyo in OctoberAngola · 82 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Cabinda in OctoberAngola · 100 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in OctoberAngola · 139 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Kimpese in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 156 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Nkayi in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 187 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 83 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 Boma) is explained once on the Boma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.